【正文】 堡壘 Exercises: I. Answer the questions: 1. How long is the defence works? 2. How high and how wide are the defence walls? 3. How does the stronghold look like? 4. What is the exact position of the stronghold? 5. When was the military structure built? key II. Decide the statements true or false: 1. The distance between the forts is about kilometers. ( ) 2. The name of the works on the upper place of the middle wall is distinct. ( ) 3. Some words on a stele near a door show that the military stronghold was constructed in Ming Dynasty. ( ) 4. People can explain everything about the building. ( ) 5. Guchengzhai means Soft Town Stronghold. ( ) key III. Multiple choices: 1. The towering Jincheng Mountain _______ over 1400 meters above sea level A. in B. on C. by D. at 2. People wonder how the _______ stones were moved to the peak, or how the grand stronghold was built by the _______. A. ancients, huge B. huge, heavy C. ancients, machine D. huge, ancients key 3. The most stones, _______ used for the building, are about 500 kilograms _______. A. heavy, materials B. huge, heavy C. materials, huge D. materials, heavy 4. ________ there are some _______ up to now about the works. A. Mysteries, therefore, B. Thus, so that C. Therefore, hence D. Therefore, mysteries 5. ________, it is ________ by the local people that there are not any such huge stones on Jincheng Mountain at all. A. Introduced, moreover B. Moreover, introduced C. Introduced, besides D. Moreover, furthermore key Translation: 未解之迷 明代古軍寨 考古工作者于 2023年 3月，在重慶市云陽縣發(fā)現(xiàn)一座外形似長(zhǎng)城的明代軍寨。這座“古軍寨”位于云陽縣蔈草鄉(xiāng)縉城山的山峰上，依山而建，綿延起伏達(dá)５公里 , 氣勢(shì)雄偉。 在此古軍寨的首尾和中間部分，各有一處“堡壘”狀的城墻。此城墻堡壘間距約１ .５公里，城墻高約５至７米，寬約１ .２米。在中間一處城墻上方至今仍然可以清晰地看見“固城寨”的字樣。古軍寨共有３個(gè)寨門，其中一個(gè)寨門附近的一塊石碑上的文字表明，軍寨始建于明朝。 縉城山海拔１４００多米，山勢(shì)十分陡峭。但是軍寨很多地方都建筑在懸崖峭壁上，修寨用的石材大多有上千斤重。椐當(dāng)?shù)厝私榻B，縉城山上根本沒有那么大的石頭。因此，古人究竟是怎樣將這些巨石運(yùn)到山頂，并且筑成了如此雄偉的山寨，還是一個(gè)未解之謎。顯然，明代古軍寨是三峽地區(qū)建筑奇跡之一。 Passage 1 Key to Unit 19 I. 1. Fortyfive kilometers away from Zhong County, in Chongqing City, Shibaozhai is on the peak of isolated Yuying Hill rising steeply on the north bank of the Yangtze River. 2. Shibaozhai means Stone Treasure Village and Yuying Hill means Jade Sig Hill. 3. Shibaozhai is regarded as one of the 8 architectural miracles in the world. It is a unique tower with its special structural style and skills in China, among the rare precious high buildings of wooden structures in existence. It is a typical local building, a symbol of folk architectural technology in South China, and a priceless treasure in the world. 4. People can reach the summit by stepping on the winding stairs in the building. 5. Shibaozhai is a red, wooden tower with 12 floors, leaning against the cliff and facing the water. It is 56 meters high, and each floor retracts a little having 3 sides with 4 eaves. It takes its tendency along the hill’s shape. II. III. Passage 2 I. 1. Xintan Ancient Residence Complexes in Zigui County are located on the two banks of the Yangtze River in Xiling Ge. 2. The ancient houses were firstly built over 1600 years ago, and most ones were made in Ming Dynasty or Qing Dynasty. 3. A set of the old house is on three or four different levels at least. 4. Usually, you would pass stone stairs firstly, an archway and a yard, then step on stone stairs again, go through a gateway, move in a hall, get in a courtyard, and walk on stone steps thirdly. 5. Because there are about three or four courtyards, and everywhere are stone steps, winding corridors. II. 1. T 2. F 3. T 4. T 5. T III. 1. A 2. A 3. B 4. B 5. C Passage 3 I. 1. The defence works is 5 kilometers long. 2. The walls are 57 meters high and meters wide. 3. Its appearance is similar to the Great Wall. 4. The stronghold was discovered along the peaks of Jincheng Mountain in Licao Village, in Yunyang County, Chongqing City. 5. The military structure was built in Ming Dynasty. II. III. 5. B 秭歸新民居 新灘滑坡遺址 新 灘 民 居 舊屈原祠 漢 闕 大足石刻 白 帝 廟 巴東秋風(fēng)亭 張 飛 廟 土家吊腳樓 古 棧 道 豐 都 鬼 城 古黃陵廟 鎮(zhèn) 江 閣 至 喜 亭 宜昌西陵長(zhǎng)江大橋 宜昌夷陵長(zhǎng)江大橋 宜昌長(zhǎng)江公路大橋 大 昌 古 鎮(zhèn) 古 兵 寨 玉泉寺鐵塔 宜昌濱江公園一角 濱江公園之世界和平公園一角 back 演講完畢，謝謝觀看！