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Even out here, in the semi-deserts
即使在这里 在沙漠里
the wall continues its long march
长城仍然进行着它的长征
Here it's made of a little more than compacted earth
这段长城由土凝筑而成
But with hardly any rain falling
但是因为几乎没有降水
it suffered very little erosion over the centuries
数个世纪后的它仍然未遭多少侵蚀
Hundreds of thousands of people lost their lives building it
为了修建它成百上千的人付出了宝贵的生命
Yet it seems hard to believe
但看起来它仍然不足以信任
that anyone felt that these distant wastelands needed protecting
以至于有人觉得这些遥远的废墟需要防护
But the Wall still has one final surprise
但是长城仍然有一个终结的惊奇
This is Jiayuguan
这就是嘉峪关
the mighty fortress in the desert
这沙漠里强大的碉堡
Built in the Ming dynasty over 600 years ago
600年前建于明朝
legend says that the construction of the fortress
传说中这座城堡的建造
was so meticulousily planned
是具有非常严密的计划的
that 100,000 bricks were specially made
以至于专门制作的十万块砖中
and only one brick was left unused
只有一块被弃置不用
This fortress marks the end of the Great Wall of China
这座城堡标志着中国长城的结束
the greatest man-made barrier on Earth
世界上最伟大的人造障碍
But ahead, lies an even more formidable barrier
但是在这之前 坐落着一个更为可怕的障碍
a vast no man's land of deserts that stretch westward
一个巨大的向西方伸展的沙漠无人地带
to the borders of central Asia
延伸到亚洲中部边缘

重点解释

妙语佳句:

原句:Here it's made of a little more than compacted earth

解析:make of:以 ... 为材料制作

I do not think we have any vase make of bamboo.

我想我们没有竹制的花瓶。

解析:a little more:稍多的

I'll thank you to be a little more polite.

你稍稍客气一点好不好？

原句:But with hardly any rain falling ,it suffered very little erosion over the centuries.

解析:suffer:通常指非自愿或被迫忍受各种痛苦、困难或不快，强调受到苦难。

She couldn't suffer criticism.

她受不了批评。

原句:Hundreds of thousands of people lost their lives building it.

解析:hundreds of thousands:数十万的 ...

Hundreds of thousands of people are at risk.

有几十万人正处于危险中。

解析:lose life:丧命

He was in danger of losing life.

他有丧命的危险。

原句:a vast no man's land of deserts that stretch westward to the borders of central Asia.

解析:stretch to:延续

This contract will stretch to next month.

该项合同将延续执行至下个月。

考考你:

为了修建它成百上千的人付出了宝贵的生命。

这座城堡标志着中国长城的结束。

上期答案:

The rich resources also attracked a huge variety of birds,
But Mongolians don't have this place all to themselves.