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The Great Wall stretches off into the distance
長城一直延伸到遠方
defining the southern limits of the vast Mongolian steppe
被看做是內蒙古大草原的南界
North of the Wall are huge areas of grassland
長城北面是廣闊的草原
but one place on our journey is particularly significant
我們路途中有一個地方很重要
In the tall grass
高草叢中
a family of red foxes is raising its cubs
赤狐正在哺育幼狐
Today, they have this meadow pretty much to themselves
現(xiàn)在，它們享有這片草原
But it wasn't always the case
但事情并不總是這樣的
Eight centuries ago
八百年前
this palce would've been teeming with people
這里應該有豐富的居民
Now these ruins in a field the short distance from Beijing
現(xiàn)在這些距離北京不遠的廢墟
are all that remains of the great city of Xanadu
都曾是中國上都
once the summer capital of China
大城市上都的遺跡
Within these walls
在這些殘垣斷壁之中
it is said that the leader of the Mongolians
據(jù)說蒙古首領
the mighty Kubla Khan welcomed Marco Polo to China
偉大的可汗忽必烈曾經(jīng)歡迎馬可波羅來到中國
Mongolian warriors established the greatest empire in history
蒙古騎士建立了歷史上最大的帝國
stretching to the borders of Europe
一直延伸到歐洲的邊界
Feared of this worrior tribe is the main reason
由于害怕這個驍勇善戰(zhàn)的部落
the Han Chinese built the Great Wall
漢人修建了長城
The cornerstone of the Mongolian supremacy
蒙古人與馬的親密關系
was their relationship with horses
是其制霸的基石
This is what brought them such success in war
這是他們在戰(zhàn)爭中獲勝的原因
The Mongolian riders travelled at night
蒙古騎兵在夜晚旅行
and rode with spare horses
由于不顧惜馬匹
so they could move huge distances strike and then retreat quicker than their opponents
他們可以長距離涉敵并能比敵人更迅速地撤退
