Whenever one mentions 「Xi「an」 to an American, he immediately thinks of the terra-cotta soldiers buried there by Emperor Chin Shihuang, and unearthed not too many years ago.
一说「西安」二字,美国人就会想到全世界有名的兵马俑和秦始皇。
But I have never really seen the terra-cotta warriors as it is outside the city.
但是我还真的没有去看过兵马俑,因为那是在郊外。
Tomorrow I look forward to seeing the terra-cotta warriors, the old city walls, the Muslim quarter.
明天,我很希望看到兵马俑、古城墻和回民住区。
Yes, I」ve been there several times on business trips. But I have never really seen the terra-cotta warriors as it is outside the city.
是的,我去那里出过几次差。但是我还真的没有去看过兵马俑,因为那是在郊外。
There are holes of millimeters inside the terra-cotta panel; when rain water penetrates to the holes, due to the surface tension, the accumulated water may also cause freezing damage.
陶板有数毫米长的空心孔,进入空心板孔内的水分,由于表面张力而存积在孔内,从而可能会引起冻害现象的发生。
It is interesting that almost every Chinese person can find for his/her face a corresponding 「mould」 in the terra-cotta warriors and horses.
一个有趣的发现是:几乎我们每个中国人的容貌都能在古老的兵马俑中找到「模子」。
She started working on the terra-cotta statues two years ago after finishing an installation in India that also explored gender bias.
两年前,在结束印度同样探究性别歧视的装置作品展后,她开始建造兵马俑。
Someone once described the terra-cotta warriors and horses in this way, 「There have already been seven wonders in the world, and the terra-cotta warriors and horses can be as the eighth.」
有人曾这样描述兵马俑,「世界上有七大奇迹,兵马俑的发现可以说是第八大奇迹。」
Walls of weathered steel plate reflect the terra-cotta walls of stone as they lean overhead and fall away from the entry path and open to the sky above.
久经磨砺的钢铁墻向着别具特色的粘土墻一侧倾斜,它偏离入口小径,朝着天空打开;