Amy: Is Chengde a part of Beijing city?埃米:承德避暑山莊是北京的一部分嗎?Jason: No. The Imperial Summer Villa or Chengde Summer Resort is located in the city of Chengde in Northeasten Hebei Province.賈森:不是的。承德避暑山莊坐落于承德,位于河北省東北部。Amy: How big is this resort?埃米:那它有多大呢?Jason: It is the largest imperial garden in China, covering twice size of Beijing's Summer Place.賈森:這是中國(guó)最大的皇家園林,有北京頤和園的兩倍大。Amy: That is huge. It must take a very long time to build it.埃米:那真的是很大了。應(yīng)該花費(fèi)了很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間才建造完吧。Jason: Definitely. The construction work spanned 89 years, beginning under Emperor Kangxi in 1703 to Emperor Qianlong.賈森:的確。整個(gè)建筑花費(fèi)了長(zhǎng)達(dá)89年的歷史,從1703年康熙皇帝開(kāi)始一直到乾隆皇帝。Amy: I have to say it is a waste of labor and money on such as huge garden, only for the emperor.埃米:不得不說(shuō),只是為了一個(gè)皇帝,建造這么大的花園真的是浪費(fèi)人力和物力。
n. 建設(shè),建造,結(jié)構(gòu),構(gòu)造,建筑物