Chichén Itzá
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents A Building in the Jungle.
丛林A楼目录.
4 The Yucatán.
4"尤卡坦报".
5 An Old City.
五安旧城.
6 Building Chichén Itzá.
6 建筑Chichén Itzá。
8 A Special Spot.
8 一个特别点。
10 Seeing Chichén Itzá Today.
10 见Chichén Itzá今天.
13 A Wonderful Place.
13 一个美妙的地方。
15 Glossary.
15 词汇。
16 A Building in the Jungle Long ago, two men were exploring a jungle in Mexico.
16 在丛林中的一栋大楼 很久以前,两个人在墨西哥探索丛林。
People had told them about the ruins of an old city nearby.
人们告诉他们附近一个老城的废墟。
Suddenly, the men spotted a tall building covered with plants.
突然,男人们发现了一栋高高的建筑 上面布满了植物
They had found one of the most important old cities in Mexico— Chichén Itzá (chee-CHEN eet-SAH).
他们发现了墨西哥最重要的老城市之一 -- -- Chichén Itzá(chee-CHEN eet-SAH)。
There were about three hundred buildings at Chichén Itzá.
在Chichén Itzá有大约300所建筑。
About fifty thousand people lived in the area.
该地区约有5万人。
An Old City Chichén Itzá was built many hundreds of years ago by the Maya people.
千春旧城 伊特萨是数百年前由玛雅人建造的.
They made stone buildings that still stand today.
他们建造了今天仍然站立的石楼.
The building that the two men saw is called El Castillo (EL kahs-TEE-yoh)—Spanish for “the castle.”
两人所看到的建筑称为El Castillo (EL kahs-TEE-yoh)——西班牙语为"城堡". “
In 1842, jungle plants were growing on El Castillo.
1842年,丛林植物正在埃尔卡斯蒂略上生长.
Today, the building has been fixed to look as it did hundreds of years ago.
今天,这座建筑已经固定在几百年前的样子。
Maya Lands Uxmal Yucatán Peninsula MEXICO BELIZE EL SALVADOR PACIFIC OCEAN GULF OF MEXICO GUATEMALA HONDURAS The Yucatán Chichén Itzá is on the Yucatán (yoo- kah-TAHN) Peninsula, in Mexico.
Uxmal Yukatán半岛 墨西哥 贝利兹 萨尔瓦多 墨西哥墨西哥 加利福尼亚 洪都拉斯 尤卡坦-希钦-伊特萨位于墨西哥的尤卡坦半岛(yoo-kah-TAHN)上.
Most of the land on the peninsula has stayed the same for hundreds of years.
半岛上的大部分土地都保持了数百年不变.
There are a few big cities, but the land near Chichén Itzá is still jungles, forests, and farms.
虽然有几个大城市,但靠近Chichén Itzá的土地仍然是丛林,森林和农场.
The Great Ball Court in Chichén Itzá is a big field with a stone wall.
奇切恩伊察的大球场是一块有石墙的大地.
Men played a game using a huge, heavy rubber ball.
男人用一个巨大而沉重的橡皮球玩游戏.
Scientists are still trying to learn how the game was played.
科学家们仍在努力学习游戏的玩法.
Building Chichén Itzá It took the Maya hundreds of years to build the city.
基钦大楼 意大利 玛雅人花了几百年的时间来建造这座城市.
The older buildings are low and flat.
更古老的建筑低而平.
They often have plain stones on the bottom and fancy carved stones on top.
他们经常有平地石块在地底上,而花哨地雕刻出石块在地上.
The newer buildings, like El Castillo and the Great Ball Court, are different.
较新的建筑,如"埃尔·卡斯蒂略"和"大球会"则不同.
They have snake carvings and tall columns.
他们有蛇雕和高高的柱子.
This building, known as Casa de las Monjas (The Nunnery), is in the older style.
这座建筑被取名"Casa de las Monjas" (The Nunnery),风格较为古老.
Some scientists think that one of the goals of a Maya game was to get a rubber ball through the stone ring.
一些科学家认为玛雅游戏的目标之一是从石环取出橡皮球.
The Maya did not use wheels, so they couldn’t carry stones in wagons.
玛雅人没有使用轮子,
They didn’t have horses to drag heavy things, either.
他们也没有马拖起重物。
Every stone had to be carried to the city and put in place by Maya workers.
每块石头都必须被运入城市,由玛雅工人安置.
A Special Spot The Maya had an important reason to build a city where they did.
特别点 玛雅人有一个重要的理由来建造一个他们在那里建造的城市.
This part of Mexico has no rivers or lakes.
墨西哥这一地区没有河流或湖泊.
Instead, fresh water comes up from underground wells called cenotes (si-NOH-teez).
取而代之,淡水取自地井中被称作"取心"(si-NOH-teez).
Chichén Itzá had two cenotes.
Chichén Itzá有两个笔记。
Cenotes in Chichén Itzá were important for water and for religious reasons.
Chichén的笔记 由于水和宗教原因,伊萨很重要。
The Temple of Warriors is an example of the newer building style.
勇士庙是较新式建筑风格的一例.
The temple has about two hundred stone columns around it.
该寺周围有约200个石柱.
The wells were important for drinking water.
水井对饮用水很重要。
The Maya also put gifts in the water for Chac, their rain god.
玛雅人还将礼物放入水中,给他们的雨神查克.