Day11, 25th July
第11天一7月25日
An scholar from the local cultural institute, Professor Zhang, told us that around the years 1900 the European explorer Sven Hedin discovered the ruins of the Loulan Kingdom.
當地文化研究所的一位學者張教授告訴我們,大約在1900年,歐洲的探險家斯文·海定發現了樓蘭王國的遺跡。
Sven found the remains of buildings buried beneath the sand, together with a lot of treasures, including coins, painted pots, materials such as silk, documents and wall paintings.
斯文發現了埋藏在沙子下面的建筑物遺跡,以及很多諸如錢幣、彩繪罐、一些諸如絲綢的材料、文獻和壁畫等珍貴文物。
When we went to the city, we saw the city walls, palaces, temples, workshops and towers.
我們走進樓蘭古城,看到了城墻、宮殿、寺廟、作坊和塔樓。
We found the ruins most interesting.
我們發現樓蘭廢墟極其有趣。
There was an ancient water system that ran through the middle of the city.
有一條古老的供水系統貫穿市中心。
The desert was once a green land with huge trees, but they were cut down and that result in the city being buried by sand--what a pity!
現在的沙漠一度是一片綠色的土地,長著參天大樹,然而,這些樹木被砍伐,導致這座城市被風沙覆蓋的命運--真遺憾。