嘉峪关长城英文介绍

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Jiayuguan Pass is the first pass at the west end ofthe Great Wall of China and was built during theMing Dynasty.
' `* N0 x8 {" d- T3 T( G6 d　　嘉峪关是长城西端的终点第一关，建在明朝。
% W3 `4 j- H4 l+ U. R2 X- `　　It is located 6 kilometers southwest of Jiayuguan Citywhich is in Gansu Province.
6 @* R3 j0 o3 a  E0 J　　它位于甘肃省嘉峪关市西南6公里处。
/ y  v6 ?2 h# v. t  K. o, p　　It is located at the foot of Jiayuguan Hill, betweentwo hills of which the Pass lies, so earned the name“The First and Greatest Pass under the Heaven”.
　　它位于嘉峪关山的山脚下的,处在两山之间,所以赢得了“天下第一雄关”的美誉。
( {- v% N6 N6 ?  N' k' N　　This is different from “The First Pass under the Heaven”，which is located at the east end of theGreat Wall near Qinhuangdao City in Hebei Province.
  s0 o& P( R5 B. \. `2 P　　这不同于河北省秦皇岛市长城东端的“天下第一关”。
# a1 C# u1 y6 X　　The Pass is located at the narrowest point of the western section of the Hexi Corridor,andJiayuguan often has the meaning of “Nice Valley”.
　　嘉峪关位于河西走廊西部最窄的地方,嘉峪关经常有“美好的山谷”的意思。
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# W2 |, k" m; |( [+ E$ P　　It was also a must point of the ancient Silk Road.
% Q. d- e, _- t- P　　它也是古丝绸之路必过之处。
0 ?9 S% ?7 I' P0 C　　The pass is trapezoid-shaped with a perimeter of 733 meters and with an area of more than 33 500 square meters.
　　嘉峪关是不规则四边形的周长733米,面积超过多33500平方米。
: ^% F- k3 O5 T　　The total length of the city wall is 733 meters and the height is 11 meters.
# t- D" n7 r6 H% C　　城墙的总长度是733米,高度为11米。
5 C9 l$ @- q  N9 J+ I　　There are two gates-with one located on each of the east and west sides of the pass.
& f# v* R4 s  a0 H. Y" U　　有两个门分别位于嘉峪关的东部和西部。每个门上有一个建筑。
; e& v, d# m! D0 O( }% s0 u3 ~6 b　　On each gate there is a building. On the building at the west gate, the Chinese inscription of“Jiayuguan Pass” is written on a tablet.
0 u9 {& X: S& R+ B% |4 g, J; a　　在西门大楼上,中国字“嘉峪关”题写在一个碑上。嘉峪关南北两侧与长城连接。
　　The south and north sides of the pass are connected to the Great Wall.
　　每个角落都有一个炮塔。
　　There is a turret on each corner of the pass. On the north side inside the two gates, there arewide roads leading to the top of the pass.
8 ?7 D5 K+ g/ ^8 I1 p- r　　北面两个门,里面有宽阔的马路能通向嘉峪关顶部。
　　Jiayuguan itself consists of three defense lines—an inner city, an outer city and a moat.
$ V9 B5 ^' D3 [+ n! H( y* u: b　　嘉峪关本身包含三条防守线：一个内城,一个城市和一个护城河。
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