Petra: The Rose City

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翻译：抱朴子

在约旦哈希姆王国境内，有一座曾在世人视野里消失了千年的传奇之城，这里是传说中阿里巴巴发现的藏宝之地，与中国长城、印度泰姬陵同属“世界新七大奇观”，是《美国国家地理》推荐的一生必去的50个地方之一。它就是著名的玫瑰古城——佩特拉。佩特拉究竟有多神秘？现在就请同学们随小编一起穿越千年去一探究竟吧。Petra is the most popular place in1)Jordan for tourists and also one of the world’s most famous historical2)archeological sites. It is an ancient city located between the Dead Sea and the Red Sea.The city was built and ruled by an ancient3)Arabian4)tribe. It was their capital city. Petra is half-built and half-5)carved into the rock. It is

called “Rose City” for the rose-redcolored rock.

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People knew nothing about Petra until a6)Swiss7)explorer introduced it in 1812, so it is called the “Lost City”.

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Cool Facts about Petra:

①Petra was an importa

the silk trade.nt8)junction for②Petra was used as one

in the movie Indiana Jones and of the9)settings

③Only 15% of the Last Crusade.by archeologPetra has been explored

④ists. The rest is yet to be dis

The city of Petra is notcovered.its wonderful building only famous for10)conduit system.s but also for its water

⑤Petra became one of t

of the World in 2007he New Wonders.

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名师考点小结

not only...but (also)...意为“不但……而且……”，连接两个简单句时，not only可以放在句首，表示强调，这时句子要用部分倒装，而but（also）后的句子用正常语序。例如：

Not only did he say so, but also he did so. 他不仅这样说了，也这样做了。

Not only did the dog bark at him, but (it) bit him. 这条狗不但对着他叫，还咬了他。

拓展：not only...but also...是并列连词，可以连接两个相同的句子成分或并列分句。

连接主语时，句子谓语动词应与but also后的主语的人称和数保持一致。例如：

Not only you but also Jack has been to Hangzhou.（连接主语）不仅你，杰克也去过杭州。

I know not only him but also his parents.（连接宾语）我不但认识他，还认识他的父母。

Tom can not only sing but also dance.（连接谓语动词）汤姆不仅会唱歌，而且会跳舞。

1) Jordan ['dʒɔːdn] n. 约旦（是约旦哈希姆王国的简称，位于亚洲西部，阿拉伯半岛的西北面）

2) archeological [ɑːkɪɒ'lədʒɪkəl] n. 考古学的

（archeologist n. 考古学家）

3) Arabian [ə'reɪbjən] adj. 阿拉伯的，阿拉伯人的

4) tribe [traɪb] n. 部落

5) carve [kɑːv] v. 雕刻

6) Swiss [swɪs] n. 瑞士

7) explorer [ɪks'plɔːrə] n. 探险家

8) junction ['dʒʌŋkʃən] n. 节点

9) setting ['setɪŋ] n.（书、电影等中情节发生的）地点

10) conduit ['kɒndɪt] n. 水道，沟渠

参考译文

1. 佩特拉是约旦最受欢迎的旅游景点，也是世界上最有名的考古遗址之一。佩特拉是一座位于死海和红海之间的古城，是古代一个阿拉伯部落的首都，由其建造并管辖。古城一半是人工建造，一半是岩石雕凿。由于其岩石颜色为玫瑰红，故名“玫瑰古城”。

2. 古城一直无人知晓，直至1812年一位瑞士探险家向世人揭开它的神秘面纱，因此古城又被称作“失落的古城”。

3. 不可不知的冷知识：

①佩特拉是丝路贸易的一个重要节点；

②佩特拉是电影《夺宝奇兵3》的外景地之一；

③佩特拉仅有15%的部分被考古学家探究过。余下的部分还有待探索；④佩特拉古城不仅因其瑰丽的建筑而闻名，其水道系统也同样令世人瞩目；⑤佩特拉于2007年入选“新世界奇迹”。

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世界闻名的“失落的古城”，除佩特拉外，还包括：

埃及的孟斐斯（Memphis, Egypt）

孟加拉的巴盖尔哈德（Bagerhat, Bangladesh）

柬埔寨的吴哥（Angkor, Cambodia）

墨西哥的帕伦克（Palenque, Mexico）

叙利亚的巴尔米拉（Palmyra, Syria）

美国科罗拉多州的梅萨维德国家公园（Mesa Verde, Colorado USA）

【延伸阅读】

人类历史发展至今，已出现过数个繁盛的文明。然而，在时间的长河中，一些盛极一时的古城池，却因各种原因逐渐被废弃，有些甚至消失，仅为后人留下一段段神秘的传说。在这些“失落的古城（Lost City）”中，意大利的庞贝（Pompeii）古城最为世人所熟知，它究竟是怎么消失的呢？我们一起继续探究吧。

Pompeii

Pompeii was aRoman[罗马]city. Now it is aUNESCO[联合国教科文组织]World Heritage Site[世界遗产地].

On 24 August, in the year 79AD[公元], avolcano[火山]called Mount Vesuviuserupted[爆发]anddestroyed[摧毁]the city and its people, killing 2,000 of them.

Pompeii is now considered one of the world’s most important historical sites because of the way the volcanicash[灰]preserved[保存]the city and its people. This giveshistorians[历史学家]and archaeologists avivid[生动的]picture of life in theRomanEmpire[罗马帝国]around 2,000 years ago.

Archaeologists have foundgraffiti[墙上的涂鸦], which was written by the people who lived in the town. People often wrote on walls, and archaeologists have been able to read some of what they wrote. Pompeii is an interesting place for tourists fromaround the worldand is visited by 2.5 million people every year.

名师考点小结

around the world意为“全世界”，同义短语为：all over the world和throughout the world，常用于句中或句末作状语。例如：

I want to travel around the world. 我想周游世界。

Television stations around the world are linked by satellites. 全世界的电视台通过卫星连接。

Chinese food is popular around the world including the western countries. 中餐在全世界都受欢迎，包括西方国家。