英语听力：自然百科 消失的西藏王朝古格(14)

Today Buddhism¹ is still an integral part of everyday life in Tibet.

今日佛教仍是西藏生活不可缺少的一部分。

It is an ancestral gift that permeates² all levels of society.

佛教是祖先的赠礼，渗透各社会阶层。

Tibetan still flock to Guge, even today, not so much for the temples, as for the wondrous³ peak, towering of Tsaparang, the secret Mount Kailash.

影响整个西藏人生活，即使是今日，西藏人还是涌入古格王朝，朝拜札布让上的冈仁波齐峰。

These pilgrims are a remind of the thousand who have come to Guge before them.

这些朝圣者令人回想之前来到古格王朝的数以千计转山者。

They are a living proof of a deep reason for this most unique journey in life.

他们是这趟最独特生命旅程的活生生印证。

Pilgrims like the ones Tsering has come across here are on a track around the perimeter⁴ of a secret site in a ritual known as Kora.

这些朝圣者会来到这里寻找这个被称为科拉琴的秘密仪式。

Some pilgrims would even go to profound length to demonstrate their faith through prostration⁵.

有些朝圣者甚至会到达很深的地方以叩拜方式展现他们的虔诚。

A devotee may take years to travel hundreds of miles in this manner.

虔诚的信徒可能以这种方式耗时数年行遍几百哩远。

1 Buddhism   

n.佛教（教义）

参考例句：

• Buddhism was introduced into China about 67 AD.佛教是在公元67年左右传入中国的。
• Many people willingly converted to Buddhism.很多人情愿皈依佛教。

2 permeates   

弥漫( permeate的第三人称单数 )； 遍布； 渗入； 渗透

参考例句：

• Studies show that water vapor quickly permeates plastic packaging material. 研究证明水蒸汽能迅速渗入塑料封装材料。
• Democracy permeates the whole country. 民主主义（的思想）普及全国。

3 wondrous   

adj.令人惊奇的，奇妙的；adv.惊人地；异乎寻常地；令人惊叹地

参考例句：

• The internal structure of the Department is wondrous to behold.看一下国务院的内部结构是很有意思的。
• We were driven across this wondrous vast land of lakes and forests.我们乘车穿越这片有着湖泊及森林的广袤而神奇的土地。

4 perimeter   

n.周边，周长，周界

参考例句：

• The river marks the eastern perimeter of our land.这条河标示我们的土地东面的边界。
• Drinks in hands,they wandered around the perimeter of the ball field.他们手里拿着饮料在球场周围漫不经心地遛跶。

5 prostration   

n. 平伏, 跪倒, 疲劳

参考例句：

• a state of prostration brought on by the heat 暑热导致的虚脱状态
• A long period of worrying led to her nervous prostration. 长期的焦虑导致她的神经衰弱。