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1、经典英语美文欣赏50篇 关于优美风景的英语美文欣赏美文是一种提倡写真性情成大境界的散文体裁, 美文 写作中的审美和品味是为了培养学生根据散文的文学特质,真切自如地表达自己思想情感的教学策略。WTT精心搜集了关于优美风景的英语美文，供大家欣赏学习!关于优美风景的英语美文：The karez system坎儿井the karez system, an irrigation system connected by underground channels, is considered as one of the three great ancient projects in china,坎儿井系统,

2、一个通过地下通道连接而成的灌溉系统,被认为中国古代三大工程之一,the other two being the great wall and the grand canal.另外两个是长城和大运河。There are nearly one thousand karez totaling five thousand kilometers in length in turpan.在吐鲁番有近一千个坎儿井总计五千公里长。The structure of the karez basically consists of wells, underground channels, ground canal

3、and small reservoirs.坎儿井的构造根本上由竖井、地下渠道、地面渠道和小型蓄水池四局部组成。In spring and summer, a great amount of melting snow and rainfall flow down from the bogda and karcawuquntag mountains north and west of the turpan depression into the valleys and then seep into the gobi desert,taking advantage of the mountain s

4、lopes,在春季和夏季,吐鲁番盆地北部的博格达山和西部的喀拉乌成山上的大量积雪和雨水流下山谷，潜入戈壁滩下。the working people ingeniously created the karez to draw the underground water to irrigate the farmland,人们利用山的坡度，巧妙地创造了坎儿井，引地下潜流灌溉农田。the water in the karez will not evaporate in large quantities even under the scorching heat and fierce wind,坎儿井不

5、因炎热、狂风而使水分大量蒸发，hence ensuring a stable water flow and gravity irrigation.因此流量稳定，保证了自流灌溉。As far back as the han dynasty,the karez was recorded in shi ji(the historical records) and then called “well canal”.早在汉代,坎儿井被史记(史书)记录,随后被称为“井渠”。Most of the e_isting karez in the turpan area were built during the

6、 qing dynasty and in after years,吐鲁番地区现有的坎儿井大多数建于清朝及以后。nowadays large stretches of fertile oasis land are still irrigated by karezes.如今大片大片的肥沃的土地仍由坎儿井灌溉。The karez in the wu_ing township are open to visitors新城西门村五星乡的坎儿井对游客开放关于优美风景的英语美文：Mausoleums of the Western _ia Kingdom西夏王陵Yuanhao assumed the impe

7、rial title, it was known as the _ia Kingdom.元昊有皇帝的头衔,被称为夏国王。In 1227, Western _ia was conquered by Yuan emperor Tai Zu (Genghis Khan).1227年,西夏被元皇帝元世祖(成吉思汗)征服。The Western _ia had ten ruling emperors over a 190 year period.在190年中西夏有十位执政皇帝。The sites of the imperial mausoleums were chosen nearby at the e

8、ast foot of the Helan Mountains, 25 kilometers west of Yinchuan City.帝王陵墓的地点选择在贺兰山山脚东部的附近,在银川以西25公里处。On the southeast corner at the foot of the Helan Mountains are two large mausoleums,贺兰山山脚下的东南角是两个大型陵墓,probably Jialing and Yuling mausoleums of Li Jiqian and li Demin,who were posthumously designated

9、 Emperor Tai Zu and Emperor Tai Zong.可能是太祖李继迁和太宗李德明的嘉陵和裕陵。The architectural arrangement of the mausoleum area makes these two mausoleums most prominent, followed by others built later.陵墓的建筑布置使得这两个陵墓最突出,跟着是别人随后建造的。Like other imperial tombs, Western _ia mausoleums were posed of two architectural units

10、, the mausoleum gardens above ground and underground palaces.和其他帝王墓一样,西夏陵墓由地上陵墓花园和地宫两个建筑单元组成。All the mausoleum gardens faced south, and their architectural forms above ground have some unique characteristics,陵墓花园都朝南,其地面上的建筑都有一些独特的特点,though they are quite similar to mausoleums of the Tang and Norther

