英语听力：自然百科 古格：消失的西藏王朝—21
时间：2019-01-22 作者：英语课 分类：自然百科2013年
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As the siege tower rose, it claimed lives of many Guge slaves. Ancient stories tell how the slaves were beaten so mercilessly, through their * to their flesh. But building a 100-meter structure of this kind would have been a near impossible engineering feat 1 for its time. Instead, experts believe the Ladahki siege tower was a psychological rather a physical gambit. How long could King Khri bKra shis Grags pa lde bear to watch the daily torture and suffering of his captured subjects?
As legend has it, the last king, Khri bKra shis Grags pa lde, seeing the great suffering that his people were enduring building this wall without food and as a, died and succumbed 2 to the pressures of construction. He saw the great suffering that his people were undergoing. And he had a great pity, the king of Guge, and he decided 3, it must have been a difficult decision, but he decided, in the end, to surrender.
According to legend, in the final hour of Guge, King Khri bKra shis Grags pa lde and his retinue 4 made their poignant 5 descent from summit to base, even bearing gifts of gold and silver to appease 6 the invaders 7. But the reception they received from the Ladahkis is surrounded in controversy 8. In one fell swoop 9, the 700-year-old kingdom of Guge had been conquered. But what happened after the king surrender is still shrouded 10 in mystery.
n.功绩；武艺，技艺；adj.灵巧的，漂亮的，合适的
- Man's first landing on the moon was a feat of great daring.人类首次登月是一个勇敢的壮举。
- He received a medal for his heroic feat.他因其英雄业绩而获得一枚勋章。
不再抵抗（诱惑、疾病、攻击等）( succumb的过去式和过去分词 )； 屈从； 被压垮； 死
- The town succumbed after a short siege. 该城被围困不久即告失守。
- After an artillery bombardment lasting several days the town finally succumbed. 在持续炮轰数日后，该城终于屈服了。
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
- This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
n.侍从；随员
- The duchess arrived,surrounded by her retinue of servants.公爵夫人在大批随从人马的簇拥下到达了。
- The king's retinue accompanied him on the journey.国王的侍从在旅途上陪伴着他。
adj.令人痛苦的，辛酸的，惨痛的
- His lyrics are as acerbic and poignant as they ever have been.他的歌词一如既往的犀利辛辣。
- It is especially poignant that he died on the day before his wedding.他在婚礼前一天去世了，这尤其令人悲恸。
v.安抚，缓和，平息，满足
- He tried to appease the crying child by giving him candy.他试图给那个啼哭的孩子糖果使他不哭。
- The government tried to appease discontented workers.政府试图安抚不满的工人们。
入侵者，侵略者，侵入物( invader的名词复数 )
- 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。
n.争论，辩论，争吵
- That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
- We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。
n.俯冲，攫取；v.抓取，突然袭击
- The plane made a swoop over the city.那架飞机突然向这座城市猛降下来。
- We decided to swoop down upon the enemy there.我们决定突袭驻在那里的敌人。