长城的故事 · The Story of the Great Wall

长城Chángchéng是shì中国Zhōngguó最zuì有名yǒumíng的de建筑jiànzhù之一。zhī yī

The Great Wall is one of China's most famous landmarks.

它tā最初zuìchū是shì为了wèile防止fángzhǐ北方běifāng民族mínzú的de进攻jìngōng而ér建造jiànzào的。de

It was originally built to defend against attacks from northern tribes.

从cóng春秋Chūnqiū时期shíqī开始,kāishǐ许多xǔduō诸侯国zhūhóuguó就jiù开始kāishǐ修xiū城墙。chéngqiáng

From the Spring and Autumn period onward, many states started building walls.

秦始皇Qín Shǐhuáng统一tǒngyī中国Zhōngguó后,hòu把bǎ它们tāmen连接liánjiē成chéng一条。yì tiáo

After Qin Shi Huang unified China, he connected the walls into one.

我们wǒmen今天jīntiān看到kàndào的de长城,Chángchéng大部分dàbùfen是shì明朝Míngcháo修建xiūjiàn的。de

The Great Wall we see today was largely built during the Ming Dynasty.

修建xiūjiàn长城Chángchéng耗费hàofèi了le无数wúshù劳工láogōng和hé许多xǔduō生命。shēngmìng

Building the wall took countless laborers and many lives.

如今,rújīn它tā已经yǐjīng不再búzài是shì防御fángyù工事,gōngshì而是érshì历史lìshǐ的de见证。jiànzhèng

Today, it is no longer a defensive structure, but a witness to history.

长城Chángchéng不是bú shì一道yí dào简单jiǎndān的de墙。qiáng

The Great Wall is not one simple wall.

它tā包括bāokuò城墙、chéngqiáng关口、guānkǒu烽火台fēnghuǒ tái和hé驻军zhùjūn的de城堡。chéngbǎo

It includes ramparts, passes, beacon towers and garrison forts.

烽火台fēnghuǒ tái是shì古代gǔdài最快zuì kuài的de通信tōngxìn方式。fāngshì

The beacon towers were the fastest form of communication in antiquity.

发现fāxiàn敌人dírén的时候,de shíhou白天báitiān放烟,fàng yān晚上wǎnshang点火。diǎn huǒ

On sighting the enemy, they raised smoke by day and lit fire by night.

一个yí ge信号xìnhào可以kěyǐ在zài几个jǐ ge小时内xiǎoshí nèi传到chuán dào很远hěn yuǎn的de地方。dìfang

A single signal could travel a great distance within a few hours.

有yǒu一句yí jù老话lǎohuà说:shuō"不到长城bú dào Chángchéng非好汉。"fēi hǎohàn

There is an old saying: "You are no hero until you reach the Great Wall."

今天jīntiān每年měi nián有yǒu上千万人shàng qiān wàn rén来lái这里zhèlǐ爬pá长城。Chángchéng

Today tens of millions of people come here every year to climb it.

站zhàn在zài城墙上chéngqiáng shàng往wǎng远处yuǎnchù看,kàn你nǐ才cái明白míngbai它tā有多长。yǒu duō cháng

Only standing on the rampart and looking into the distance do you grasp its length.