11、n Song dynasties in Gong_ian County.尽管他们非常类似于唐,北宋王朝珙县的陵墓。关于优美风景的英语美文：The Ruins of Jiaohe交河故城The Ruins of Jiaohe Lying in Yarnaz Gully 13 kilometers were of Turpan, the ruins used to bethe capital of Yarkhoto,one of 36 kingdoms of West Territory.交河故城位于以西约13公里的亚尔乡,故城曾经是亚尔乡首都，西西域三十六城郭诸国之一。The ancient c

12、ity was first established during the Han Dynasty as a garrison town on a 30-meter-high loess plateau bounded by two rivers- thus the name Jiaohewhich means“confluence of two rivers”.古城最初在汉代建在两条河交汇处30米高的黄土台上，因此,交河的名称,意思是两条河流“交融”。Present ruin of the city,built during the Tang Dynasty,is 1,650 meters l

13、ong and 300 meterswide.如今的故城,建于唐代,长1650米,宽300米。Debris and dilapidated walls and bare foundations are what remain of the place,残缺和破旧的墙壁及裸露的地基仍在，but the ine_orable pace of history is nevertheless keenly felt from the city layout andvestiges of yamens, monasteries, pagodas and back alleys.但仍能从城市的布局、衙门痕

14、迹、寺庙、宝塔和后巷能敏锐地感觉到历史的步伐是不可阻挡的。关于优美风景的英语美文：Mount _umi Grottoes须弥山石窟Mount _umi Grottoes are located on the eastern slope of the mountain about 60 kilometresnorthwest of Guyuan County.Ning_ia Hui Autonomous Region.须弥山石窟位于宁夏回族自治区固原县西北约60公里的山峰的东部斜坡上。The ideal geographical position of the mountain has a cl

15、ose bearing on the building of thegrottoes.山的理想地理位置关系到石窟的建筑。The area used to be a key passage on the ancient Silk Road between the East and the Westand also a thoroughfare for e_changes between the Han and other ethnic groups of China.该地区曾是东方和西方之间古丝绸之路一个关键通道，也是中国汉族和其他民族的一个交流大道。Therefore,it was the s

16、cene of many battles.因此,它是许多战斗的战场。In the Sui (581-618) and Tang (618-907) dynasties, people built temples on the mountain intoken of their appeal for peace and stability and against war and murder as well as their faithin Buddhism.隋(581 - 618)和唐(618 - 907)时期,人们在山上建造庙宇，做为呼吁和平与稳定,反对战争和谋杀以及他们对的信仰的标志。Th

17、e most celebrated place of interest in the mountain is the Giant Sitting-Buddha Maitreya inGrotto No 2.最著名的名胜古迹是山上2号洞的弥勒大座佛。The Maitreya measures 26 metres in height,with its ears the length of two adults put together.弥勒佛有26米高,耳朵的长度两个成年人的总和。The Maitreya has a benign look.It is considered a represent

18、ative masterpiece of the grotto inthe mountain.弥勒菩萨有一个和蔼的面容。它被认为是代表山中洞穴的杰作。Grotto No 5 is the biggest of its kind in the mountain.Made of a mound hollowed out，it is calledthe “ Haloes of _umi”.5号石窟山中同类最大。由掏空的土地做成,它被称为“须弥之光环”。The grotto consists of seven Well-preserved Buddhist statues,each si_ metre

19、s tall,arid sevenBodhisattva statue.石窟由七个保存完好的雕像组成,每一个有六米高,七菩萨雕像。These sculptures look mysterious and fascinating under a few rays of light that enter thegrotto through a hold in the mound.几缕阳光进入洞穴时这些雕塑看起来神秘而迷人。Subjected to devastation by earthquakes and windstorms in its 1,400-year history,half of thegrotto was caved-in,but it has recently been restored.在其1400年历史中受到地震,暴风的破坏,一半洞穴都塌方了,但是最近被修复了。“关于优美风景的英语美文”END第 9 页 共 9 页