Machu Picchu
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents The Hidden City.
内容列表 The Hide City.
4 The Inca People.
4印加人.
6 Building Machu Picchu.
六建马丘比丘.
8 The Spanish Arrive.
8 西班牙人抵达。
14 Machu Picchu Now.
十四马丘比丘今.
15 Glossary.
15 词汇。
16 Location of Machu Picchu PACIFIC OCEAN Peru Brazil Chile Bolivia SOUTH AMERICA Urubamba River The Hidden City High in the Andes Mountains of Peru is an ancient city: Machu Picchu.
16 马楚比丘的位置 太平洋 玻利维亚 南美洲 乌鲁班巴河 秘鲁安第斯山脉的隐藏城市高地是一座古城:马楚比丘.
No one has lived there for hundreds of years.
没有人在那里生活了几百年。
The city was hidden by thick forests and nearly forgotten for a long time.
这座城市被茂密的森林所隐藏,并且几乎被遗忘了很长一段时间.
For many years, very few people knew about Machu Picchu.
多年以来,很少有人知道马楚比丘的事.
Then, in 1911, an American explorer named Hiram Bingham climbed up a long, steep path.
后于1911年由一位叫希拉姆·宾汉姆(Hiram Bingham)的美国探险家爬上一条漫长而陡峭的道路.
When he reached the top, he was amazed at what he saw.
当他到达顶部时,他对所看到的感到惊讶.
There were ancient roads, stone walls, and buildings.
有古道,石墙等建筑.
Bingham knew this was an important city.
宾汉姆知道这里是重要的城市.
He understood that Machu Picchu was an ancient treasure of the Inca people.
他明白马丘比丘是印加人古来所珍宝.
Hiram Bingham was born in Hawaii in 1875 and died in 1956 in Washington, D.
1875年希拉姆·宾汉姆生于夏威夷,1956年逝世于华盛顿.
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The Inca People It is not easy to learn about the Inca.
印加人 了解印加人并不容易。
Many experts think they had no written language.
许多专家认为他们没有书面语言.
People learn what their lives were like by studying what they left behind.
人们通过学习自己留下的东西来了解自己的生活。
Experts think the Inca first lived in the mountains of Peru.
专家认为印加人最早生活在秘鲁山区.
They became good at making buildings and roads.
他们开始擅长建造建筑和道路.
They also knew how to grow crops for food.
他们还知道如何种植粮食作物。
Today, objects such as this royal Inca clothing (left) and gold statue (below) are on display in museums.
如今,这些皇家印加服装(左)和金像(下方)等物品正在博物馆展出.
An Inca leader named Pachacuti (pah-chah- KOO-tee) ruled from 1438 to 1471.
1438年至1471年,一位名叫帕恰克提(pah-chah-KOO-tee)的印加人领袖统治.
Experts think Machu Picchu may have been built for him.
专家认为马楚 比丘可能为他所建.
Under his leadership, the empire stretched through what are now the countries of Ecuador and Peru.
在他的领导下,帝国横跨了现在的厄瓜多尔和秘鲁两国。
The Inca Empire grew as the Inca won battles with nearby enemies.
印加帝国随着印加人与附近敌人的战斗取胜而壮大.
Over time it grew to include about twelve million people.
随着时间的推移,它增加了大约1 200万人。
Cuba, Greece, and many other countries today have fewer people!
古巴,希腊,以及其他许多国家今天的人少了!
Inca warriors threw bola stones at enemies to trip and catch them.
印加战士向敌人扔出可乐石来绊倒并抓住.
Pachacuti Building Machu Picchu Why did the Inca build Machu Picchu so high in the mountains?
帕恰克蒂 建马丘比丘 印加人何以高高山造马丘比丘.
Experts think it may have been so they could observe people moving below in the valley.
专家认为可能是为了观察人们在山谷下行走.
Yet people below could not see that there was a city on top!
然而下面的人却看不到上面有座城市!
Even if they had, the location would have been easy to defend.
即便有,地点也很容易防守.
Machu Picchu is so high that clouds often pay a visit.
马丘比丘高出多相云常作相访.
In the Inca language, machu means “old,” and picchu means “peak.”
在印加语中,马丘意为"老",比丘意为"高峰". “
A rain-fed spring feeds the area.
以雨水为生的春季为该地区提供食物。
The Inca built a canal that carried this water to fountains.
印加人建造了一条运河,将这道水带到了喷泉.
Machu Picchu was also close to an area with lots of rocks.
