Imperial Palace
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents Home of the Emperor.
皇上故居目录.
4 Where Is It?
四是何处.
5 The History of the Imperial Palace.
5"皇宫通史".
6 Building the Palace.
6 建行宫.
8 The Palace Grounds.
8宫地.
11 An Important Modern Landmark.
11 《重要的现代地标》。
13 A Cultural Treasure.
13 A文化财经.
15 Glossary.
15 词汇。
16 Home of the Emperor Tokyo is a huge city filled with modern skyscrapers.
16 东京皇帝之所是一座充满了现代摩天大楼的巨大城市.
The Imperial Palace, however, lies in the heart of the bustling city.
然而,皇宫位于繁忙的城市的中心.
The wooden buildings, stone walls, and lush gardens of the palace grounds reflect the Japan of days gone by.
宫地的木制建筑,石墙和花花花园都反映了日出已去的日本.
The land the palace sits on is some of the most expensive in the world.
故宫所坐之地是一一出世间最贵之地.
The emperor and empress of Japan are part of the oldest royal family in the world.
日本皇帝和皇后是世界上最古老的王室的一部分.
The Imperial Palace is their home.
皇宫是他们的家
The serenity of the palace grounds provides stark contrast to Tokyo’s modern skyscrapers.
宫地的宁静与东京现代摩天大楼形成了鲜明的对比.
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 located on the main island of Japan.
东京地处日本主岛.
It is an important port city along Tokyo Bay on the Pacific coast.
它是太平洋沿岸东京湾一带的重要港口城市.
The Imperial Palace is in a central location in the city, near many other important cultural attractions and government buildings.
皇宫位于该市的中心位置,靠近许多其他重要的文化景点和政府建筑.
For example, the Japanese National Theatre and Tokyo Disneyland are both nearby.
例如,日本国家剧院和东京迪士尼乐园都在附近.
The History of the Imperial Palace The current site of the Imperial Palace was not always home to Japan’s emperors.
皇宫的历史 皇宫现址并非始终是日本皇帝的故地.
For hundreds of years, a series of military generals ruled Japan.
数百年来,一连串军事将领统治了日本.
These generals were called shoguns, and they fought each other for power.
这些将领被叫作shoguns,并互相争夺权力.
The emperor himself held very little power during this time.
皇帝本人在这段时间中掌握的权力很少.
Tokugawa Ieyasu (ee-e-YAH-soo), a shogun in the early 1600s, made improvements to Edo Castle, where the Imperial Palace is today.
德川井上(德語:ee-e-YAH-soo),是1600年代初期的一款速射炮,对江户城堡进行了改进,即今天的皇宫所在地.
Edo Castle was the largest castle in Japan.
江户城堡是日本最大的城堡.
A fire destroyed its main tower in 1657, and now only the stone foundation remains.
1657年一场大火摧毁了它的主塔,现在只剩下了石基.
People can still see the foundation in one of the gardens of the Imperial Palace.
人们仍然可以在皇宫的花园之一看到地基.
Tokugawa Ieyasu’s rule as shogun began the Edo period in Japan, which lasted more than 260 years.
德川龙 日本江户时期持续了260多年,
The Edo period ended with a revolution in 1868.
江户时期以1868年的革命而结束.
The revolution gave power back to the emperor and ended the rule of the shoguns.
革命将权力还给了皇帝并结束了诸侯的统治.
After the revolution, the emperor at that time, Emperor Meiji (MAY-jee), decided to move the imperial capital to Tokyo.
革命后,当时的皇帝美治皇帝(英语:MAY-jee)决定将帝国首都迁往东京.
He ordered workers to build a new palace on the site of Edo Castle.
他命令工人在江户城堡遗址上建造一座新宫殿.
The construction project faced many challenges, such as fires, earthquakes, and budget problems.
建筑项目面临许多挑战,例如火灾,地震和预算问题.
Workers finally finished building the new palace in 1888, twenty years later.
工人最终于20年后的1888年完成了新宫的建设.
The new palace’s buildings had a traditional Japanese design on the outside, but they looked very different on the inside.
新宫殿的建筑外立面有日本传统设计,但外出外观却大相径庭.
Although Japan had been isolated from other countries in the past, Emperor Meiji was interested in European cultures.
虽然日本过去曾被同其他国家隔绝开来,但美治皇帝对欧洲文化很感兴趣.
He broke from tradition and chose European decorations for the palace.
他打破了传统,为宫殿选择了欧洲装饰.
For example, traditional Japanese dining rooms had low tables.
例如,日本传统餐室的餐桌低。
People ate while kneeling on the ground or sitting in special legless chairs.
人们一边跪在地上一边吃,一边坐在特殊的无腿椅子上.
They covered their windows with rice-paper screens and covered their floors with woven straw mats.
他们用米纸屏幕遮住窗户,用编织的草垫遮住地板.
However, in the new palace, the emperor requested European dining tables and chairs for the dining room.
