Teotihuacán
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
SOUTH AMERICA NORTH AMERICA MEXICO UNITED STATES BELIZE PACIFIC OCEAN GULF OF MEXICO GUATEMALA Mexico City H Table of Contents A Huge City.
南美、北美、墨西哥、美利坚合众国 墨西哥城H目录 A大城市。
4 A Mysterious City.
4 一个神秘之城。
6 Clues about the City.
页:1 克闻于城.
8 A Mysterious Ending.
8"神秘结局".
12 The Park Today.
12"今日公园".
13 A New Threat.
13 新威胁。
14 New Clues.
14新克吕斯.
15 Pyramid of the Sun Pyramid of the Moon A Huge City More than six hundred years ago, a group of Native Americans found a very old city.
六百多年前,一群美洲原住民发现了一个非常古老的城市。
There were two huge pyramids but no people.
当时有两个巨大的金字塔,但没有人。
No one knows who built the city.
没有人知道是谁建造了这座城市。
They named the city Teotihuacán (tay-oh-tee-wah-KAHN).
他们把城市取名为Teotihuacán (tay-oh-tee-wah-KAHN).
That was their word for “place where the gods were born.”
这就是他们所说的“众神诞生的地方”。 “
The largest structures at Teotihuacán are the Pyramid of the Sun and the Pyramid of the Moon.
特奥蒂瓦坎最大的结构有太阳金字塔和月球金字塔.
The Center of Teotihuacán Avenue of the Dead Pyramid of the Sun Temple of the Feathered Serpent Citadel Palace Plaza of the Moon Plaza of the Columns Palace Palace San Juan River The Pyramid of the Moon is 20,280 square meters (217,686 sq.
泰奥蒂瓦坎大道中心 泰奥蒂瓦坎大道 泰奥蒂瓦坎大道 月球金字塔面积为20,280平米(217,686平方公分).
ft.)
ft.) (中文(简体) ).
43 meters (141 ft.)
43米(141平方英尺) meters.
The Pyramid of the Sun is about 220 by 230 meters (720 by 760 ft.)
太阳平面约220乘230米(720乘760英尺).
at the base and is 66 meters (216 ft.)
位于基座上,为66米(216英尺).
high.
高点
The Avenue of the Dead is as wide as an eleven-lane highway.
死者大道宽至十一道高速公路.
The Citadel measures about 400 meters (1,300 ft.)
舰只测量了约400米(1300英尺).
per side.
每边。
Pyramid of the Moon A Mysterious City When it was built almost two thousand years ago, Teotihuacán was one of the biggest cities in the world.
月球金字塔 一个神秘的 城市 在近两千年前建成时,特奥蒂瓦坎是世界上最大的城市之一.
At that time, most people lived in small communities.
当时,大多数人生活在小的社区.
What made Teotihuacán grow so big?
是什么让特奥蒂瓦坎长大这么大?
The ruins of Teotihuacán are spread over a huge area.
特奥蒂瓦坎的废墟分布于一个巨大的地区.
The people who ruled the great city left few clues about themselves.
统治大城市的人对自己留下了很少的线索.
We do not know who they were.
我们不知道他们是谁。
They wrote with pictures, but no one knows how to read the pictures today.
他们用相片写作,但今天没有人知道如何阅读相片.
Experts must search the area for clues about the people.
专家必须搜索该地区,寻找有关人民的线索.
A drawing of a god decorates a wall at Teotihuacán.
一个神的画装饰了特奥蒂瓦坎的一面墙.
Clues about the City We know the rulers found a good place for farming.
关于城市的批评 我们知道统治者们找到了一个适合耕作的好地方.
The soil was rich, and water flowed from the mountains.
地出地出地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地取地
There were caves there, too.
那边也有洞穴
Evidence shows that the people believed their gods were born in caves.
有证据表明,人们相信他们的神是在洞穴中出生的.
Workers dig up objects left by people long ago.
工人挖出人们很久以前留下的物品.
The objects help us learn about the people of Teotihuacán.
这些物品有助于我们了解Teotihuacán的人民。
The city grew slowly at first.
城市起初发展缓慢.
That changed when two nearby volcanoes erupted.
当附近的两座火山爆发时,情况就变了。
Thousands of people had to run for their lives.
成千上万的人不得不逃命。
Many came to Teotihuacán.
许多人来到特奥蒂瓦坎。
These people were from other cultures, but they were welcomed.
这些人来自其他文化,但他们受到欢迎.
