Great Zimbabwe
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents An Ancient City.
古城目录.
4 Where Is It?
四是何处.
5 Who Built It?
5 谁建的?
6 Building the Walls.
6 建城墙.
7 Three Areas.
7 三区.
9 A Great City.
9 一个伟大的城市。
12 Mysteries Remain.
12"谜团遗存".
14 Glossary.
14 词汇表。
16 An Ancient City The ancient city of Great Zimbabwe was once rich and powerful.
16个古城 大津巴布韦的古城一度富有而强大.
Now the city is empty.
现在城已空出.
Its ruins give us some clues about what life was like there.
它的废墟给我们一些线索 关于生活是什么样子的。
However, there are still many mysteries about the people who once lived there.
然而,对于曾经住在那里的人来说,仍然有许多神秘之处。
A bird statue shows that birds were an important symbol to the people who lived in Great Zimbabwe.
一只鸟雕像显示,鸟是生活在大津巴布韦人民的重要象征.
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马斯文戈·哈拉雷 哈·莫扎比克·钱德尔·齐姆巴布韦 博斯瓦纳 南部非洲 桑比亚 摩扎比克 非洲在哪里?
The ruins of Great Zimbabwe are in the southeastern part of Zimbabwe.
大津巴布韦的废墟位于津巴布韦东南部.
Zimbabwe is a country in southern Africa.
津巴布韦是南部非洲的一个国家。
It is north of the country of South Africa.
地处南非国北部.
It is west of Mozambique.
它地处莫桑比克以西.
Who Built It?
是谁造的?
At first, European explorers were not sure who built Great Zimbabwe.
起初,欧洲探险家并不知道是谁建造了"大津巴布韦".
However, experts can now prove that local people built the great city.
然而,专家们现在可以证明当地人建造了伟大的城市.
Both works of art and the way that the walls were built help prove this fact.
艺术作品和建造墙壁的方式都有助于证明这个事实.
Most people think that the builders were a tribe called the Shona.
大多数人认为建造者是一个叫"肖纳"的部落.
The word Zimbabwe is thought to mean “stone houses” in the Shona language.
在Shona语中,津巴布韦一词被认为是“石屋”。
Drawings made in 1892 show the floor plan and objects found near Great Zimbabwe.
1892年所绘制的图画显示了地平图和在大津巴布韦附近发现的物体.
Building the Walls Builders used stone bricks to build the walls of Great Zimbabwe.
建城墙 建城人用石砖来建造大津巴布韦城墙.
First, they split huge rocks in the countryside to make bricks.
首先,他们在农村分出巨大的石头来做砖.
Some of the walls of Great Zimbabwe are very tall.
大津巴布韦的一些城墙非常高.
Many people visit the city each year.
每年有许多人访问该市.
Then, they stacked the bricks to build high walls.
后来,他们堆起砖来建造高墙.
They did not use anything to hold the stones together.
他们没有用任何东西来把石头放在一起。
However, the stones fit together tightly.
然而,石块紧密相接.
The walls are well built.
城墙建筑完好.
In some places, huge rocks form part of the walls.
在一些地方,巨大的岩石构成了城墙的一部分.
The walls of Great Zimbabwe are curved instead of straight.
大津巴布韦的城墙被弯曲而不是直线.
The people of Great Zimbabwe used boulders and cut stones to build some walls.
大津巴布韦人民用巨石并切割出石块来建造一些城墙.
Three Areas The city has three main parts.
三个领域 该市有三个主要部分.
The first is the Hill Complex, a large stone building on a hillside.
第一座是山地综合楼,是一座位于山坡上的大型石建筑.
This is the oldest area of the city.
这是该市最古老的地区.
The kings of Great Zimbabwe may have lived here.
大津巴布韦的国王可能曾在此居住.
The views looking down from the top (left) and looking up at the Hill Complex (below) are both beautiful.
从上(左)向下仰望和向上仰望山地综合体(下)的景色都是美丽的.
In the valley below, many smaller houses form the Valley Ruins.
在下面的山谷中,许多更小的房屋组成了山谷道.
The houses were made of a mixture of clay and small rocks called daga.
房屋由粘土和小石头混合而成,称为"daga".
The people of the city lived in these houses.
市上的人住在这些房子里。
Across the valley is the Great Enclosure.
谷地对面是"大公报".
Inside is a tall building in the shape of an oval.
内部是一座高大的建筑,外形为椭圆形.
It is the largest ancient building in southern Africa and may have been a palace.
它是南部非洲最大的古建筑,可能是一座宫殿.
The curved wall of the Great Enclosure shows that its builders liked round shapes.
"大附文"的弯曲壁显示其建造者喜欢圆形.
Small houses once dotted the area of the Valley Ruins.
小房子曾点出谷地的地盘
Valley Ruins Great Enclosure Hill Complex The walls of Great Zimbabwe were: • 11 meters (36 ft.)
谷地大修道院 大津巴布韦的城墙是: • 11米(36英尺)
high in some places—as tall as a three-story building • up to 6 meters (20 ft.)
在一些地方——高至三层楼——高达6米(20英尺)
thick in some places • very smooth in some places A Great City Great Zimbabwe was rich and powerful hundreds of years ago.
- 几百年前,津巴布韦大城市非常富有和强大。
The people raised crops and cattle.
人民饲养了农作物和牛.
They also traded with other people from West Africa and the Middle East.
他们还与来自西非和中东的其他人进行交易。
They even traded with China, which is very far away from Great Zimbabwe.
他们甚至与远离大津巴布韦的中国进行贸易.
These stone birds are the most famous works of art from Great Zimbabwe.
这些石鸟是来自大津巴布韦最出名的艺术品.
However, after doing well for hundreds of years, the people left their city.
然而,经过数百年的善后,人民离开了他们的城市.
They may have gone to find better farmland or better trade.
他们可能去寻找更好的农田或更好的贸易。
Nobody knows for sure.
没人知道
Small statues of a human (top) and what might be an eagle with a human face (right) were likely made in Great Zimbabwe.
在大津巴布韦,可能制造出人(上)和人(右)雕像。
Mysteries Remain Scientists still have many questions about the ruins of Great Zimbabwe.
科学家们对津巴布韦的废墟仍有许多疑问。
For example, they do not know the purpose of some of its buildings.
例如,他们不知道其一些建筑的目的。
They also do not know why the people built the tall stone walls.
他们也不知道人们为什么要建造高高的石墙。
Finally, there is the question of why the people left the city.
最后,还有人为什么离开这座城市的问题.
Nobody knows why people built this mysterious tower within the Great Enclosure.
没人知道为什么人们在"大公报"里 建造了这座神秘的塔
The ruins of Great Zimbabwe have been damaged.
大津巴布韦的废墟被破坏.
People have stolen from the site.
现场有人偷东西
Wind, rain, and plants have caused problems.
风,雨,和植物都造成了问题.
Laws protect the ruins, but more money and workers are needed to take care of the site.
法律保护了废墟,但需要更多的钱和工人来照顾遗址.
If the ruins are preserved, perhaps someday scientists can solve the mysteries of Great Zimbabwe.
如果废墟得以保存,也许有一天科学家们可以解开大津巴布韦的谜题.
The walls of Great Zimbabwe glow at night.
大津巴布韦的城墙晚上会发光.