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Along the Yongding River in southwest Beijing, there relies a picturesque Lugou Bridge, also better known as the Marco Polo Bridge.
在北京西南部的永定河上，架有一座風(fēng)景如畫的盧溝橋，該橋也被稱為馬可波羅橋。
Today, this marvelous structure with hundreds of unique stone lions from different eras lining in attracts tourists from all over the country.
盧溝橋上排列著數(shù)百只來自不同時代的獨特石獅子，今天，這座神奇的建筑吸引了來自全國各地的游客。
However, the bridge is much more than just a scenic spot.
不過，這座橋不僅僅是旅游景區(qū)。
It is the space where history comes alive.
它還讓往昔歲月歷歷在目。
On the evening of July the 7th, 1937,
1937年7月7日晚，
the Japanese military has sent a message to the Chinese army asking to cross the Lugou Bridge to enter a small town named Wanping to search for a missing soldier.
日本軍隊向中國軍隊詭稱，要越過盧溝橋進入宛平縣城搜查一名失蹤的士兵。
However, the Chinese military refused to give them permission, denied passage,
中國軍隊嚴詞拒絕給予日方通行許可，
a unit of the Japanese infantry sought to breach the Chinese defenses at Wanping, but as met with strong resistance.
隨后，一支日本步兵部隊試圖突破宛平縣城的防御工事，但遭到了中國軍隊的強烈回擊。
Early the next morning, the Japanese army began to attack the bridge, which was the only passage to the town.
第二天一早，日軍開始進攻盧溝橋，這里是通往宛平縣城的唯一通道。
The Chinese army was forced to fight back and with the help of reinforcements, it was able to hold the bridge.
中國軍隊被迫予以還擊，并在增援部隊的幫助下終于守住了盧溝橋。
However, that encounter marked the beginning of what was to be a long and brutal battle along the eastern battlefield of the World War II.
這次交火，也標志著第二次世界大戰(zhàn)東方戰(zhàn)場上漫長而殘酷的戰(zhàn)爭的開始。
