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37 News | 箭扣长城修缮工程 (26W22)
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【37 News 文本（下）】
The Great Wall took nearly two thousand years to build, designed to protect a newly unified China from invaders, Mongol tribes, trying to invade and steal its riches.
Today, it’s the pride of the Chinese who are spending decades trying to restore it and it’s why Mr. Chen is still climbing at his age.
But two-mile vertical climb and 90-minute journey bring us to the final steps that reveal the awesome size of this ancient feat, one of the wonders of the world.
From this vantage point, it is incredible to see. The Great Wall is the longest man-made structure in the world, and to see it from this perspective is incredible. It stretches for miles, thousands of miles, and to think that humans brought these bricks one by one and assembled this. It took centuries and many consider the Great Wall China’s backbone.
But at the top, we realize there is so much work to do. The repairs are being done brick by brick. Mr. Chen has already been at it 20 years.
“So, the walls here are 400 years old?”
“Yeah, 456.”
He knows the work will continue long after he’s gone, but says this wall and these bricks are his calling.
Mr. Chen tells me that this wall tells China’s story that Chinese came together to build it and they’re still building it. It’s not just a wall; it’s the spirit of this country.
The Great Wall took nearly two thousand years to build, designed to protect a newly unified China from invaders, Mongol tribes, trying to invade and steal its riches.
Today, it’s the pride of the Chinese who are spending decades trying to restore it and it’s why Mr. Chen is still climbing at his age.
But two-mile vertical climb and 90-minute journey bring us to the final steps that reveal the awesome size of this ancient feat, one of the wonders of the world.
From this vantage point, it is incredible to see. The Great Wall is the longest man-made structure in the world, and to see it from this perspective is incredible. It stretches for miles, thousands of miles, and to think that humans brought these bricks one by one and assembled this. It took centuries and many consider the Great Wall China’s backbone.
But at the top, we realize there is so much work to do. The repairs are being done brick by brick. Mr. Chen has already been at it 20 years.
“So, the walls here are 400 years old?”
“Yeah, 456.”
He knows the work will continue long after he’s gone, but says this wall and these bricks are his calling.
Mr. Chen tells me that this wall tells China’s story that Chinese came together to build it and they’re still building it. It’s not just a wall; it’s the spirit of this country.
【37 News 词汇（上）】
【head out】 出发；动身。
We headed out early in the morning to avoid traffic.（我们一大早就出发，以避开交通拥堵。）
The hikers headed out before sunrise.（徒步者们在日出前出发了。）
【winding】 adj. 蜿蜒的；曲折的。
A winding road leads to the village.（一条蜿蜒的道路通向村庄。）
We walked along a winding mountain trail.（我们沿着一条蜿蜒的山间小路前进。）
【mountain range】 n. 山脉。
Rocky Mountains is one of the longest mountain ranges in the world.（落基山脉是世界上最长的山脉之一。）
【arrowhead】 n. 箭头；箭头状物体。
The trail marker is shaped like an arrowhead.（步道标志呈箭头形状。）
Archaeologists discovered several stone arrowheads.（考古学家发现了几枚石制箭镞。）
【mountain base】 n. 山脚；山麓。
The campsite is located at the mountain base.（营地位于山脚下。）
A small town sits near the base of the mountain.（一座小镇坐落在山脚附近。）
【tower】 n. 塔。v. 高耸。
The observation tower offers stunning views.（观景塔提供了绝佳景色。）
Snow-capped peaks tower above the valley.（白雪覆盖的山峰高耸于山谷之上。）
【lookout】 n. 观景台；瞭望点。
The lookout provides a wide view of the forest.（观景台能看到广阔的森林景色。）
We stopped at a lookout to take photos.（我们在观景点停下来拍照。）
【uphill】 adj./adv. 上坡的（地）；向上坡。
The first part of the trail is steeply uphill.（步道的前半段是陡峭的上坡路。）
We walked uphill for nearly an hour.（我们向上爬了将近一个小时。）
【ridge】 n. 山脊。
The hikers followed the ridge to the summit.（徒步者沿着山脊走向山顶。）
A narrow ridge connected the two peaks.（一条狭窄的山脊连接着两座山峰。）
【canopy】 n. 树冠层；顶篷；遮盖物。
The rainforest canopy blocks much of the sunlight.（雨林的树冠层遮挡了大部分阳光。）
【merciless】 adj. 无情的；残酷的；毫不留情的。
The hikers faced merciless heat.（徒步者遭遇了无情的酷热。）
The wind was merciless on the exposed ridge.（山脊上的风猛烈得毫不留情。）
【rocky】 adj. 多岩石的。
The trail became increasingly rocky near the summit.（接近山顶时，步道变得越来越崎岖。）
【terrain】 n. 地形；地貌。
The vehicle is designed for rough terrain.（这种车辆专为崎岖地形设计。）
Hikers must be prepared for difficult terrain.（徒步者必须为复杂地形做好准备。）
【head out】 出发；动身。
We headed out early in the morning to avoid traffic.（我们一大早就出发，以避开交通拥堵。）
The hikers headed out before sunrise.（徒步者们在日出前出发了。）
