Lost Cities
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents Atlantis.
亚特兰蒂斯目录.
4 The Lost City in the Mountains.
4"山地失落之城".
6 The City Lost Under Ash.
(原始内容存档于2018-06-26). The City Lost Under Ash.
7 The City of Traders.
7"商城".
9 The Giant Ancient City.
9"巨型古城".
10 The Stone City.
10"石头城".
11 The City in the Poem.
11"诗中之城".
13 The Search Continues.
13"搜索"续作.
15 Glossary.
15 词汇。
16 Atlantis The legend of Atlantis dates back to 360 bc, when the Greek philosopher Plato first described it.
16 亚特兰蒂斯 亚特兰蒂斯的传说可以追溯到360 bc,当时希腊哲学家柏拉图首先描述了.
He said it was an advanced nation whose people lived on beautiful islands.
他说,这是一个先进国家,其人民生活在美丽的岛屿上。
According to Plato, Atlantis sank into the ocean “in a single day and night of misfortune.”
据柏拉图说,亚特兰蒂斯沉入了海洋,“在不幸的一昼夜中。 “
People have searched for the city for thousands of years, but it remains lost.
人们搜索了这座城市几千年,但至今仍失传.
Cliff Palace, Colorado Plato Many artists have shown the legendary Atlantis that Plato described.
科罗拉多州克利夫宫 许多艺术家都展示了柏拉图所描述的传说中的亚特兰蒂斯.
Lost cities are human settlements that became nearly or completely uninhabited.
失去的城市是几乎或完全无人居住的人类住区。
The locations of many of these places have been forgotten.
其中许多地方的地点已被遗忘。
However, these cities have interested people since before Plato wrote about Atlantis, and they continue to spark people’s imaginations today.
然而,这些城市在柏拉图写出"亚特兰蒂斯"之前就已经引起了人们的兴趣,今天它们继续激发人们的想象.
They offer a look into our own ancient past and the promise of new secrets to discover.
他们提供了我们自己古老的过去 以及发现新秘密的承诺
Atlantis may still hide beneath the ocean waves, but other cities have been found and explored.
亚特兰蒂斯可能仍然躲在出海的海浪下,但已经发现并探索出其他城市.
The Lost City in the Mountains Machu Picchu, Peru High in the Andes Mountains sits Machu Picchu.
山地马丘比丘失地城 安第斯山地高地秘鲁坐落马丘比丘.
Only around one thousand people inhabited the “Lost City of the Incas” from roughly ad 1450 to 1572.
从大约1450年到1572年,只有大约1 000人居住在“印加人失去的城市”。
The Incas had no system of writing, so no one is sure what the city was used for or why the people left.
印加人没有作文制度,所以没有人知道这座城市是用来做什么的,也不知道人们为什么离开.
Archaeologists still debate whether it was a regular village, a home for the ruler’s family, or a religious sanctuary.
考古学家仍在争论它究竟是普通村庄、统治者家庭的家园,还是宗教避难所。
The Incas constructed the large buildings, walls, ramps, and more than seven hundred terraces without using iron, steel, or wheels!
英卡斯人建造了大型建筑,墙壁,坡道,以及700多个梯田,没有使用铁,钢,或轮子!
Many local people knew about Machu Picchu, but the city only came to the attention of the world in 1911.
许多当地人知道马楚比丘,但这座城市直到1911年才被世人所注意.
A local guide led Hiram Bingham, an American explorer, to the site.
当地一位向导带领美国探险家希拉姆·宾汉姆到现场.
What Is Archaeology?
考古学是什么?
The word archaeology comes from the Greek, meaning “study of old things.”
考古学一词出自希腊语,意为"古事的研究". “
“Archaeologists study how humans have lived in the past,” explains Dr.
“考古学家研究人类过去如何生活,”
Chip Colwell- Chanthaphonh.
奇普·科尔威尔 钱塔普洪
“We do this by studying the things that people have left behind—often their trash!
“我们研究人们留下的东西,
So we study stuff like old houses, broken bowls, and the bones of animals that have been eaten.
因此我们研究一些东西,比如老房子,破碎的碗, 以及被吃掉的动物的骨头。
As scientists, we piece all of these bits of the past together like a giant puzzle, which gives us a picture of what life was like a long time ago.”
作为科学家,我们把过去的这些小作品拼凑在一起,像一个巨大的谜题, 给我们描绘了很久以前的生活。 “
Thousands of people visit Machu Picchu each year.
每年有上千人访问马丘比丘.
Archeologists carefully examine the ruins of Pompeii in Italy.
