video transcripts-Forbidden city

It was the center of an empire shrouded in mystery.
覆盖在神秘的面纱下
The Forbidden City blankets over 7 million square feet of central Beijing. 覆盖
It is reputed to have 9999.5 rooms, as close as you can get to the palace of the god, which is said to have 10000 rooms. 据说
It was a mysterious compound meant to be a sacred replica of God’s palace in heaven.仿造神圣的天庭而建
unauthorized entry 未经允许的进入
execution by beheading 斩首处死
There were “no-go areas” according to ranks and stands.
根据官阶和地位而设立的禁区(off-limits)
The Hall of Supreme Harmony is the embodiment of imperial power. 是君权的象征
The enthronement of the crowned Prince
太子登基(ascend to the throne)
Anyone visiting the emperor had to kneel down before taking instructions from their divine leader.
跪候天子下达命令
Warlord Yuan Shikai who attempted to instate himself as emperor 企图自立为皇帝的军阀袁世凯
This is where the emperor, his concubines and empress played out their lives in splendor.
尽享奢侈生活
Power struggle 权力斗争imposing walls 宏伟的城墙
The Forbidden City is a national icon and a man-made wonder almost without parallel on the scale of grandeur anywhere in the world.
其规模之宏伟，全球几乎无处能出其右。

The secrets lies within its walls, the barriers had come tumbling down. 藩篱已经瓦解
Forbidding, but no longer forbidden. (“Alliteration”)
依旧威严，但却不再是禁地。