2006年VOA标准英语-Ancient Hindu Temple Damaged in Indonesian
时间：2019-01-26 作者：英语课 分类：2006年VOA标准英语（六月）
By Chad Bouchard
Yogyakarta, Indonesia
04 June 2006
Pieces of destroyed columns are seen scattered 1 at a damaged Hindu temple in Prambanan, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Parts of the world famous Prambanan temple complex in Central Java crumbled 2 during last week's 6.3 magnitude earthquake. Archaeologists are assessing damage to the UNESCO World Heritage site, but fear the foundations of the ancient stone structures may be severely 3 weakened.
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A groundskeeper crouches 4 next to one of the crumbling 5 shrines 6 at the Prambanan site, cutting the grass with a sickle 7. It is eerily 8 quiet at the 10th century Hindu compound just a week after the earthquake struck - sending hundreds of intricately carved stones to the ground.
This is the largest temple complex in Indonesia dedicated 9 to the Hindu divinity of Shiva. It has eight main structures and more than 250 smaller ones. The compound underwent extensive reconstruction 10 from 1918 to 1953 and now much of that work has been undone 11.
One of many archaeologists studying the site, Aristia Studi, says the first priority will be to stabilize 12 the damaged structures and find out how deeply the foundation may have shifted from the quake.
She says if the largest buildings need reconstruction, it will take lot of time to restore depending on how many people can be deployed 13 to work on the site.
Herdi Bramasudi, with the Yogyakarta Tourism and Archaeological Agency, says the next few years will be painstaking 14 and require a massive effort, as archaeologists may have to rebuild the site from the ground up.
She says seeing the Prambanan complex in such a condition is heartbreaking.
"I feel like I will cry all the time. Because we have - we already love the temple," she said.
President Susilo Bambang Yudhuyono last week called for UNESCO to help Indonesia rebuild the site.
The temple complex brings vital tourism money to central Java. Yogyakarta is second only to Bali among Indonesian tourist attractions, with more than a million visitors a year.
Officials with the country's Archaeological Conservation Agency say damage assessment 15 will take months to complete, during which time the site will be closed to the public.
The site is considered to be one of the most important examples of Hindu architecture, and serves as a reminder of the predominantly Muslim country's Hindu past
- Gathering up his scattered papers,he pushed them into his case.他把散乱的文件收拾起来，塞进文件夹里。
- He crumbled the bread in his fingers. 他用手指把面包捻碎。
- Our hopes crumbled when the business went bankrupt. 商行破产了，我们的希望也破灭了。
- He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。
- He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。
- He crouches before rabbit hutch, shed sad tear for the first time. 他蹲在兔窝前，第一次流下了伤心的眼泪。 来自互联网
- A Malaysian flower mantis, which crouches among flowers awaiting unsuspecting prey. 一只马来西亚花螳螂，蜷缩在鲜花中等待不期而遇的猎物。 来自互联网
- an old house with crumbling plaster and a leaking roof 一所灰泥剥落、屋顶漏水的老房子
- The boat was tied up alongside a crumbling limestone jetty. 这条船停泊在一个摇摇欲坠的石灰岩码头边。
- All three structures dated to the third century and were tentatively identified as shrines. 这3座建筑都建于3 世纪，并且初步鉴定为神庙。
- Their palaces and their shrines are tombs. 它们的宫殿和神殿成了墓穴。
- The gardener was swishing off the tops of weeds with a sickle.园丁正在用镰刀嗖嗖地割掉杂草的顶端。
- There is a picture of the sickle on the flag. 旗帜上有镰刀的图案。
- It was nearly mid-night and eerily dark all around her. 夜深了，到处是一片黑黝黝的怪影。 来自汉英文学 - 散文英译
- The vast volcanic slope was eerily reminiscent of a lunar landscape. 开阔的火山坡让人心生怪异地联想起月球的地貌。 来自辞典例句
- He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
- His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。
- The country faces a huge task of national reconstruction following the war.战后，该国面临着重建家园的艰巨任务。
- In the period of reconstruction,technique decides everything.在重建时期，技术决定一切。
- They are eager to stabilize currencies.他们急于稳定货币。
- His blood pressure tended to stabilize.他的血压趋向稳定。
- Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
- The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。
- She is not very clever but she is painstaking.她并不很聪明，但肯下苦功夫。
- Through years of our painstaking efforts,we have at last achieved what we have today.大家经过多少年的努力，才取得今天的成绩。
- This is a very perceptive assessment of the situation.这是一个对该情况的极富洞察力的评价。
- What is your assessment of the situation?你对时局的看法如何？