英语听力：自然百科 消失的西藏王朝古格(20)

Tsering recons these caves could have stored food and supplies to last a year.

和嘉波才让认为这些洞窟用来储存食物及用品足够支撑一年。

So in theory, Guge could have held out for a while.

因此理论上古格王朝应可撑住一段时间。

Apparently¹, these secret passages also allowed the besieged² people of Guge access to water.

显然这些秘密通道亦让受困的古格人民得以取水。

Some passages led to an exit near the Sutlej River.

某些通道通往象泉河附近。

With food and water available, Tsaparang held out for close to a month before the Ladahkis stepped out the offensive.

有了食物及水札布让撑了将近一个月，之后拉达克人加快攻势。

By now, the invaders³ had taken over the unprotected lower sections of the citadel⁴ and have gained a crucial bargaining chip in the process: thousands of Guge prisoners.

拉达克此时占领札布让的底部掳获数以千计的古格人民。

Halfway⁵ up the citadel stands a very peculiar⁶ stone partition, unlike anything else found in Tsaparang.

拉达克利用这些战俘札布让中间耸立着一道非常奇怪的石墙。

The wall is very interesting.

这道墙的构造相当有趣。

It's built of stone whereby most of the other buildings were built primarily of rammed⁷ earth or mud brick.

它是以石头建造的，在当时其它建筑大多以泥土或者是泥砖兴建而成。

It doesn't have any obvious habitational function.

它并不具有任何特别的展示作用。

It doesn't have any obvious defensive⁸ function.

也没有任何明显的防御功能。

So why's that wall there?

那为什么会出现那道墙呢？

If storming the citadel through the tunnels was impossible, then the only other option would be to build a siege tower.

如果不可能从暗道攻下札布让，那么唯一的办法就是使用战俘兴建一座围攻高塔。

And by the most ruthless means, on the backs of captured Guge prisoners.

因此他们开始使用战俘。

The royal precinct was virtually unassailable.

要攻下王宫几乎不可能。

The Ladahki army reached the shelf beneath the sheer summit.

拉达克人到达陡峭山顶下的一块岩石。

They were stuck here for sometime around one month, so they began to build a siege tower with pressed Guge labor⁹.

他们在这里受阻将近一个月，因此他们开始使用战俘兴建一座围攻高塔。

They had to bring stones from a black mountain on the far side of the Sutlej River.

他们必须从象泉河远处的一座山搬运石块。

1 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

2 besieged   

包围，围困，围攻( besiege的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Paris was besieged for four months and forced to surrender. 巴黎被围困了四个月后被迫投降。
• The community besieged the newspaper with letters about its recent editorial. 公众纷纷来信对报社新近发表的社论提出诘问，弄得报社应接不暇。

3 invaders   

入侵者，侵略者，侵入物( invader的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• They prepared to repel the invaders. 他们准备赶走侵略军。
• The family has traced its ancestry to the Norman invaders. 这个家族将自己的世系追溯到诺曼征服者。

4 citadel   

n.城堡；堡垒；避难所

参考例句：

• The citadel was solid.城堡是坚固的。
• This citadel is built on high ground for protecting the city.这座城堡建于高处是为保护城市。

5 halfway   

adj.中途的，不彻底的，部分的；adv.半路地，在中途，在半途

参考例句：

• We had got only halfway when it began to get dark.走到半路，天就黑了。
• In study the worst danger is give up halfway.在学习上，最忌讳的是有始无终。

6 peculiar   

adj.古怪的，异常的；特殊的，特有的

参考例句：

• He walks in a peculiar fashion.他走路的样子很奇特。
• He looked at me with a very peculiar expression.他用一种很奇怪的表情看着我。

7 rammed   

v.夯实（土等）( ram的过去式和过去分词 )；猛撞；猛压；反复灌输

参考例句：

• Two passengers were injured when their taxi was rammed from behind by a bus. 公共汽车从后面撞来，出租车上的两位乘客受了伤。
• I rammed down the earth around the newly-planted tree. 我将新栽的树周围的土捣硬。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 defensive   

adj.防御的；防卫的；防守的

参考例句：

• Their questions about the money put her on the defensive.他们问到钱的问题，使她警觉起来。
• The Government hastily organized defensive measures against the raids.政府急忙布置了防卫措施抵御空袭。

9 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。