考古学家仔细地研究了意大利庞贝的废墟.
The City Lost Under Ash Pompeii, Italy In ad 79, Mount Vesuvius erupted for two days, burying the city of Pompeii under 20 feet (6 m) of ash.
意大利阿什·庞贝下失去的城市 在79号广告中,维苏威火山爆发了两天,将蓬佩伊市埋入了20英尺(6米)的灰地下.
The city remained covered for almost 1,700 years before its discovery in 1748.
这座城市在1748年被发现前仍被覆盖了近1700年.
The archaeologists’ discoveries amazed people around the world.
考古学家的发现令世界各地的人们大吃一惊。
The layers of ash preserved the city, providing a window into how people lived during the Roman Empire.
地层的灰烬保存了这座城市,为人们在罗马帝国时期的生活方式提供了一扇窗口.
Paintings, shops, and all the bits and pieces of people’s daily lives remained untouched.
画作、商店和人们日常生活的一丁点和一分一分都没有改变。
The ash even formed casts around the bodies of those who once lived in Pompeii.
灰烬甚至围绕着曾经生活在蓬佩伊的人的尸体而形成.
Since its discovery, only about two-thirds of the city has been uncovered, so archaeologists have many more years of work ahead.
自被发掘后,只有约三分之二的城市被揭开,因此考古学家还有许多年的工作要做.
The hardened ash became hollow as the bodies decayed.
坚硬的灰烬随着尸体的腐烂而变得空洞.
Archaeologists filled the hollows with plaster to make the forms.
考古学家将石膏填入空心地来作表.
Mount Vesuvius looms over the ruins of Pompeii.
维苏威火山俯瞰了庞贝的废墟.
Today, the volcano is still active, and more than 3 million people live near it.
今天,火山仍然活跃,300多万人生活在火山附近.
The City of Traders The Great Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe The Great Zimbabwe was the center of a trading empire in southern Africa from around ad 1100 to 1500.
津巴布韦大津巴布韦商人城 大津巴布韦是南部非洲1100至1500年左右贸易帝国的中心.
Evidence suggests that twelve thousand or more people lived there at its peak.
有证据表明,有1万2千多人生活在该地最高峰。
Artifacts found at the site include gold beads, bronze spearheads, iron utensils, and carved sandstone statues.
遗址上发现的活体有金珠,青铜先锋,铁器,并雕刻出砂岩雕像等.
Skilled builders carefully carved stones and set them on top of each other.
熟练的建筑者仔细地雕刻出石头并放入相上.
The walls rose 32 feet (9.
墙高32英尺(9.
8 m) over the land.
8米) 在陆地上.
Archaeologists think the people left the city slowly as they used up all the natural resources.
考古学家认为,人们在消耗了所有自然资源后,慢慢地离开了城市.
The Giant Ancient City Angkor, Cambodia At around 400 square miles (1,000 sq km), Angkor in Cambodia was once the capital of a large empire.
柬埔寨大古城安高克 在400平方英里(1,000平方千米)左右,柬埔寨的安高曾是大帝国的首都.
Around a million people lived there from ad 800 to 1400, making it the largest city in the world at the time.
大约一百万人从广告800到1400生活在那里,使其成为当时世界上最大的城市.
Angkor had an advanced system for holding and carrying water through the city.
吴克有一套先进的蓄水并携带水通城系统.
Evidence suggests that people left when this water system became too large and fell into disrepair.
有证据表明,当这个水系变得过大并陷入失修状态时,人们就离开了.
Some archaeologists think invaders attacked the city, but no one knows for sure.
一些考古学家认为入侵者袭击了这座城市,但没有人能肯定.
However, the city was never completely empty.
然而,这座城市从未完全空出.
People live in Angkor today.
今人住安国.
The city has over one thousand temples, including Angkor Wat, which is the largest religious monument in the world.
该市有千多所寺庙,包括安高瓦特,是世界上最大的宗教纪念碑.
Angkor Wat is so important in Cambodia, the nation put it on their flag!
吴哥 瓦特在柬埔寨如此重要,
The Great Enclosure is one of the largest buildings in the Great Zimbabwe.
大公报是大津巴布韦最大的建筑之一.
It contained a common area and a series of homes.
它包含一个共同的地区和一系列住宅.
The Stone City Petra, Jordan The word petra means “rock” in Greek.
约旦石城佩特拉 petra一词在希腊语中意为"摇滚".
It’s a good name for a city beautifully carved out of sandstone cliffs.
