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旅游英语口语情景对话大全:名胜古迹 2 (mp3下载+lrc)
Conversation 2
对话 2
A:The Ming Tombs are just ahead of us.
A:明十三陵就在前面了。
B:Can't we just stop a minute and take a look at these stone beasts and statues?
B:我们停一会儿,看一下这些石兽、石雕人像好吗?
A:Certainly. They're supposed to be sentries standing guard along the approach to the tombs.
A:当然可以。据说他们都是卫兵,沿路守卫这条通往明陵的道路。
B:There seem to be four of each kind.
B:看起来每一种有4个雕塑。
A:That's right.
A:对了。
B:Whose tomb are we going to see?
B:我们将去看谁的陵墓?
A:We are going to see Ding Ling,the tomb of the thirteenth Ming emperor,Zhu Yijun.
A:我们将去看定陵,明代的第十三个皇帝朱诩钧之墓。
B:When was this tomb excavated?
B:这个陵墓是什么时间发掘的?
A:Work started in May 1956 and was completed the following year.
A:1956年5月工程开始,次年完成的。
B:Is this tomb the largest of all?
B:这是最大的一个吗?
A:It's difficult to say. But judging from the comparatively short time it took to complete, it must be one of the smaller ones.
A:很难说。但从完工所用这么短的时间来看,它一定是较小的一个。
B:Have you excavated all the tombs in this area?
B:你们把这一地区的陵墓都发掘了吗?
A:No,I'm afraid not. It's a very hard job.
A:恐怕还没有。这是项艰巨的工作。