英语听力：自然百科 古格 消失的西藏王朝(1)

West Tibet,The roof of the world.

世界的屋脊西藏。

In the thin air six thousand meters high,a vast area westland as far as I can see,in this remote corner of Western Tibet,lie the ruins of mysterious Kindom.

在我望眼所见海拔六千米高空气稀薄的广阔地域上,在西藏一处偏僻的角落,有着一个神秘国度的遗址。

A Kingdom whose army was feared by all its neighbors.

所有的邻国都惧怕其军队的王国。

A kingdom which once dominated the trade of gold,silk and spices between Indian and China.

一个曾一度主导印度和中国之间黄金、丝绸和香料贸易的王国。

It was a kingdom of fabulous¹ wealth and great religious significance.

这是一个有着巨额财富和伟大的宗教意义的王国。

Scholars argue that without this Kindom.

学者们认为如果没有这个王国。

Tibet Buddism would have withered² and died centuries ago.

西藏佛教几百年前就会枯萎并灭迹。

Yet this spiritual and commercial hab,which prosper³ for seven centuries,vanished almost without a trace since 1630.

然而这种精神和商业繁荣了七个世纪，却从1630年开始几乎消失的无影无踪。

1 fabulous   

adj.极好的；极为巨大的；寓言中的，传说中的

参考例句：

• We had a fabulous time at the party.我们在晚会上玩得很痛快。
• This is a fabulous sum of money.这是一笔巨款。

2 withered   

adj. 枯萎的，干瘪的，（人身体的部分器官）因病萎缩的或未发育良好的 动词wither的过去式和过去分词形式

参考例句：

• The grass had withered in the warm sun. 这些草在温暖的阳光下枯死了。
• The leaves of this tree have become dry and withered. 这棵树下的叶子干枯了。

3 prosper   

v.成功，兴隆，昌盛；使成功，使昌隆，繁荣

参考例句：

• With her at the wheel,the company began to prosper.有了她当主管，公司开始兴旺起来。
• It is my earnest wish that this company will continue to prosper.我真诚希望这家公司会继续兴旺发达。