每個兵馬俑都是獨一無二的！

【走近兵馬俑】

40年前，兵馬俑的奇跡之門被打開，"世界第八大奇跡"出現(xiàn)在眾人眼前。為慶祝秦兵馬俑發(fā)現(xiàn)40周年，China Daily手機報推出口語特別策劃"走近兵馬俑"，在帶您穿越歷史長河、探索這些人類智慧與藝術(shù)結(jié)晶背后故事的同時，講述孕育這段歷史的神秘土壤——西安的前世今生，并向您介紹相關(guān)詞匯、句式的地道英語表達。

 

 

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Each statue is unique!

每個兵馬俑都是獨一無二的!

口語君：世上沒有兩片相同的葉子，據(jù)說，兵馬俑也是如此。這些陶俑從臉型、表情、年齡，到發(fā)型、衣飾、兵甲沒有一處是相同的，這不，陶小德和戴可兒正感嘆這事呢：

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M: Every statue that has been found is unique. There are no two alike, even among the horses!

人們發(fā)現(xiàn)的每個兵俑都是獨一無二的，絕沒有重樣的，就算是馬俑也是如此!

F: That's really amazing!

那可真了不起啊!

M: Yes, the craftsmen were really determined to make a lifelike army to protect the emperor at his death.

是啊，工匠們真是下了決心要做出一支栩栩如生的軍隊來保護逝世的皇帝。

F: Why are the horses so odd-looking? They almost look like cartoons.

為什么馬俑看上去那么怪呢?看起來就像是卡通形象。

M: Horses today are bred to be sleek and fast. Horses in the days of the Qin Dynasty had heavy loads and long distances to cover. So they are stocky and muscular.

如今的馬都被喂養(yǎng)成圓潤且奔跑速度很快的品種。而秦朝那會兒的馬要馱重物且必須長途跋涉，因此他們比較敦實且肌肉發(fā)達。

[口語天天練之獨特兵馬俑]

口語君：據(jù)說，工匠們是根據(jù)士兵來塑造陶俑的。秦始皇統(tǒng)一六國后，秦國開始實行全國征兵制，兵源來自全國各地，這或許便是每個兵馬俑，甚至他們身上的細節(jié)都各不相同的主要原因。

1. The terracotta warriors are unique. Not one looks like another, either in physiognomy, costume or even coiffure.

兵馬俑是獨一無二的。無論外貌、服裝、甚至發(fā)型，都絕無兩個形似的陶俑。

2. They represent a one-off burst of realism in Chinese art, unprecedented and thereafter discontinued (at least until the modern era).

這些陶俑代表著中國藝術(shù)發(fā)展的一次現(xiàn)實主義突破，它是史無前例的，且此后(至少直到現(xiàn)代)都沒再延續(xù)下去。

3. Not only are they life-size and individually modeled in clay, but the detail of the figures is astounding.

這些陶俑不僅是真人大小、每個都用粘土制成，且陶俑的細節(jié)都很絕。