【winding】 adj. 蜿蜒的；曲折的。
A winding road leads to the village.（一条蜿蜒的道路通向村庄。）
We walked along a winding mountain trail.（我们沿着一条蜿蜒的山间小路前进。）
【mountain range】 n. 山脉。
Rocky Mountains is one of the longest mountain ranges in the world.（落基山脉是世界上最长的山脉之一。）
【arrowhead】 n. 箭头；箭头状物体。
The trail marker is shaped like an arrowhead.（步道标志呈箭头形状。）
Archaeologists discovered several stone arrowheads.（考古学家发现了几枚石制箭镞。）
【mountain base】 n. 山脚；山麓。
The campsite is located at the mountain base.（营地位于山脚下。）
A small town sits near the base of the mountain.（一座小镇坐落在山脚附近。）
【tower】 n. 塔。v. 高耸。
The observation tower offers stunning views.（观景塔提供了绝佳景色。）
Snow-capped peaks tower above the valley.（白雪覆盖的山峰高耸于山谷之上。）
【lookout】 n. 观景台；瞭望点。
The lookout provides a wide view of the forest.（观景台能看到广阔的森林景色。）
We stopped at a lookout to take photos.（我们在观景点停下来拍照。）
【uphill】 adj./adv. 上坡的（地）；向上坡。
The first part of the trail is steeply uphill.（步道的前半段是陡峭的上坡路。）
We walked uphill for nearly an hour.（我们向上爬了将近一个小时。）
【ridge】 n. 山脊。
The hikers followed the ridge to the summit.（徒步者沿着山脊走向山顶。）
A narrow ridge connected the two peaks.（一条狭窄的山脊连接着两座山峰。）
【canopy】 n. 树冠层；顶篷；遮盖物。
The rainforest canopy blocks much of the sunlight.（雨林的树冠层遮挡了大部分阳光。）
【merciless】 adj. 无情的；残酷的；毫不留情的。
The hikers faced merciless heat.（徒步者遭遇了无情的酷热。）
The wind was merciless on the exposed ridge.（山脊上的风猛烈得毫不留情。）
【rocky】 adj. 多岩石的。
The trail became increasingly rocky near the summit.（接近山顶时，步道变得越来越崎岖。）
【terrain】 n. 地形；地貌。
The vehicle is designed for rough terrain.（这种车辆专为崎岖地形设计。）
Hikers must be prepared for difficult terrain.（徒步者必须为复杂地形做好准备。）
【37 News 词汇（下）】
【restore】 v. 修复；恢复。
Workers restored the historic building.（工人们修复了这座历史建筑。）
The treatment helped restore his health.（治疗帮助他恢复了健康。）
【restoration】 n. 修复；恢复。
The restoration of the temple took several years.（寺庙的修复历时数年。）
Environmental restoration is a long-term process.（生态恢复是一个长期过程。）
【wonder】 n. 奇观；奇迹。
The canyon is considered a natural wonder.（这座峡谷被认为是一大自然奇观。）
Visitors came to admire the wonders of nature.（游客前来欣赏大自然的奇观。）
【vantage】 n. 有利位置；有利视角（常用于vantage point）。
From this vantage point, you can see the entire valley.（从这个有利位置可以看到整个山谷。）
The tower offers an excellent vantage point for photography.（这座塔是摄影的绝佳观景点。）
【backbone】 n. 脊柱；支柱；骨干。
Small businesses are the backbone of the economy.（中小企业是经济的支柱。）
She became the backbone of the research team.（她成了研究团队的骨干。）
【calling】 n. 天职；使命感。
Teaching is more than a job; it's a calling.（教书不仅是一份工作，更是一种使命。）
He felt a calling to work in environmental protection.（他感到自己肩负着从事环境保护工作的使命。）
【restore】 v. 修复；恢复。
Workers restored the historic building.（工人们修复了这座历史建筑。）
The treatment helped restore his health.（治疗帮助他恢复了健康。）
【restoration】 n. 修复；恢复。
The restoration of the temple took several years.（寺庙的修复历时数年。）
Environmental restoration is a long-term process.（生态恢复是一个长期过程。）
【wonder】 n. 奇观；奇迹。
The canyon is considered a natural wonder.（这座峡谷被认为是一大自然奇观。）
Visitors came to admire the wonders of nature.（游客前来欣赏大自然的奇观。）
【vantage】 n. 有利位置；有利视角（常用于vantage point）。
From this vantage point, you can see the entire valley.（从这个有利位置可以看到整个山谷。）
The tower offers an excellent vantage point for photography.（这座塔是摄影的绝佳观景点。）
【backbone】 n. 脊柱；支柱；骨干。
Small businesses are the backbone of the economy.（中小企业是经济的支柱。）
She became the backbone of the research team.（她成了研究团队的骨干。）
【calling】 n. 天职；使命感。
Teaching is more than a job; it's a calling.（教书不仅是一份工作，更是一种使命。）
He felt a calling to work in environmental protection.（他感到自己肩负着从事环境保护工作的使命。）
Our journey to the Great Wall starts just north of Beijing. From the urban center of China, we head out to the countryside.
“We are going up some very winding roads now up the Yan Mountains. This is one of the main mountain ranges of China. We are trying to reach a remote area of the Great Wall of China known as Jiankou. That means arrowhead.”
“It’s extremely dangerous for visitors to hike up there and then walk along the section of the Great Wall.”
“That’s where you’re taking us?”
“Uh, yes.”
At the mountain base, we meet our guide, Xi Ran and Mr. Chen, leading the restoration of this hard-to-reach section of the Great Wall.
So, for the first time now we can actually see the Great Wall. It’s up there. That’s that arrowhead we were talking about. We are gonna hike up there. That’s actually a soldier’s tower from the Ming Dynasty about 400 to 500 years old. It was a lookout over the Great Wall.
“It’s a good workout, huh?” “Yeah.”
The hike is mostly uphill taking us around ridges, through forest canopies, and along merciless rocky terrain.
“As advances as China is when it comes to technology, they are still using ancient ways to rebuild the Great Wall.”