CCTV9英语新闻：蛟河:通向过去的窗口

 Speaking of political and cultural significance, the Silk Road has been in the spotlight 1 since its application to UNESCO last year to become a world cultural heritage. Some of the ancient sites involved in the application include the Jiaohe Ancient City Ruin, located in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous 2 Region. It is one of the best preserved city ruins along the old Silk Road

 

Jiaohe Ancient City Ruin, located in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. It is one of the

best preserved city ruins along the old Silk Road.

 

13 kilometers west of the city of Turpan, Jiaohe got its name from the convergence of two rivers. It used to be the capital of an ancient kingdom, as well a military headquarters for the Tang dynasty.

Dating back more than 2,000 years, the city’s former layout can still be seen, including its central avenue, residential 3 areas and commercial and administrative 4 zones.

Dry weather and scarce rainfall have contributed to the preservation 5 of the ruins. Its residents dug out underground houses, and used the excavated 6 earth to build structures above ground. The layout here is unique, and testifies to the wisdom of the ancient people.

“By building houses in this way they saved water and mud. And these underground houses are also warm in winter, cool in summer.” Tang Shihua, deputy researcher of Research Institute of Turpan Culture, said.

More than 300 wells here provide clues about how our ancestors used water.

“Water was very precious to people living in such a dry area. They built a well first and then carved out their houses around it. The wells can regulate temperature and humidity inside houses, and the proximity 7 made it easy to fetch water. Also, by digging holes in the wells, it helped keep food in the storage room fresh.” Tang said.

Turpan Museum houses documents and scripts dating back a thousand years. Documents in more than ten languages testify to the merging 8 of cultures in the region. Some written materials have survived because they were re-used in interesting ways, evidence that the people here were also good at recycling.

 

Jiaohe Ancient City Ruin, located in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. It is one of the

best preserved city ruins along the old Silk Road.

Jiaohe Ancient City Ruin, located in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. It is one of the

best preserved city ruins along the old Silk Road.

 

Jiaohe Ancient City Ruin, located in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. It is one of the

best preserved city ruins along the old Silk Road.

Jiaohe Ancient City Ruin, located in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. It is one of the

best preserved city ruins along the old Silk Road.

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1
spotlight

  
 


n.公众注意的中心，聚光灯，探照灯，视听，注意，醒目


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This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。












2
autonomous

  
 


adj.自治的；独立的


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They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。
This is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the autonomous region.这件事是属于自治区权限以内的事务。












3
residential

  
 


adj.提供住宿的；居住的；住宅的


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The mayor inspected the residential section of the city.市长视察了该市的住宅区。
The residential blocks were integrated with the rest of the college.住宿区与学院其他部分结合在了一起。












4
administrative

  
 


adj.行政的，管理的


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The administrative burden must be lifted from local government.必须解除地方政府的行政负担。
He regarded all these administrative details as beneath his notice.他认为行政管理上的这些琐事都不值一顾。












5
preservation

  
 


n.保护，维护，保存，保留，保持


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The police are responsible for the preservation of law and order.警察负责维持法律与秩序。
The picture is in an excellent state of preservation.这幅画保存得极为完好。












6
excavated

  
 


v.挖掘( excavate的过去式和过去分词 )；开凿；挖出；发掘


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The site has been excavated by archaeologists. 这个遗址已被考古学家发掘出来。
The archaeologists excavated an ancient fortress. 考古学家们发掘出一个古堡。 来自《简明英汉词典》












7
proximity

  
 


n.接近，邻近


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Marriages in proximity of blood are forbidden by the law.法律规定禁止近亲结婚。
Their house is in close proximity to ours.他们的房子很接近我们的。












8
merging

  
 


合并（分类）


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Many companies continued to grow by merging with or buying competing firms. 许多公司通过合并或收买竞争对手的公司而不断扩大。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
To sequence by repeated splitting and merging. 用反复分开和合并的方法进行的排序。