of China
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents The Longest Wall.
内容列表 长城.
4 A Dragon Sleeps.
4"龙眠".
5 The Walls.
5"长城".
7 The Materials.
7 《材料》。
9 The Enemies.
9"敌人".
11 The Visitors.
11 游客。
14 How Long Is It?
14岁有多长?
15 Glossary.
15 词汇。
16 The Great Wall of China was built to follow the curves of the land.
16"中国长城"为跟随地道曲线而建.
The Longest Wall The longest wall in the world twists and turns across the continent of Asia.
长城 世界上最长的一堵墙横跨亚洲大陆
The Great Wall of China is one of the most amazing landmarks on our planet.
中国长城是地球上最惊人的地标之一.
It’s also the biggest reason people visit China.
这也是人们访问中国的最大原因。
YELLOW SEA CHINA Inner Mongolia The Great Wall of China Beijing H MONGOLIA sections of the Great Wall Inner Mongolia border Key A Dragon Sleeps People built the walls that make up the Great Wall along China’s northern border.
YELLOW SEA 中外蒙古 中国长城 北京 HMONGOLIA段 内蒙古长城与地铁一号线接壤 地铁一号线一号线一号线一号线一号线一号线一号线一号线一号线一号线一号线一号线一号线一号线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一线一
They wanted to keep out enemies and protect China.
他们想避开敌人,保护中国
Many people in China think of land as a living thing.
中国许多人把土地视为活物.
They say the Great Wall is like a sleeping dragon.
他们说长城就像一头睡龙
The wall is curved instead of straight to flow in harmony with the land.
城墙被弯曲,而不是直通而与地相协调.
Jaiyu Mountain Pass (western end of Great Wall) Hushan Great Wall (eastern end of Great Wall) 150 km (93 mi.)
i玉山口 (长城西端) 胡山长城 (长城东端) 150公里 (93米.
From mountain sections in the west (top), the wall makes its way across China.
从西部的山地段(上)起,城墙通向了中国.
In the east, the wall ends in the Yellow Sea (bottom).
东起相壁止于黄海(下).
The tail of the dragon is in a desert.
龙尾相入于一沙漠.
The head is next to a sea.
头相邻一海.
The dragon’s body passes through many different types of land, including deserts, mountains, farmland, and beaches.
龙的身体穿过许多不同类型的土地,包括沙漠、山脉、农田和海滩。
Some parts are near Beijing (bay-ZHING), China’s capital.
部分地处中国首都北京(Bay-ZHING)附近.
People are allowed to visit parts of the Great Wall that have been taken care of (top).
人们可以参观被照顾的长城(顶部)的部分.
Visitors are not allowed at some sections that are falling apart (bottom).
在一些正在分崩离析的地段(底层)不允许访客参观.
The Walls Many different walls make up the Great Wall.
长城有许多不同的墙组成了长城.
Some sections have broken and been fixed.
部分路段已经断裂并被修复.
Other sections have fallen apart.
其他部分已经分崩离析。
From 2007 until 2009, the Chinese government held events like this one in Beijing.
从2007年到2009年,中国政府在北京举办了这样的活动.
They celebrated that the wall was much longer than they thought.
他们庆贺墙比他们想象的长得多。
In China, the wall’s name means the “Long Wall of Ten Thousand Li.”
在中国,墙名指"一万里长城".
A li (LEE) is about one-half of a kilometer or one-third of a mile.
A li (LEE)大约为一公里或一英里一分之一.
People used to think the wall was ten thousand li long, which is about 5,000 kilometers (3,100 mi.)
人们曾认为这道墙有一万里长,约5000公里(3100米).
Not long ago, scientists used new tools to measure the wall.
不久前,科学家们使用新的工具来测量这道墙.
They found out that the wall is more than four times that long when all the sections are added together!
他们发现,当将所有部分合并起来时,墙的长度超过四倍!
higher.
高点
Workers removed the wooden frame.
工人拆除了木框.
Hang-tu Construction The Materials Workers used many materials to make the Great Wall.
杭图建筑 材料工人用许多材料来制造长城.
They built early sections using a way of building called hang-tu.
他们用一种叫做"绞"(hang-tu)的建筑方式建造了早期的路段.