这座城市由砂岩悬崖雕出,
The Nabataean (na-buh- TEE-uhn) people built the city, but experts aren’t sure when.
纳巴泰人(na-buh-TEE-uhn)建造了这座城市,
It was already a booming city in 312 bc, when records show that the king of a neighboring country unsuccessfully attacked it.
它在312 bc中已经是一个繁荣的城市,当时的记录显示,一个邻国的国王袭击了它,但没有成功.
At the time, Petra was a trade center.
当时,佩特拉是一个贸易中心.
Because it was built in a desert, it had a complex system for moving water that used pipes, reservoirs, and waterways.
因为它建在沙漠中,它有一个复杂的移动水系统,使用管道,水库和水道.
Archaeologists think an earthquake destroyed the water system, forcing people to leave.
考古学家认为地震摧毁了水系,迫使人们离开.
The discovery of new trade routes away from Petra may also have contributed to people leaving the city.
从佩特拉出走的新贸易路线的发现,也可能有助于人们出城.
Petra was known to the local people but wasn’t visited by people from outside until 1812.
Petra为当地人民所熟知,
Only a small part of the city has been uncovered.
城市只有一小部分被揭穿.
Most of Petra is still hidden underground.
佩特拉的大部分仍然被隐藏在地下.
The Treasury has been featured in numerous movies, including Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
财政部在多部电影中都有出道,包括印第安纳·琼斯和"最后的十字军".
Kings and other important people in Petra were laid to rest in amazing tombs.
佩特拉的国王和其他重要人物被安葬在惊人的坟墓中.
Some tombs were later used as churches.
一些墓后被作为教堂使用.
The City in the Poem Troy, Turkey The Iliad, an ancient Greek poem written by Homer, tells the story of the Trojan War.
诗歌"特洛伊之城"(The City in the Poem Troy, Turkey The Iliad)是一首由荷马所写的古希腊诗作,讲述了特洛伊战争的故事.
In the poem, the great city of Troy was under siege by the Greeks for ten years.
在诗中,特洛伊的大城被希腊人围困了十年.
People had searched for the city for hundreds of years but never found it.
人们搜索了这座城市数百年,但从未找到.
Scholars thought Troy only existed in stories.
学者认为 特洛伊只存在于故事中.
Then, in 1871, an excavation in Turkey found the remains of a city matching the description of Troy.
后于1871年在土耳其的一次出土中发现了一座符合特洛伊描述的城市的遗骸.
As archaeologists dug deeper, they found nine cities built one on top of another.
随着考古学家更深入地挖掘,他们发现有9个城市建在了另一个城市的上方.
The first city of Troy was built around 3000 bc.
特洛伊的第一个城市建于3000bc左右.
Modern excavations have found huge walls like those described in the Iliad.
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Most archaeologists agree that this is ancient Troy.
大多数考古学家都同意这是古特洛伊.
However, they still debate which layer is the city described in the ancient poem.
然而,他们仍然争论哪层是古诗所描述的城市.
A Recent Discovery In 2000, archaeologist Franck Goddio discovered the ruins of Thonis-Heracleion.
2000年出土了近代发现,考古学家弗兰克·戈德奥发现了托尼斯-赫拉克利翁的废墟.
This important Greek port was once believed to be only a legend.
这很重要 希腊口一度被公认为只是一个传说.
Goddio also solved another riddle by revealing that Thonis and Heracleion were actually two different names for the same city.
戈德迪奥还解出另一个谜题,揭示了托尼斯和赫拉克利翁其实是同一座城市的两个不同的名字.
Thonis was the Egyptian name of the city, and Heracleion was the Greek name.
托尼斯是该城市的埃及名,而赫拉克利翁是希腊名.
Archaeologists excavate the different layers of Troy.
考古学家发掘出特洛伊的不同地层.
Scientists think people built the first city around 3000 bc.
科学家认为人们在3000bc左右建造了第一个城市.
The Search Continues Archaeologists and others have found many lost cities over the years, but others may remain hidden.
"搜寻续作"考古学家等多年来已经发现了许多失地城市,但其他可能依然被隐藏.
Many countries around the world have their own stories about cities that have disappeared for one reason or another.
世界上许多国家都有自己关于城市因某种原因而消失的故事.
The most famous of all, however, is still Atlantis.
然而,最出名的仍然是亚特兰蒂斯.
The search for the legendary city continues.
继续寻找传奇之城.
It very well could be a story invented by a poet, but who knows?
这很可能是一个诗人发明的故事,但谁知道呢?
That’s what they said about Troy.
他们就是这么说特洛伊的。