我国的首都——北京,有许多名胜古迹和风景优美的旅游景点:有历史悠久的故宫,风景如画的颐和园,雄伟的万里长城,神秘的天坛,还有鸟巢和水立方等。那么让我们一起来看看它们用英语又是如何表达的吧。
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故宫
TheImperialPalace
TheImperialPalaceinBeijing,formerlyknownastheForbiddenCity,istheimperialpalaceoftheMingandQingDynastiesinChina,locatedatthecenterofthecentralaxisofBeijing.TheForbiddenCityinBeijingcentersonthreemainhalls,coveringanareaof720,000squaremeterswithafloorareaofabout150,000squaremeters.Ithasmorethan70palacesandmorethan9,000rooms.(北京故宫是中国明清两代的皇家宫殿,旧称紫禁城,位于北京中轴线的中心。北京故宫以三大殿为中心,占地面积72万平方米,建筑面积约15万平方米,有大小宫殿七十多座,房屋九千余间。)
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颐和园
TheSummerPalace
TheSummerPalaceislocatedinthewesternsuburbsofBeijing,15kilometersawayfromthecity,coveringanareaofabout290hectares(2.9squarekilometers).Itisalargelandscapegardenbuiltwiththedesigntechniquesofjiangnangardens.Itisalsothemostcompletepreservedroyalgarden,knownasthe"RoyalGardenMuseum",andalsoakeynationaltouristattraction.(颐和园坐落在北京西郊,距城区15公里,占地约290公顷(2.9平方千米),汲取江南园林的设计手法而建成的一座大型山水园林,也是保存最完整的一座皇家行宫御苑,被誉为“皇家园林博物馆”,也是国家重点旅游景点。)
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长城
TheGreatWall
TheGreatWallwasamilitaryfortificationinancientChina.Itwasatall,strong,andcontinuouslongwalltolimitthemovementoftheenemy.TheGreatWallisnotsimplyanisolatedwall,butadefensivesystemwithwallsasthemainbody,combinedwithalargenumberofcities,barriers,pavilionsandlandmarks.(长城是中国古代的军事防御工事,是一道高大、坚固而且连绵不断的长垣,用以限隔敌骑的行动。长城不是一道单纯孤立的城墙,而是以城墙为主体,同大量的城、障、亭、标相结合的防御体系。)
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天坛
TempleofHeaven
TheTempleofHeavenisthegeneralnameoftheCircularMoundandtheTwoaltarsforprayingforgrain,therearetwowallsofthealtar,theformationoftheinnerandouteraltars,thewallsouthandnorthcircle,symboloftheroundheavenandtheplace.Themainbuildingisintheinneraltar,huanqiuAltarisinthesouth,andtheAltarforPrayingforgrainisinthenorth.Thetwoaltarsareonanorth-southaxis,withawallbetweenthem.(天坛是圜丘、祈谷两坛的总称,有坛墙两重,形成内外坛,坛墙南方北圆,象征天圆地方。主要建筑在内坛,圜丘坛在南、祈谷坛在北,二坛同在一条南北轴线上,中间有墙相隔。)
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01鸟巢TheBirdNest
02水立方TheWaterCube
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TheNationalStadium,alsoknownastheBird'sNest,isthemainstadiumforthe2008BeijingOlympicGames.Thenationalaquaticscenter,alsoknownaswatercube,isthemainswimmingpoolbuiltforthe2008summerOlympics.(国家体育场又称鸟巢,为2008年北京奥运会的主体育场。国家游泳中心又称水立方,为2008年夏季奥运会修建的主游泳馆。)