The Great Wall 万里长城 - 12
Here on a steep slope, defensive 1 walls rise in steps up to the watchtower. So if the enemy did make it to the top of the wall, the crucial watchtowers could be fiercely defended. The watchtowers themselves stand out beyond the wall so that archers 2 could rain arrows down on any soldiers below. The tower had a covered area for the troops to keep warm, sleep and store weapons. In an open area at the top protected by battlements, the troops kept watch and could repel 3 invaders 4. It is an amazing defense 5 system, particularly when you see the terrain 6 it was built over. This section is almost vertical 7 as it climbs a mountain slope. Here, it's only a couple of feet wide and guards a drop of more than 1, 000 feet.
Determined 8 that no barbarian 9 would ever rule China again, the Ming fortified 10 every inch of Chinese territory, lest small bands get through and open the gates to a large army. The Ming emperors were willing to bear any burden, pay any price to keep their dynasty in power.
And this is where they ruled from, the great Forbidden City in Beijing. With its gardens, halls, temples and palaces, the City sprawls 11 over 180 acres, surrounded by a moat and formidable walls. The Forbidden City, a place of seclusion 12, a place where the godlike Ming emperors could rule and dwell without being inconvenienced by the ordinary citizens of his realm. Within its vermilion walls, existed a life unique in all of human history. At its center was the emperor, whose days were filled with the complicated rituals required of the ruler of China. If the rituals were carried out, the country would prosper 13 and the Ming Dynasty would flourish.
Serving the emperor was an army of concubines, and guarding the concubines, an even larger army of eunuchs. One of the last of the Ming, Emperor Wanli(万历皇帝) was a weak monarch 14 who managed to hold on to his throne for 47 years. Wanli ruled deep within his palace and was never seen by his people or his ministers, and rarely even by his eunuchs. Cut off from almost everyone, he had little idea of what was happening in the country he ruled. The Ming emperors were buried in tombs north of their capital Beijing.
battlement: parapet (portion above the roof) of the exterior 15 wall of a fortification, consisting of alternating low portions (crenels) and high portions (merlons). Rooftop defenders 16 would shoot from behind the merlons during times of siege
sprawl: spread out in a straggling or disordered fashion
vermilion: A vivid red to reddish orange. Also called Chinese red, cinnabar
- Their questions about the money put her on the defensive.他们问到钱的问题，使她警觉起来。
- The Government hastily organized defensive measures against the raids.政府急忙布置了防卫措施抵御空袭。
- The next evening old Mr. Sillerton Jackson came to dine with the Archers. 第二天晚上，西勒顿？杰克逊老先生来和阿切尔家人一起吃饭。 来自辞典例句
- Week of Archer: Double growth for Archers and Marksmen. 射手周：弓箭手与弩手（人类）产量加倍。 来自互联网
- A country must have the will to repel any invader.一个国家得有决心击退任何入侵者。
- Particles with similar electric charges repel each other.电荷同性的分子互相排斥。
- 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。
- The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
- The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
- He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
- He knows the terrain of this locality like the back of his hand.他对这一带的地形了如指掌。
- The northern side of the mountain is almost vertical.这座山的北坡几乎是垂直的。
- Vertical air motions are not measured by this system.垂直气流的运动不用这种系统来测量。
- I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
- He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。
- There is a barbarian tribe living in this forest.有一个原始部落居住在这个林区。
- The walled city was attacked by barbarian hordes.那座有城墙的城市遭到野蛮部落的袭击。
- He fortified himself against the cold with a hot drink. 他喝了一杯热饮御寒。
- The enemy drew back into a few fortified points. 敌人收缩到几个据点里。
- The city sprawls out to the west, north and south. 该市向西、北、南方不规则地扩张[延伸]。 来自互联网
- Explanation: Our magnificent Milky Way Galaxy sprawls across this ambitious all-sky panorama. 说明：我们宏伟的银河系蜿蜒穿过这幅高企图心之全天影像。 来自互联网
- She liked to sunbathe in the seclusion of her own garden.她喜欢在自己僻静的花园里晒日光浴。
- I live very much in seclusion these days.这些天我过着几乎与世隔绝的生活。
- With her at the wheel,the company began to prosper.有了她当主管，公司开始兴旺起来。
- It is my earnest wish that this company will continue to prosper.我真诚希望这家公司会继续兴旺发达。
- The monarch's role is purely ceremonial.君主纯粹是个礼仪职位。
- I think myself happier now than the greatest monarch upon earth.我觉得这个时候比世界上什么帝王都快乐。
- The seed has a hard exterior covering.这种子外壳很硬。
- We are painting the exterior wall of the house.我们正在给房子的外墙涂漆。