马丘比丘也相去相去甚远 有众多石头的地方
This meant that workers did not have to carry heavy rocks a great distance.
这意味着工人不必搬运很长的岩石。
It’s still a mystery how the Inca carved the rocks into such perfect bricks.
印加人如何将岩石刻成如此完美的砖块,
However they did it, experts think it may have taken them many months to complete one wall.
然而,专家们认为,他们可能花了好几个月才完成一堵墙。
A spring still feeds the fountains at Machu Picchu.
一泉还供养于马丘比丘所取之泉.
The Inca fit those stones together without using anything to hold them in place.
印加人把这些石头拼凑在一起,没有用任何东西来固定它们.
The stones fit very well, too.
石头也非常合适
If you tried to slip a knife between them today, you could not.
如果你今天试图在他们之间滑出一把刀,你不可能。
According to Bingham, the roof of a house may have been built like this drawing.
根据宾汉姆的说法,一栋房子的屋顶可能就是像这幅画一样建造的.
This Machu Picchu wall shows how well the Inca fit their bricks together.
这道马丘比丘城墙显示了印加人如何能把地砖合在一起.
Their stone walls have lasted through hundreds of years.
他们的石墙持续了数百年.
and earthquakes!
和地震!
Sunlight shines through a special window into the Temple of the Sun.
日光从一出特出之窗照入太阳寺.
At Machu Picchu, the first day of winter is in late June.
于马丘比丘初一冬六月下.
The city was divided into two parts.
该市被一分为二.
One part was houses and temples, such as the Temple of the Sun.
一部分是房屋和寺庙,如太阳庙.
On the first day of winter, sunlight enters a window and shines on a large rock in the middle of the room.
冬季一日,阳光入出一扇窗,在室外中央的大石头上发光.
Another temple is the Temple of the Three Windows, which also has three walls.
另一个寺庙是"三相窗"庙会,该庙还建有三道墙.
Temple of the Three Windows Temple of the Sun Royal Palace Main Temple Machu Picchu Features Royal Palace farming areas homes open space Temple of the Three Windows A total of about 150 homes were built at Machu Picchu.
太阳皇宫主殿三相窗庙 马丘比丘地物 皇宫农活区民居 三相窗空地庙 马丘比丘共建了约150所.
The Royal Palace and home of the Inca emperor was perhaps the grandest.
皇家宫殿和印加皇帝的故乡也许是最宏伟的.
The other part of the city was for growing crops.
城市的另一部分用于种植农作物.
Here, the Inca built layered gardens on the side of the mountain.
在这里,印加人在山的一侧建造了分层的花园.
They grew crops such as beans, potatoes, and tomatoes.
他们种植了豆子,土豆等作物,并种植了番茄.
How did the Inca farm on steep hillsides?
在陡峭的山坡上的印加农场怎么样?
They built short stone walls that held strips of soil in place.
他们建造了短石墙,将土壤的条纹固定在原地.
The Spanish Arrive In the 1500s, explorers from Europe came to South America.
西班牙人来了 1500年代,欧洲的探险家来到了南美洲.
They brought illness with them that spread and killed some Inca people.
他们带来疾病 传播并杀死了一些印加人。
In 1532, a Spanish explorer named Pizarro wanted to take control of the Inca empire.
1532年,一位名叫皮萨罗的西班牙探险家想控制印加帝国.
His soldiers killed many Inca people and their leader.
他的士兵杀死了许多印加人和他们的首领.
Not long after the Spanish came, the Inca left Machu Picchu.
不久后西班牙人来,印加人离开了马楚比丘.
The city fell into ruin.
城陷为地.
A painting shows Francisco Pizarro and his soldiers attacking the Inca.
有幅画显示弗朗西斯科·皮萨罗和他的士兵袭击了印加人.
Machu Picchu Now Although it’s hard to reach, people like to visit Machu Picchu.
马丘比丘 现在 虽然难以达到,但人们喜欢拜访马楚比丘.
Once they see the beautiful city, they know their trip was worth it.
一旦他们看到美丽的城市, 他们知道他们的旅行是值得的。
Today, people work to protect Machu Picchu.
今出众作护摩多比丘.
They know that this place can teach us about the Inca and their way of life.
他们知道这个地方可以教我们印加人及其生活方式.
Some people hike for three or four days to reach Machu Picchu.
有的人徒步三四天去到马丘比丘.
Other people take a train to get there.
其他人坐火车去那儿