英语听力：自然百科 消失的西藏王朝古格(5)

This is his land, and these are his people.

这里是他的故乡，这些人是他的同胞。

Tsering has brought John Bellezza here to learn about acient tales and fables¹ from his tribe elders.

合嘉波才让带领约翰·贝勒查到这里聆听部落长辈述说古老传说。

Tsering has become a collector of stories from Guge's past with the help of these elders.

在长辈的帮忙下和嘉波才让收集古格王朝的故事。

Oral legends pass down from generation to generation provide one of the few sources historians like Tsering have to piece together this rise and fall of this lost kingdom.

一代一代的口传传说成为稀少的线索来源让和嘉波才让这样的历史学家得以拼凑出古格王朝的盛衰起败。

The tales are intriguing², the constant struggle for water in an arid³ inhospitable plateau, the encounter with strangers from the outside world.

故事极为有趣荒凉高原上的长期水源争夺外来陌生人的东进以及长期的权力争夺与邻国间的战争。

Tsering and John embarked⁴ on a quest to solve one of Tibet's the greatest mysteries.

和嘉波才让及约翰开始调查企图解开西藏最大的谜团之一。

How did the might kingdom of Guge flourish in the middle of a harsh desert?

古格王朝如何在荒芜的干漠中繁荣壮大？

And what later caused this dramatic collapse⁵ in the 17th century?

什么原因造成古格王朝在十七世纪瓦解？

Of all the stories that shroud⁶ this lost city, there is one that is often told.

在围绕古格王朝的众多故事中其中一则故事最被人津津乐道。

It is an extraordinary legend about a bitter power struggle between two brothers that eventually brought this magnificent 700-year-old kingdom to a bloody⁷ end.

传说一对兄弟间的权力争夺最后让延续七百年的古格王朝在流血中瓦体。

1 fables   

n.寓言( fable的名词复数 )；神话，传说

参考例句：

• Some of Aesop's Fables are satires. 《伊索寓言》中有一些是讽刺作品。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• Little Mexican boys also breathe the American fables. 墨西哥族的小孩子对美国神话也都耳濡目染。 来自辞典例句

2 intriguing   

adj.有趣的；迷人的v.搞阴谋诡计(intrigue的现在分词)；激起…的好奇心

参考例句：

• These discoveries raise intriguing questions. 这些发现带来了非常有趣的问题。
• It all sounds very intriguing. 这些听起来都很有趣。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 arid   

adj.干旱的；(土地)贫瘠的

参考例句：

• These trees will shield off arid winds and protect the fields.这些树能挡住旱风,保护农田。
• There are serious problems of land degradation in some arid zones.在一些干旱地带存在严重的土地退化问题。

4 embarked   

乘船( embark的过去式和过去分词 )； 装载； 从事

参考例句：

• We stood on the pier and watched as they embarked. 我们站在突码头上目送他们登船。
• She embarked on a discourse about the town's origins. 她开始讲本市的起源。

5 collapse   

vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。

6 shroud   

n.裹尸布，寿衣；罩，幕；vt.覆盖，隐藏

参考例句：

• His past was enveloped in a shroud of mystery.他的过去被裹上一层神秘色彩。
• How can I do under shroud of a dark sky?在黑暗的天空的笼罩下，我该怎么做呢？

7 bloody   

adj.非常的的；流血的；残忍的；adv.很；vt.血染

参考例句：

• He got a bloody nose in the fight.他在打斗中被打得鼻子流血。
• He is a bloody fool.他是一个十足的笨蛋。