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The Great Wall
長城
The Great Wall of China is one of the greatest wonders of the world.
中國長城是世界上最偉大的奇觀之一。
The entire wall, which has many branches, is about 8 800 kilometers long.
長城有很多分支，總長度達8800千米。
It stretches from Shanghaiguan in the east to Jiayuguan in the west.
它從東部的山海關綿延至西部的嘉峪關。
The construction was begun during the warring states period, which was about 2 500 years ago.
長城的建造始于戰國時期，大約是2500年以前。
The states of Qin, Wei, Zhao, Qi, Yan and Zhongshan all built walls to protect their people.
秦、魏、趙、齊、燕以及中山都曾建造長城保護自己的子民。
The first emperor, Qin Shihuang, joined all these smaller walls together to make the Great Wall.
第一位皇帝秦始皇將長城的所有小墻連接起來，建成長城。
These early walls that were made of packed earth and wood wore away in the rain and wind.
早期用泥土和木頭做的墻經過風吹雨打后都有所磨損。
Little of these walls remain. Most of the Great Wall that can be seen today was built during the Ming dynasty.
很少一部分殘留了下來。今天我們看到的長城多數都是建于明朝。
It was made of stone and brick that would last longer.
它是由石頭和磚塊造成的，持續時間更久。
The Great Wall was first built by ancient people to separate them from their enemies.
古代人建造長城是為了阻擋敵人。
Those Ming dynasty rulers did not expect that it would later be used to bring tourists into China.
明朝的統治者并沒有想到長城日后竟然會吸引游客到中國來。
It is said that he who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man.
據說不到長城非好漢。
The Great Wall is a treasure of Chinese civilization and it is regarded as a symbol of the Chinese nation.
長城是中華文化的瑰寶，也是中華民族的象征。
