英语听力：自然百科 古格 消失的西藏王朝(9)

Tsering recons these caves could have stored food and supplies to last a year.

这些洞穴在最后一年曾用于储存食物和物资。

So in theory, Guge could have held out for a while.

所以在理论上,古格可以坚持一段时间。

Apparently¹, these secret passages also allowed the besieged² people of Guge access to water.

显然,这些秘密通道也让被围困的古格人有可获取的水源。

Some passages led to an exit near the River.

还有一些道路可以通向河边的一个出口。

With food and water available, Tsaparang held out for close to a month before the Ladahkis stepped out the offensive.

有了食物和水源,拉达哈尼斯的攻势来犯前特萨帕曾抵抗了一个月。

By now, the invaders³ had taken over the unprotected lower sections of the citadel⁴，

现在,侵略者已经接管了城堡未受保护地势较低的部分

and have gained a crucial bargaining chip in the process:

并在这一过程中获得了一个至关重要用于讨价还价的筹码。

thousands of Guge prisoners.

那就是成千上万的古格囚犯。

Halfway⁵ up the citadel stands a very peculiar⁶ stone partition,

城堡的半山腰是一种非常奇特的石头区域,

unlike anything else found in Tsaparang.

不像在特萨帕中所发现的。

1 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

2 besieged   

包围，围困，围攻( besiege的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Paris was besieged for four months and forced to surrender. 巴黎被围困了四个月后被迫投降。
• The community besieged the newspaper with letters about its recent editorial. 公众纷纷来信对报社新近发表的社论提出诘问，弄得报社应接不暇。

3 invaders   

入侵者，侵略者，侵入物( invader的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• They prepared to repel the invaders. 他们准备赶走侵略军。
• The family has traced its ancestry to the Norman invaders. 这个家族将自己的世系追溯到诺曼征服者。

4 citadel   

n.城堡；堡垒；避难所

参考例句：

• The citadel was solid.城堡是坚固的。
• This citadel is built on high ground for protecting the city.这座城堡建于高处是为保护城市。

5 halfway   

adj.中途的，不彻底的，部分的；adv.半路地，在中途，在半途

参考例句：

• We had got only halfway when it began to get dark.走到半路，天就黑了。
• In study the worst danger is give up halfway.在学习上，最忌讳的是有始无终。

6 peculiar   

adj.古怪的，异常的；特殊的，特有的

参考例句：

• He walks in a peculiar fashion.他走路的样子很奇特。
• He looked at me with a very peculiar expression.他用一种很奇怪的表情看着我。