The Great Wall of China

The Great Wall of China, written by Curtis Thomas. Focus question. What makes the Great Wall of China so impressive?

《中国的长城》，作者：柯蒂斯·托马斯。 焦点问题 是什么让中国的长城如此令人惊叹？

The Longest Wall The longest wall in the world twists and turns across the continent of Asia. The Great Wall of China is one of the most amazing landmarks on our planet. It's also the biggest reason people visit China.

最长的墙 世界上最长的这道墙蜿蜒盘旋，横跨亚洲大陆。 中国的长城是我们星球上最令人惊叹的地标之一。 它也是人们前往中国旅游的最主要原因。

A Dragon Sleeps People built the walls that make up the Great Wall along China's northern border. They wanted to keep out enemies and protect China. Many people in China think of land as a living thing. They say the Great Wall is like a sleeping dragon. The wall is curved instead of straight to flow in harmony with the land.

沉睡的巨龙 人们沿着中国的北方边境修建了组成长城的一道道城墙。 他们想要阻挡敌人，保护中国。 很多中国人认为土地是有生命的。 他们说长城就像一条沉睡的巨龙。 长城没有修成笔直的，而是蜿蜒曲折，与大地的走势和谐相融。

The tail of the dragon is in a desert. The head is next to a sea. The dragon's body passes through many different types of land, including deserts, mountains, farmland, and beaches. Some parts are near Beijing, China's capital.

巨龙的尾巴坐落在沙漠里。 它的头紧邻着大海。 巨龙的身体穿过许多不同类型的地貌， 包括沙漠、山脉、农田和海滩。 有些段落靠近中国的首都北京。

The Walls Many different walls make up the Great Wall. Some sections have broken and been fixed. Other sections have fallen apart.

一道道城墙 长城是由许多道不同的城墙组成的。 有些段落损坏后已经得到了修缮。 还有一些段落已经坍塌损毁了。

In China, the wall's name means the long wall of 10 ,000 li. A li is about one -half of a kilometer or one -third of a mile. People used to think the wall was 10 ,000 li long, which is about 5 ,000 kilometers, 3 ,100 miles. Not long ago, scientists used new tools to measure the wall. They found out that the wall is more than four times that long when all the sections are added together.

在中国，长城的名字意思是“万里长城”。 1里约等于半公里，也就是三分之一英里。 过去人们以为长城有1万里长，约等于5000公里，即3100英里。 不久前，科学家使用新工具测量长城。 他们发现，当所有段落都加在一起时，长城的长度是这个数值的四倍还多。