英语听力：自然百科 消失的西藏王朝古格(23)

John's theory supports one legend that tells a brutal¹ and merciless execution, after having surrendered his kingdom, the king and his ministers were beheaded on the spot, the royal women also met an equally gruesome end, there is a poem that purportedly² tells of the massacre³,

一则述说残忍死刑的传说支持约翰的理论，投降后的国王及大臣当场被斩首，公主嫔妃亦命运悲惨，一首诗述说这场大屠杀。

it describes how the royal women were taken and thrown from the palace ramparts, to the people below these brightly dressed princesses look like spring flowers falling from heaven, the Ladakhis soldiers yelled and shouted to see more and more flowers.

这首诗描述公主嫔妃被人从王宫的碉楼丢下去，这些穿着华服的公主皇妃，看来就像天堂掉下来的鲜花，拉达克人高兴大喊着要看更多的鲜花。

As for the abbot, he met his doom⁴ with the end of Ladakhis sword, treachery was repaid by treachery, as he was double crossed by his supposed allies, but a mystery still remains⁵, why was Tsaparang entirely⁶ abandoned?

国王的胞弟死在拉达克人的利刃之下，背叛换来背叛，他死在他所认定的盟友手中，但谜团仍未解开,为什么札布让整个被荒弃?

From the top of the citadel⁷, you can still see the imprints⁸ left by the ancient aqueduct, following the contours of the hill,

从札布让的碉楼然可以看见被丢下的公主皇妃留下的印记。

even the legend Tsering Gyalpo speaks of has a basis in science, Guge is in the shadow of three of the world's largest mountain ranges, the Himalayas, the Karakorum and the Kunlun.

和嘉波才让所说的传说得到印证，古格王朝位在世界最大三座山脉之中，喜马拉雅山，喀拉昆仑山及昆仑山。

1 brutal   

adj.残忍的，野蛮的，不讲理的

参考例句：

• She has to face the brutal reality.她不得不去面对冷酷的现实。
• They're brutal people behind their civilised veneer.他们表面上温文有礼，骨子里却是野蛮残忍。

2 purportedly   

adv.据称

参考例句：

• This is purportedly the oldest tree in the world. 据称这是世界上最古老的一棵树。 来自互联网
• Mayor Oh Se-Hoon launched the campaign last year, purportedly to improve efficiency. 据悉，首尔市市长吴世勋于去年提出了这项旨在提高工作效率的计划。 来自互联网

3 massacre   

n.残杀，大屠杀；v.残杀，集体屠杀

参考例句：

• There was a terrible massacre of villagers here during the war.在战争中，这里的村民惨遭屠杀。
• If we forget the massacre,the massacre will happen again!忘记了大屠杀，大屠杀就有可能再次发生！

4 doom   

n.厄运，劫数；v.注定，命定

参考例句：

• The report on our economic situation is full of doom and gloom.这份关于我们经济状况的报告充满了令人绝望和沮丧的调子。
• The dictator met his doom after ten years of rule.独裁者统治了十年终于完蛋了。

5 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

6 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。

7 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。

8 imprints   

n.压印( imprint的名词复数 )；痕迹；持久影响

参考例句：

• With each step he took, his boots left muddy imprints on the floor. 她父亲的毡靴一移动，就在地板上压了几个泥圈圈。 来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说
• In Freudian theory, the imprints are memories, albeit unconscious ones. 在佛洛伊德理论中，这些痕迹就是记忆，只不过它们是无意识的。 来自互联网