英语听力：自然百科 古格 消失的西藏王朝(3)

Today ,this is all the remains¹ of Guge.

现如今,这全部是古格的遗迹。

It is capital city....The grand vision of the first kings of Guge is reflected this an extraodinary city,

这里是首都....古格第一任国王的宏伟蓝图反映这个城市的不平凡,

literally² carved into the side of the mountain.

从字面上讲成为了山的一侧。

Saw into the heavens,the height of more than 8000 stories skyscaraper.

看这8000多层高的摩天大楼直冲入云霄。

It is even today one of the largest structures in Tibet.

甚至今天它也是西藏最大的建筑之一。

Along its narrow lanes,you can almost hear the echoes of the many people who toil³ to gorge⁴ city from this impenetrable mount of clay.

沿着狭窄的小巷,你几乎可以听到许多人辛劳的回声在这个密不透风的粘土山峡谷城市回荡。

A labyrinth⁵ with tunnels and stairs leads vertically⁶ 300 metres to the very top of the structure.

这是一座通道和楼梯通往垂直300米建筑顶端的迷宫。

1 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

2 literally   

adv.照字面意义，逐字地；确实

参考例句：

• He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
• Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候，她不走到真正要昏厥了，决不肯坐下来。

3 toil   

vi.辛劳工作，艰难地行动；n.苦工，难事

参考例句：

• The wealth comes from the toil of the masses.财富来自大众的辛勤劳动。
• Every single grain is the result of toil.每一粒粮食都来之不易。

4 gorge   

n.咽喉，胃，暴食，山峡；v.塞饱，狼吞虎咽地吃

参考例句：

• East of the gorge leveled out.峡谷东面地势变得平坦起来。
• It made my gorge rise to hear the news.这消息令我作呕。

5 labyrinth   

n.迷宫；难解的事物；迷路

参考例句：

• He wandered through the labyrinth of the alleyways.他在迷宫似的小巷中闲逛。
• The human mind is a labyrinth.人的心灵是一座迷宫。

6 vertically   

adv.垂直地

参考例句：

• Line the pages for the graph both horizontally and vertically.在这几页上同时画上横线和竖线，以便制作图表。
• The human brain is divided vertically down the middle into two hemispheres.人脑从中央垂直地分为两半球。