然而,在新宫中,皇帝请求为餐厅提供欧洲餐桌和椅子.
He ordered cloth curtains for the windows and carpets for wood floors, as well as more traditional straw mats.
他为窗子订购了布帘,为木地板订购了地毯,以及更传统的稻草垫.
The current palace was built on the site of the original Edo Castle.
目前的宫殿建于原江户城堡的遗址上.
It is home to Japan’s imperial family.
它是日本帝国家庭的家园。
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 Palace The Imperial Palace is surrounded by original stone walls that protected the site in the past.
建造宫殿 皇宫被原有的石墙所包围,过去曾为遗址提供过保护.
Workers during the Edo period had an unusual method for building the walls.
江户时期的工人有不寻常的筑墙方法.
First, they shaped the earth into a narrow stair-like shape.
首先,它们将地塑成狭长的楼梯状形状.
Next, they put down a layer of small rocks.
接下来,他们放下了一层小石头.
This layer of rock allows rainwater to drain out.
这种地层的岩石可以让雨水排出.
Then, the builders stacked the stones to form the walls.
随后,建筑者堆起石块来形成城墙.
Mortar was not used because empty cracks between the stones also allow the rainwater to drain.
迫击炮没有被使用,因为石头之间的空裂缝也使得雨水被排出.
This feature has helped the walls stand for hundreds of years in a very rainy climate.
这个特征帮助了城墙在多雨的气候下站了上百年.
Stone walls without mortar can withstand Japan’s many earthquakes much better.
没有迫击炮的石墙可以更能抵御日本的多起地震.
The buildings on the palace grounds, including the palace itself, were originally made of wood.
宫地上的建筑,包括宫殿本身,最初由木制而成.
In the past, Japanese builders preferred wood over stone because wooden buildings survived earthquakes better.
过去,日本建筑师更喜欢用木头而不是用石头,因为木制建筑在地震中幸免于难.
When workers built the palace again after World War II, they used concrete instead of wood.
二战后工人再建宫殿时,用混凝土来代替木头.
However, the palace still looks like an older Japanese-style building.
然而,宫殿外观仍然像更古老的日本式建筑.
The Imperial Household Agency The Imperial Household Agency building was built on the Tokyo Imperial Palace grounds in 1935.
帝国住家机构 帝国住家机构大楼于1935年在东京帝国宫地上建成.
The royal family lived there temporarily after World War II while the new palace was being constructed.
二战后王室在此暂住于新宫正在建造期间.
The palace that Emperor Meiji built was home to the emperors of Japan until World War II.
美治天皇所建的宫殿是日本历代皇帝的故地,直到二战.
During the war, the United States military bombed Tokyo.
战争期间,美军轰炸了东京.
Fires spread from nearby areas of the city and damaged the Imperial Palace.
火灾从城市附近地区蔓延出并损坏了皇宫.
The Japanese government rebuilt the palace after the war.
战后由日本政府重建了宫殿.
They finished rebuilding the palace in 1968.
他们在1968年完成了宫殿重建.
The workers used modern building methods, but the new palace looks like it did before the war.
工人们使用现代建筑方法,但新宫殿看起来就像战前那样.
Workers have had to rebuild parts of the Imperial Palace several times throughout its history.
在整个历史中,工人不得不多次重建帝国宫殿的部分.
As a result, some buildings are only about fifty years old.
因此,一些建筑只有50年左右的历史.
Other structures, such as some sections of the stone walls surrounding the palace grounds, are from the Edo period.
其他建筑,如环绕宫地的部分石墙,都出自江户时期.
The Palace Grounds The palace has four sections: the Imperial Palace Outer Garden, the Imperial Palace inner grounds, Kitanomaru Park, and the East Gardens.
宫殿地面 宫殿有四个部分:皇宫外花园,皇宫内地,北野丸公园,和东园.
The Imperial Palace Outer Garden is a public park.
皇宫外花园为公共公园.
The famous Nijubashi Bridge connects the Outer Garden with the Imperial Palace inner grounds.
著名的"尼珠桥"桥将外花园与皇宫内地相接.
The bridge is only open to the public twice a year.
该桥每年仅向公众开放两次.
The first time is on January 2 so the emperor can exchange New Year’s greetings with visitors.
第一次是在一月二日,
The second time is to celebrate the emperor’s birthday.
第二次是庆祝皇帝诞辰.
The Imperial Palace inner grounds are not usually open to the public.
皇宫内地通常不对公众开放.
This section is where the emperor performs his state duties.
此节是皇帝履行国事之所.
The Imperial Palace itself contains 24,175 square meters (about 260,000 sq.
皇宫本身有24,175平方米(约26万平方公分).
ft.)
ft.) (中文(简体) ).
of space.
空间。
It is two stories tall and has a basement level below.
它有两层高,下面有地下室层。
The emperor uses the palace for governmental ceremonies.
皇帝将宫殿用于政府仪式.