They helped the city grow.
他们帮助了城市的成长.
People brought things with them when they moved to Teotihuacán.
人们搬去泰奥蒂瓦坎时带着东西.
Some brought beautiful feathers from Quetzal (ket-SAHL) birds (right).
有的从克萨尔(英语:Ket-SAHL (right))鸟中带来了美丽的羽毛.
A wall painting shows a priest wearing feathers that may have come from this bird (below).
有一幅壁画显示一名牧师穿羽毛可能出自这只鸟(下).
The new people needed housing.
新人需要住房。
The rulers ordered thousands of new homes built.
统治者下令建造了上千所新住宅.
These homes were unlike any others in the world.
这些家不像世界上其他的
At first, experts who found the homes thought they were palaces for rich people.
起初,发现民居的专家认为是富人所住的宫殿.
They learned that these homes were for everyone.
他们知道这些房子是每个人的。
Artists painted the walls of the new homes with beautiful art.
艺术家用美丽的艺术来画出新家园的墙壁.
People lived well in the city.
人们在城市里生活得很好。
The rulers ordered new temples, too.
统治者也订购了新庙宇.
Experts studied the stone statues on the temples.
专家研究了寺庙上的石雕.
It took many artists to carve them.
花了许多艺术家来雕刻它们.
It took more artists to paint the outside of the temples with bright colors.
更需要艺术家用明亮的颜色来画出寺庙外观.
Artists carved these heads out of stone.
艺术家用石头雕刻出这些头像.
They had no metal tools to work with.
他们没有金属工具可用。
A Mysterious Ending As experts continued to explore the site, they found statues that were smashed.
神秘结局 随着专家继续对该地进行探索,他们发现了被砸碎的雕像.
Also, temples were burned.
另外,还烧毁了寺庙.
The experts learned that the great city was attacked.
专家得知大城市被袭击.
However, who attacked it remains a mystery.
然而,谁攻击了它仍然是一个谜。
At some point, the people left the city, but no one is sure why.
在某个时候,人们离开了这座城市,但是没有人知道为什么.
Grasses and other plants slowly covered the city.
草地等植物缓慢地覆盖了城市.
A huge statue once stood in front of the Pyramid of the Moon.
月球金字塔前曾站出一尊巨大的雕像.
Now it is in a museum in Mexico City.
现在在墨西哥城的博物馆里
The Park Today Today, part of the old city is a national park.
今天的公园 如今,老城的一部分是国家公园.
Visitors come by the thousands.
来客数以千计。
Many climb to the top of the Pyramid of the Sun.
许多爬到太阳平顶山.
Climbing the 248 steps is scary because they are steep, but the view is great.
攀登248级台阶是可怕的,因为它们很陡峭,但景色很好.
Each step of the Pyramid of the Sun is about 30 centimeters (1 ft.)
太阳金字塔的每一步约30厘米(1英尺).
high.
高点
A New Threat Wind, rain, and visitors harm Teotihuacán slowly.
暴风雨和游客慢慢地伤害了Teotihuacán。
Today there is a new danger.
今天出现了新的危险。
Buildings are going up very fast.
建筑物正在迅速上升。
When builders dig near the city, they sometimes find things from the old city.
当建筑者在城市附近挖掘时,有时会从老城中找到东西.
They are asked to hand over what they find, but sometimes they don’t.
他们被要求交出发现的东西,
The clues are lost forever.
线索会永远丢失
Experts dig very slowly.
专家挖得非常慢
Sometimes they use tiny tools to dig.
有时他们使用小工具来挖掘.
New Clues There is a lot to see at Teotihuacán.
新建线索 Teotihuacán有很多东西要看。
It is a place of many mysteries.
这是一个有很多神秘的地方。
Experts are working to solve them.
专家正在努力解决这些问题。
One expert is Sergio Gómez.
一名专家是塞尔吉奥·戈麦斯。
One day, Gómez saw a strange hole in the ground.
一天,戈麦斯在地上看到了一个奇怪的洞.
The hole led to a tunnel.
洞通入地道.
With a team of experts, Gómez dug up thousands of new clues.
带着一批专家,戈麦斯挖出上千条新线索.
Maybe he will solve some of the mysteries of this special place.
也许他会解开这个特殊地方的一些谜团
Sergio Gómez found a tunnel in 2003.
塞尔吉奥·戈麦斯于2003年发现了一条地道.
The tunnel held many important items.
该地道持有许多重要物品.