最新鸟瞰中国-ChinafromAbove(上)_7.TheHangingTemple(词汇、脚本、翻译)整理

Lesson 7 The Hanging Temple
I. Script
145 miles west in Shan Xi Province ,another monument to china's living past is hanging on . Clinging to this cliff for fifteen hundred years,the hanging temple of Hengshan.While millions visit The Great Wall at any one time, only eight people are allowed inside this temple ,but why did the ancients build a temple that could be dashed on the rocks below? Superstition.
"In the past,this area often expenenced floods,people lost their lives .Legend
has it that the locals decided to build a temple to seek Buddha's protection"Chang shui wen said.
246 miles above the canyon floor,it was built beneath and overhang to shelter it from the elements.Horizontal and vertical foundations were hand chiseled into the mountain and a grid of hard wood beams inserted to support three buildings and
more than 40 rooms.
"Our greatest challenge in ensuring The Hanging Monastery's longevity is the high volume of visitors.Tp protect the Temple ,we need to keep these numbers under control."Chang said.
Protecting this site from its own popularity is a seemingly impossible task,but Chang Shui Wen is undaunted:"The temple has accompanied me for half my life, I
feel like the temple has played a big part in my achievements in work and life.
I I.Translation
向西二百三十公里，在山西省，另一个中华历史的不朽丰碑毅然挺立。

恒山
悬空寺攀附于峭壁之上一千五百年，上百万的游客可以一同拜访长城，然而悬空
寺同一时间只能容纳八十人，而为什么有可能被滚落山下的坠石破坏的情况下，
古人还要建造出这样一座寺庙呢？因为迷信{常水文说：“他这个地方经常发洪水的，当时人不留神就给卷走了，这是传说有些百姓要在这建一个寺庙吧，让佛的
力量来保护我们平平安安的走过去。

”
在峡谷之上七十五米，上下悬空，使寺庙免于风吹雨打、水淹土埋。

水平和
竖直上的基础，是由手工嵌入上中，嵌入山岩的网状硬木梁支持了三栋楼和四十
多个房间。

常水文说：“那个悬空寺为了他的延年益寿啊，我们现在啊，本来悬空寺登
顶的人太多，我们保护的办法就是减少登顶的人数。

”
因其闻名遐迩，保护寺庙似乎是个不可能的任务，但常水文并不为所惧：“这
个悬空寺伴随了我的一生，我觉得我取得的很多成绩，在工作上，在生活上，都
离不开这个悬空寺。

”
I II.New words and expres sions
1.monument [?m?njum?nt] n.纪念碑，遗迹
2.cling [kli?] vi.附着于，紧贴，抓紧或抱住
3.cliff [klif] n.悬崖，峭壁
4.dash [d??] vi.冲，猛冲，猛撞vt.猛掷
5.undaunted [??n'd?nt?d] adj. 顽强的;不惧怕的;无畏的
6.superstition [?sju:p??sti??n] n.迷信，迷信行为
7.legend [?led??n d] n.传说，传奇人物，铭文，图例
8.canyon [?k?nj?n] n.峡谷
9. overhang [?ov?'h??] vt. & vi. 伸出;悬挂于…之上·
10.horizontal ['h?r?'zɑntl] adj. 水平的, 与地平线平行的
11.vertical ['v?t?kl] adj. 垂直的，直立的；头顶的，顶点的n. 垂直线，垂直面
12.longevity [l?n'd?ev?t?] n. 长寿，长命；寿命
hang on坚持下去；不挂断；握住不放
cling to 坚持；依靠；依附；紧握不放
at any one time 任何时候
the high volume of 高容量的
on the rocks 触礁，毁坏；破产
be dashed on 被冲走
insert to 楔入
chisel into 凿成
play a part in 参与；起作用；扮演角色。