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Back in the northeast in mid winter
回溯到东北地区的往昔冬日
the Great Wall still dominates the landscape
长城依旧支配着这块土地
Originally built tokeep outdangerous warriors
最初建立以防范外敌入侵
today it's a little more than a curiosity
如今成为了世界奇观
The Han Chinese whose ancestors built the Wall
先祖筑建了长城的汉族人
now live in great cities like Harbin
现在大多聚居在如哈尔滨之类
far to the north.
的极北城市
Each year the artists of Harbin
每年 哈尔滨的艺术家们
get ready for a special winter celebration
都为了一场特殊的冬季盛会而做准备
Giant blocks of ice from nearby rivers
从临近河道中取来的巨大冰块
undergo a magical transfermation
正被施予一场不可思议的改造
Tourists flock to Harbin from all over China
中国各地的旅客们齐聚哈尔滨
to see the spectacular carvings
来观赏这些壮美的冰雕艺术品
and the ice city that hassprung upall around
一座冰雪之城拔地而起

重点解释

妙语佳句:

原句:Originally built to keep out dangerous warriors.

keep out:不许入内, 挡在外面

You should keep out of these things.

你不能牵涉进这些事。

原句:The Han Chinese whose ancestors built the Wall now live in great cities like Harbin far to the north.

far to:远离

It is not far to go to the nearest village.

到最近的村庄去不远。

原句:Each year the artists of Harbin get ready for a special winter celebration.

get ready for:为 ... 作好准备

When I get sleepy,I'll probably get ready for bed.

当我困倦时，我可能就要去睡觉。

Then you can bathe and get ready for breakfast.

然后你就去洗澡，准备吃早饭。

原句:Tourists flock to Harbin from all over China to see the spectacular carvings and the ice city that has sprung up all around.

sprung up:迅速地发生(出现)

Something rather odd has sprung up.

发生了一桩相当奇怪的事。

New buildings sprang up like bamboo shoots after a spring rain.

新的建筑物如雨后春笋般大批出现。

上期答案:

When there are so little to go around,it doesn't take much for the situation to turn critical

The live stock and the wild horses compete for the same food