Imperial Palace
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents A Peaceful Place.
内容表 A 平地.
4 Where Is It?
四是何处.
5 History of the Palace.
5宫史.
6 Building the Walls.
6 建城墙.
9 Four Sections.
9 四节.
11 Natural Beauty.
11"自然美丽".
14 An Important Landmark.
14 一个重要的地标。
15 Glossary.
15 词汇。
16 A Peaceful Place The city of Tokyo is very busy and modern.
16 一个和平的地方 东京市非常繁忙和现代化.
The Imperial Palace sits in the middle of that city.
皇宫坐那城中.
It is a peaceful place.
这是一个和平的地方。
The emperor and empress of Japan live there.
日本皇帝和皇后都住在那里.
The Imperial Palace grounds stand out among Tokyo’s skyscrapers.
皇宫地在东京的摩天大楼中出名.
Tokyo Imperial Palace SEA OF JAPAN (EAST SEA) PACIFIC OCEAN JAPAN RUSSIA NORTH KOREA SOUTH KOREA Imperial Palace Tokyo H ASIA Where Is It?
(日本东京皇宫SEA) 日本太平洋 日本北韩帝国宫 东京亚洲在哪里?
Tokyo is on the east coast of Japan.
东京地处日本东岸.
The Imperial Palace lies in the heart of Tokyo.
皇宫坐落在东京市中心。
It is near the Japanese National Theatre and Tokyo Disneyland.
它靠近日本国家剧院和东京迪士尼乐园.
History of the Palace A castle has stood on the site of the Imperial Palace for hundreds of years.
宫殿历史 一座城堡在皇宫遗址上站了数百年.
In the early 1600s, a powerful lord built a grand castle called Edo Castle there.
1600年代初,一位强大的领主在那里建造了一座叫"江户城堡"的大城堡.
Sadly, its beautiful main tower burned down in 1657.
不幸的是,它美丽的主塔于1657年被烧毁.
Visitors can still see the stone base of that tower on the grounds of the Imperial Palace.
游客仍然可以在皇宫地上看到那座塔的石基.
The stone foundation of Edo Castle’s original main tower still stands today.
江户城堡原有主塔的石基今天还站着.
In the 1800s, the emperor decided to move his home to the site of Edo Castle.
1800年代,皇帝决定把家迁到江户城堡所在地.
He ordered workers to build a new palace there.
他命令工人在那里建造一座新的宫殿.
They finished building the new Imperial Palace in 1888.
他们于1888年建成了新的帝国宫殿.
The new palace looked Japanese on the outside.
新宫外观为日本人.
Inside, though, there were many European decorations and furniture.
不过,内部有许多欧洲装饰和家具.
The new dining room (top) included European-style tables and chairs instead of traditional Japanese tables and chairs (bottom).
新的餐厅(上层)包括欧洲风格的桌椅,而不是传统的日本桌椅(下层).
The current palace is home to Japan’s emperor and empress.
现行宫为日本皇帝和皇后所住.
During World War II, the United States bombed the area around the palace.
二战期间,美国轰炸了宫殿周围地区.
The palace was made of wood, so it was damaged by fires.
宫殿由木制而成,于是被大火所损.
After the war, Japan built the palace again.
战后,日本又再建了皇宫.
This time, workers used cement instead of wood.
这一次,工人用水泥来代替木材.
They finished in 1968.
他们于1968年完成.
The building we can see today looks very much like it did before the war.
我们今天看到的建筑看起来很像战前的建筑.
Traditionally, Japanese buildings were made of wood, like this tea house on the palace grounds.
传统上,日本建筑由木制而成,如宫地上的这所茶馆.
Building the Walls The palace grounds have stone walls around them.
修建隔离墙 宫地周围有石墙.
Workers used a special way of building to make them.
工人们用一种特殊的建筑方法制造.
The builders stacked stones to form the walls.
建造者堆起石块来形成城墙.
They did not use any mortar to keep the stones together.
他们没有使用任何迫击炮来把石头放在一起。
That way, all the rainwater could drain out through the cracks.
这样，所有雨水都能从石缝中排出去。
Even heavy rain would not damage the walls.
即使大雨也不会损坏墙壁。
This way of building also helped protect the walls in an earthquake.
这种建筑方式也帮助了在地震中保护了城墙.
Some of the stone walls from the early 1600s still stand today.
1600年代早期的一些石墙今天还站着.
Four Sections The Imperial Palace in Tokyo has four areas.
四段 东京皇宫有四个区域.
They are the Imperial Palace Outer Garden, Kitanomaru Park, the East Gardens, and the Imperial Palace inner grounds.
它们是帝国宫外花园,北野丸公园,东方花园和帝国宫内地.
Four views of the Imperial Palace grounds show their diversity.
皇宫地上有四处景点显示其多样性.
The Imperial Palace Outer Garden is a free park.
皇宫外花园为自由公园.
The Nijubashi Bridge is a famous bridge in this area.
尼珠桥大桥是这一地区著名的桥梁.
The East Gardens are also open for people to visit.
东园也为人所入.
The East Gardens are beautiful all year.
东园一夕相好.
Some of the oldest buildings and walls in this area are from the 1600s.
这一地区一些最古老的建筑和城墙出自1600年代.
Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko greet visitors in January 2017.
爱奇艺皇帝和美知子皇后于2017年1月迎接来客.
The emperor and empress live on the Imperial Palace grounds.
皇帝和皇后在皇宫的地上生活.
The palace itself is also in this area of the site.
宫殿本身也位于遗址的这个区域.
The palace is a large building.
宫殿为大型建筑.
It has two stories aboveground and one story below the ground.
它有两个地上的故事和一个地下的故事.
The emperor does his work for the government there.
皇帝为那里的政府工作.
He takes part in special events.
他参加特别活动。
He throws big parties for important visitors.
他为重要的访客举办大型派对.
Natural Beauty The emperor protects nature at the Imperial Palace.
自然美丽 皇帝在皇宫保护自然.
More than 3,600 species of animals and insects live there.
有3600多种动物和昆虫生活在那里.
So do more than 1,300 species of plants.
故有1300多种植物.
It is amazing to find so much natural beauty in such a big city.
在这样一个大城市里找到如此多的自然美是惊人的.
The Imperial Palace gardens are home to 20 percent of all of Tokyo’s trees.
皇宫花园是东京20%树木的家园。
An Important Landmark The Imperial Palace is important even today.
重要地标 今天皇宫也很重要
Therefore, the government takes very good care of it.
因此,政府对此非常照顾.
Many people exercise on the palace grounds.
许多人在宫殿地上锻炼.
Many others visit the palace for fun.
彼等多来入宫取乐.
Every spring, one million visitors come to see the cherry trees bloom there.
每年春天 有一百万游客来看樱花树开花
People enjoy the beauty and history of the Imperial Palace.
人们享受皇宫的美和历史.
People enjoy the cherry blossoms along the Chidori-ga-fuchi moat.
人们欣赏奇多里-加-富奇护城河一带的樱花.