Workers set up a frame made of wood or bamboo.
工人用木头或竹子搭起相框.
Next, they poured a layer of earth inside.
接下来,他们把一层地倒在里面。
Workers packed down the earth.
工人把地上的东西都打包了
Then, they added more layers and packed them down to form a tall wall.
然后,他们增加了更多的地层,把它们打包起来,形成高高的墙.
This section of the wall is two hours north of Beijing.
此段城墙位于北京以北2小时.
Bricks weighing about 11 kilograms (25 lb.)
砖重约11公斤(25磅)
were used to make this part of the wall.
用来制造这段墙。
Later on, builders covered dirt walls with bricks and stone.
后来,建筑者用砖和石来覆盖土墙.
They formed the bricks in wooden molds.
它们用木制模具组成了砖.
Then, they baked the bricks in ovens.
然后,他们用烤箱烤出砖.
Builders used stone instead of bricks for parts of the wall that needed to be extra strong.
建造者用石头来代替砖来做需要特别坚固的部分墙体.
Workers filled the spaces between the bricks and stones with mortar.
工人用迫击炮填平了砖石之间的空地.
The mortar was very strong because it was mixed with sticky rice!
迫击炮很强,因为它和粘糊糊的米混合!
Early walls were mainly made of earth.
早期的城墙主要是由地而成.
The Enemies The Great Wall helped protect Chinese people from their enemies for many years.
敌人"长城"帮助中国人民保护了多年的敌人.
At first, the enemies were small groups of people who wandered from place to place.
起初,敌人是小群从地游走而来.
Later, walls protected different kingdoms from each other.
后来,城墙互相保护不同的王国.
After China became one country, the wall protected it from enemies to the north.
中国成为一国后,城墙保护了中国向北的敌人.
The Badaling (BAH-dah-ling) section of the Great Wall is near Beijing, China’s capital.
巴达岭(BAH-dah-ling)段长城位于中国首都北京附近.
Building the Great Wall was fast at some times and slow at other times.
长城的建设有时很快,有时也很慢.
When China was in control, Chinese rulers built up the wall.
中国被控制后,由中国统治者筑起城墙.
At other times, China was ruled by its enemies and building stopped.
其他时候,中国被敌人所统治并停止了建设.
Sections of the wall fell apart.
墙上有几段断了
Later, when China took back control, workers fixed the wall and built new sections.
后来,中国夺回控制权后,工人修筑了城墙并修建了新地段.
They used bricks and stone to make the wall stronger.
他们用砖和石头使墙更坚固.
The Great Wall of China The Simatai (SU-mah-tie) section of the Great Wall is 5.
中国长城 西马泰 (SU-mah-tie) 长城部分为 5.
4 kilometers (3.
4公里 (3个)
3 mi.)
3 分钟)
long with thirty-five beacon towers.
有35个灯塔
Each year, over ten million people come to China to see the Great Wall.
每年有超过一千万人来中国看"长城".
There are an amazing 25,000 watchtowers and 15,000 outposts along the sections of the Great Wall.
沿长城各段有惊人的25,000个瞭望塔和15,000个前哨站.
tallest part of wall is about 8 meters (26 ft.)
最高的部分墙高约8米(26英尺).
Visitors to the hilly sections of the wall need to be in good shape if they want to hike.
登上山墙丘陵地段的游客如果要出行需要保持良好的状态.
The Visitors People come to see the Great Wall from all over the world.
游客从世界各地来看长城.
Most people visit the sections that are close to Beijing.
大部分人参观了与北京相近的路段.
If you go, be prepared to do a lot of walking and climbing.
如果你去, 准备做很多 步行和攀登。
You’ll also want to take many pictures.
你也会想拍多张照片。
Be sure to bring a camera!
一定要带相机!
Visitors are not allowed at some sections that are too steep to climb.
在一些过于陡峭而无法攀登的地段,不允许游客参观.
How Long Is It?
多长时间了?
You can’t see the Great Wall from the Moon, but it is still amazing.
你无法从月球上看到长城,
Imagine lining up all the sections in a row.
想象一下排成一行的所有部分
The wall would stretch from the North Pole to the South Pole.
墙会从北极延伸到南极
That’s a mighty long wall!
这堵墙很长!