我去参观兵马俑了！ I went to see the Terra-Cotta Warriors!

【走近兵马俑】

40年前，兵马俑的奇迹之门被打开，"世界第八大奇迹"出现在众人眼前。为庆祝秦兵马俑发现40周年，China Daily手机报推出口语特别策划"走近兵马俑"，在带您穿越历史长河、探索这些人类智慧与艺术结晶背后故事的同时，讲述孕育这段历史的神秘土壤——西安的前世今生，并向您介绍相关词汇、句式的地道英语表达。

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I went to see the Terra-Cotta Warriors!

我去参观兵马俑了！

 
口语君：长假归来，还荡漾在美好假日余波里，中国文化通陶小德和文化迷戴可儿，聊起假期都去哪儿了。

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F: Did you go away for the National Day holiday?

你国庆节出去玩了吗？

M: Yes, I traveled to Xi'an for a few days to see the Terra-Cotta Warriors.

去了，我到西安玩了几天，去参观了兵马俑。

F: Really? I have seen exhibitions at museums in the US, but I have never seen the excavation site.

真的？我在美国的博物馆看过展览，但我从没去过发掘现场。

M: I have been to see them at Xi'an once before. My cousins are visiting here this month, so it was a good opportunity to go see them again.

我之前去西安看过一次。我表兄这个月过来，所以我正好有个好机会再去看一次。

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口语君：Terra-Cotta作名词，是指赤土陶器；赤陶土。Warriors指战士、勇士。Terra-Cotta Warriors就是著名的兵马俑。此外，Terracotta Warriors and Horses和Terracotta Army也可以表示相同的意思。

下次你想说兵马俑时，便可以用这些词进行表达：

Terra-Cotta Warriors

Terracotta Warriors and Horses

Terracotta Army

[口语天天练之如何介绍兵马俑和秦始皇]

口语君：想在外国妹纸面前出把风头，显得你对祖国博大精深的文化了若指掌吗？还等什么，赶紧跟口语君把下面几个句子读起来：

1. The Famous Terracotta Army - is referred to as the eighth wonder of the ancient world.

闻名遐迩的兵马俑被誉为"世界第八大奇迹"。

2. The Terra-Cotta Warriors were created by the first Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang di Ying Zheng. 兵马俑是由中国第一个皇帝——秦始皇嬴政创造的。

3. This amazing but megalomaniac man conquered and united China from a collection of warring states to become its First Emperor.

这个伟大而狂妄的男子征服并统一了当时处于战乱中的一些小国，成为中国历史上第一位皇帝。

4. During his rule, Ying Zheng standardized coins, weights, and measures; interlinked the states with canals and roads. He built the Great Wall and amassed great works of art.

嬴政在位期间统一了货币和度量衡，修筑长城、驰道和直道，并打造了很多伟大的艺术品。

5. Obsessed with a quest for the secret of immortality, 70,000 laborers built his tomb said to be filled with legendary treasures.

他沉溺于追求长生不老的秘方，其陵墓由7万人建造。据说陵墓中放满了稀世珍宝。

口语君：怎么样？新词汇和表达法get了没？建议大家不要害羞，要把这些句子大声读出来哦！这样不仅可以助你轻松记住它们，还可以练得一口标准美音呢！

（中国日报网英语点津 丁一）