VOA标准英语2009年-Indian Ghost Town of Bhangarh is on the Co
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By Steve Herman
Bangargh, India
09 October 2009
India, with its rich and long history, is full of mysteries. Perhaps none is as puzzling as what happened hundreds of years ago at a royal city in Rajasthan, now under excavation 1.
Where is everyone?
Bhangarh inhabited since prehistoric 2 times
Whatever happened here in the Aravalli hills, a line of peaks stretching more than 500 kilometers through Rajasthan, fascinates and frustrates 3 historians and archaeologists.
Few facts are certain many generations later.
Experts believe that Bhangarh, apparently 4 inhabited since prehistoric times, was built into a robust 5 royal city in the 16th or 17th century.
Where cows graze and tourists ponder ruins, a prosperous Mughal Empire medieval city of 10,000 residents once stood.
There were grand palaces, busy bazaars 6, well-tended gardens, revered 7 temples and refreshing 8 bathing pools.
And then, inexplicably 9, it was deserted 10 suddenly, with perhaps only the local monkeys remaining behind.
Historians and residents speculate
Only the local monkeys remain
Some historians speculate the city's occupants fled or were slain 11 in a military battle. Others mention the possibility of a plague or famine.
The area's residents have their colorful theories - all centering around the story of the virtuous 12, beautiful Bhangarh Queen and a lecherous 13 wizard who desired her. His attempts to seduce 14 her with a magic potion failed. Some say it was he who then cursed the royal city.
Another version, shared here by a local man, attributes Bhangarh's downfall to the object of the sorcerer's desires, the queen, who was also skilled in tantric magic.
One man explains, "Old timers say it was the queen who applied 15 the curse and that the morning after she left, the city would be destroyed and everyone would vanish."
While the nearby villagers tell varying versions of the tale, passed down from generation to generation, one aspect is consistent: Bhangarh, they say, is a ghost town, haunted by spirits of the dead.
Another man says, "It is said that at night ghosts come out. It's a scary place."
Yet another man comments, "It is haunted and deserted - all because of the black magic."
There are the occasional visitors who would dare share this space after dusk when the bats take over to try to either prove or debunk 16 this ghost story, but such attempts are forbidden.
The Archaeological Survey of India, which controls the site, expressly forbids visitors between sunset and sunrise.
That prohibition 17 has only made the ghost town more enticing 18 to visitors from India and abroad - but only during the daytime.
- The bad weather has hung up the work of excavation.天气不好耽误了挖掘工作。
- The excavation exposed some ancient ruins.这次挖掘暴露出一些古遗迹。
- They have found prehistoric remains.他们发现了史前遗迹。
- It was rather like an exhibition of prehistoric electronic equipment.这儿倒像是在展览古老的电子设备。
- What frustrates him is that there's too little money to spend on the project. 使他懊恼的是，可用于这个项目的资金太少。
- His trouble is that he frustrates much easily. 他的毛病是很容易泄气。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
- He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。
- She is too tall and robust.她个子太高，身体太壮。
- China wants to keep growth robust to reduce poverty and avoid job losses,AP commented.美联社评论道，中国希望保持经济强势增长，以减少贫困和失业状况。
- When the sky chooses, glory can rain into the Chandrapore bazaars. 如果天公有意，昌德拉卜的集市也会大放光彩。
- He visited the shops and bazaars. 他视察起各色铺子和市场来。
- A number of institutions revered and respected in earlier times have become Aunt Sally for the present generation. 一些早年受到尊崇的惯例，现在已经成了这代人嘲弄的对象了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The Chinese revered corn as a gift from heaven. 中国人将谷物奉为上天的恩赐。 来自辞典例句
- I find it'so refreshing to work with young people in this department.我发现和这一部门的青年一起工作令人精神振奋。
- The water was cold and wonderfully refreshing.水很涼，特别解乏提神。
- Inexplicably, Mary said she loved John. 真是不可思议，玛丽说她爱约翰。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Inexplicably, she never turned up. 令人不解的是，她从未露面。 来自辞典例句
- The deserted village was filled with a deathly silence.这个荒废的村庄死一般的寂静。
- The enemy chieftain was opposed and deserted by his followers.敌人头目众叛亲离。
- The soldiers slain in the battle were burried that night. 在那天夜晚埋葬了在战斗中牺牲了的战士。
- His boy was dead, slain by the hand of the false Amulius. 他的儿子被奸诈的阿缪利乌斯杀死了。
- She was such a virtuous woman that everybody respected her.她是个有道德的女性，人人都尊敬她。
- My uncle is always proud of having a virtuous wife.叔叔一直为娶到一位贤德的妻子而骄傲。
- Her husband was described in court as a lecherous scoundrel.她的丈夫在法庭上被描绘成一个好色的无赖。
- Men enjoy all the beautiful bones,but do not mistake him lecherous.男人骨子里全都喜欢美女，但千万别误以为他好色。
- She has set out to seduce Stephen.她已经开始勾引斯蒂芬了。
- Clever advertising would seduce more people into smoking.巧妙策划的广告会引诱更多的人吸烟。
- She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
- This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。
- let's debunk some of the most common falsehoods.让我们来揭穿一些最常见的谬误吧。
- Sequences of maps can also debunk misconceptions.一系列的地图，也有助于厘清错误概念。
- The prohibition against drunken driving will save many lives.禁止酒后开车将会减少许多死亡事故。
- They voted in favour of the prohibition of smoking in public areas.他们投票赞成禁止在公共场所吸烟。