【走近兵馬俑】

40年前，兵馬俑的奇跡之門被打開，"世界第八大奇跡"出現在眾人眼前。為慶祝秦兵馬俑發現40周年，China Daily手機報推出口語特別策劃"走近兵馬俑"，在帶您穿越歷史長河、探索這些人類智慧與藝術結晶背后故事的同時，講述孕育這段歷史的神秘土壤——西安的前世今生，并向您介紹相關詞匯、句式的地道英語表達。

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I went to see the Terra-Cotta Warriors!

我去參觀兵馬俑了！

 
口語君：長假歸來，還蕩漾在美好假日余波里，中國文化通陶小德和文化迷戴可兒，聊起假期都去哪兒了。

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F: Did you go away for the National Day holiday?

你國慶節出去玩了嗎？

M: Yes, I traveled to Xi'an for a few days to see the Terra-Cotta Warriors.

去了，我到西安玩了幾天，去參觀了兵馬俑。

F: Really? I have seen exhibitions at museums in the US, but I have never seen the excavation site.

真的？我在美國的博物館看過展覽，但我從沒去過發掘現場。

M: I have been to see them at Xi'an once before. My cousins are visiting here this month, so it was a good opportunity to go see them again.

我之前去西安看過一次。我表兄這個月過來，所以我正好有個好機會再去看一次。

[口語點睛]

口語君：Terra-Cotta作名詞，是指赤土陶器；赤陶土。Warriors指戰士、勇士。Terra-Cotta Warriors就是著名的兵馬俑。此外，Terracotta Warriors and Horses和Terracotta Army也可以表示相同的意思。

下次你想說兵馬俑時，便可以用這些詞進行表達：

Terra-Cotta Warriors

Terracotta Warriors and Horses

Terracotta Army

[口語天天練之如何介紹兵馬俑和秦始皇]

口語君：想在外國妹紙面前出把風頭，顯得你對祖國博大精深的文化了若指掌嗎？還等什么，趕緊跟口語君把下面幾個句子讀起來：

1. The Famous Terracotta Army - is referred to as the eighth wonder of the ancient world.

聞名遐邇的兵馬俑被譽為"世界第八大奇跡"。

2. The Terra-Cotta Warriors were created by the first Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang di Ying Zheng. 兵馬俑是由中國第一個皇帝——秦始皇嬴政創造的。

3. This amazing but megalomaniac man conquered and united China from a collection of warring states to become its First Emperor.

這個偉大而狂妄的男子征服并統一了當時處于戰亂中的一些小國，成為中國歷史上第一位皇帝。

4. During his rule, Ying Zheng standardized coins, weights, and measures; interlinked the states with canals and roads. He built the Great Wall and amassed great works of art.

嬴政在位期間統一了貨幣和度量衡，修筑長城、馳道和直道，并打造了很多偉大的藝術品。

5. Obsessed with a quest for the secret of immortality, 70,000 laborers built his tomb said to be filled with legendary treasures.

他沉溺于追求長生不老的秘方，其陵墓由7萬人建造。據說陵墓中放滿了稀世珍寶。

口語君：怎么樣？新詞匯和表達法get了沒？建議大家不要害羞，要把這些句子大聲讀出來哦！這樣不僅可以助你輕松記住它們，還可以練得一口標準美音呢！

（中國日報網英語點津 丁一）