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1、万里长城英文介绍The Great WallThe Chinese Great Wall is the great construction in the history of humancivilization.It was praised as the Eighth Wonder of the World many years ago.The construction of the Great Wall began from the Spring and Autumn Periodand the Warring Period(770BC-221BC).After unification o
2、f China by Qinshihuang(the first emperor in China),Qinshihuang ordered his people to build a new wall on the base of the original one inlarge scale.Subsequent dynasties continued to strengthen and extend the wall.The mostpart of the extant wall from Shanhaiguan in Pohai to Jiayuguan in Gansu Provinc
3、ewere built by Ming dynasty(13861644AC).The Great Wall is 7.8 meters high,6.5 meters across at its base and 5.8 metersat its top.There is a watchtower riseto about 12 meters every one hundred meters.Dating back to the Spring and Autumn Period,more walls were put up to defendthe borders of the differ
4、ent kingdoms and nomad nationalities in the northern China.The Great Wall had become the dominant fortification for Han people since QinDynasty.In fact,the walls didnt resist the attacks of the dangerous enemies.MingDynasty tried their best to renovate the wall,regardless of the expense to humans in
5、effort,time and financial well-being,but ironically,the leader of Qing not only led hisarmy to crack the defense of the wall,but also took the emperor Yingzong of MingDynasty alive in 1499AC.At any rate,the Great Wall is just a wall which cannot protect a nation.Interestingly,the most prosperous Tan
6、g Dynasty was one of dynasties which neverrenovated the wall.The Great Wall is the symbol of the Chinese civilization.It is the fruit of theChinese nations wisdom.Now,the Great Wall is the famous scenic spot attracting1tens of thousands of tourists.There is a well-known Chinese saying on the wall,He
7、 who has never been tothe Great Wall is not a true man.The Great Wall was selected on the list of theWorld Heritage in 1987.The Great Wall of China is a series of fortifications made of stone,brick,tampedearth,wood,and other materials,generally built along an east-to-west line acrossthe historical n
8、orthern borders of China in order to protect the Chinese Empire or itsprototypical states against intrusions by various nomadic groups.中国长城是一系列的防御工事，由石块、砖头、夯实土、木材和其他材料建成。长城沿中国历史上的北部边界线从东到西建造，以保护中华帝国或其重要的藩国，对抗各种游牧民族的入侵。In 221 BC,Emperor Qin Shihuang ordered the walls of the Qin,Zhao and Yankingdoms i
9、n the north to be linked up and reinforced,after he united China.公元前 221 年，秦始皇统一中国后，下令把北边原来秦国、赵国和燕国的长城连起来并加固。The extended new wall stretched from Lintao to Liaodong,with a total length ofover 20,000 li.这样，扩建后的秦长城从临洮延伸至辽东，总长 20000 多里。With the fall of the Sui and the rise of the Tang Dynasty,the Great
10、 Wall lost itsimportance as a fortification.随着隋朝的覆灭和唐代的兴起，长城变得不再那么重要。During the Song Dynasty,the Chinese were forced to withdraw under threatfrom the Liao and Jin peoples to the north,who took over many areas on both sidesof the Great Wall.宋朝期间，中国人被迫撤到北方，北辽和金占领了长城两边的许多领域。The powerful Yuan Dynasty es
11、tablished by Genghis Khan eventually controlledall of China,parts of Asia and sections of Europe.成吉思汗建立了强大的元朝，统治了整个中国、亚洲部分地区和部分欧洲。The Great Wall held importance for the Mongols as a military fortification.2长城作为军事要塞，起到了重要作用。It was during the Ming Dynasty that the Wall took on its present form.现在所看到的长
12、城是明朝的长城。At that time,it stretched some 6,300 kilometers from the Yalujiang River in theeast to Jiayuguan Pass in the west,and is known as the Ten Thousand Li Wall.明代长城，东起鸭绿江，西至嘉峪关，长达 6300 公里，被称为“万里长城”。Today,the Great Wall is generally recognized as one of the most impressivearchitectural feats in hi
13、story.现如今，长城已成为历史上最令人印象深刻的建筑之一。In 1987,UNESCO designated the Great Wall a World Heritage site,and a popularclaim that emerged in the 20th century holds that it is the only manmade structurethat is visible from space.1987 年，联合国教科文组织将长城列为世界文化遗产。自20 世纪起便出现一种说法，称“长城是地球上唯一可以从太空用肉眼观测到的人造建筑。”The Great Wall,both as a cultural relicand unique natural landscape,is a miraclein human history.中国长城，不仅是历史文化古迹，也是独一无二的自然景观，是人类的奇迹。No other ancient building in the world has been constructed for so long a time,no such a grand scale and at so tremendous a cost.世界上没有哪座古代建筑像长城那样历时漫长、规模宏大、耗费巨大。3