He also meets important people from other countries and hosts dinners there.
他还结识了其他国家的要人并在那里主持晚宴.
The emperor and empress’s home is near the palace, as is their private Shinto shrine.
皇帝和皇后的家就在皇宫附近,他们的私人神道也一样.
The grounds also have a building where the empresses of Japan have been raising silkworms since 1871.
地上还建有一座自1871年起由日本女祭司饲养丝虫的建筑.
The silk from the empress’s silkworms is used to fix ancient kimonos.
出自女皇的"丝虫"的丝被用来修复古代和服.
Kitanomaru Park, in the northern part of the grounds, became a public park in 1969.
北野丸 公园位于该地北部,于1969年成为公共公园.
Kitanomaru Park offers visitors lovely scenery, especially in spring when the cherry trees are in bloom.
北野丸 公园为游客提供可爱的风景,特别是在樱花树开花的春天.
It is home to the Science Museum and National Museum of Modern Art.
它是科学博物馆和国家现代艺术博物馆的所在地.
The park combines elements from the Edo period with modern museum exhibits, showing how they can blend together.
公园将江户时期的元素与现代博物馆展出相融合,展示出它们如何融合.
The East Gardens are another beautiful public park, with serene ponds and grassy lawns.
东园是又一美丽的公共公园,有静水池和草地.
They also have many different trees and shrubs that provide colorful scenery in every season.
它们也有许多不同的树木和灌木,在每个季节提供多彩的风景.
The East Gardens are home to Japan’s last garden from the Edo period.
东园是日本从江户时期起最后的花园.
Other sights from that period include guard houses, walls, and gates.
这一期间的其他景点包括警卫所、城墙和城门。
Visitors can also see the imperial family’s art collection in the Museum of Imperial Collections in this area.
游客也可以在这个地区的帝国收藏博物馆中看到帝国家族的艺术收藏.
An Important Modern Landmark The Imperial Palace is still important in modern-day Japan, since the emperor performs many of his state duties there.
一个重要的现代地标 皇宫在近代日本仍然很重要,因为皇帝在那里履行许多国事职责.
It is also a destination for tourists and locals alike.
它也是游客和当地人的目的地。
This is especially true in the spring.
在春天尤其如此。
In March and April, over one million people visit the cherry trees that bloom along one of the palace’s moats.
在3月和4月,超过一百万人参观了沿宫殿护城河一带开花的樱花树.
People enjoy the cherry trees that bloom in springtime along the Chidori-ga-fuchi moat.
人们喜欢春节时开花的樱花树 在奇多里-加-富奇护城河一带.
A Nature Sanctuary Because of the important role the palace plays in modern Japan, the government takes good care of it.
自然保护区 由于宫廷在现代日本所起的重要作用,政府善加照顾.
About a thousand employees care for the palace grounds and create the schedules and events of the imperial family.
大约一千名员工关心宫殿地并创造出帝国家庭的时间表和事件.
The government spends billions of yen (millions of U.
政府花费了数十亿日元(百万U.
S.
师曰.
dollars) each year to keep the palace running.
美元),每年维持宫殿运行.
In 2016, the agency that manages the site spent about 5.
2016年,管理该网站的机构花费了约5.
5 billion yen ($48 million U.
50亿日元(4800万美元U.
S.)
S.) (中文(简体) ).
on palace expenses.
宫廷开支
Emperor Hirohito (reigned 1926–1989) loved nature.
弘治皇帝(1926-1989年授勋)热爱自然.
He did not want his gardeners to kill any weeds or bugs.
他不希望他的园丁杀死任何杂草或虫子。
As a result, more than 3,600 animal and insect species now live on the palace grounds.
因此,现在有超过3600个动物和昆虫物种生活在宫地上.
So do over 1,300 plant species and 20 percent of all the trees in Tokyo.
东京超过1300个植物物种和20%的树木。
Four views of the Imperial Palace gardens show the diversity of its plant life.
皇宫花园的四景显示了其植物生活的多样性.
A Cultural Treasure The Imperial Palace in Tokyo offers a quiet spot in the heart of a busy modern city.
东京皇宫的"文化之宝"在繁忙的现代城市的心脏中提供了一个安静的地方.
It has rich forests, fine gardens, and peaceful ponds for visitors to enjoy.
它有丰富的森林,精美的花园,和平的池塘供游客享用.
It preserves historic Japanese culture with its traditional architecture and landscaping as well as its centuries-old stone walls.
它以其传统建筑和景观以及数百年的石墙来保护日本历史文化。
The site is also important because it is home to the emperor and empress.
该网站之所以重要,也是因为它是皇帝和皇后的故乡.
For all of these reasons, the Imperial Palace is one of Japan’s beloved landmarks.
由于所有这些原因,皇宫是日本所喜爱的地标之一.
The Imperial Palace sits behind the famous Nijubashi Bridge.
皇宫坐落于著名的"尼珠桥"桥后.