《你好,中国》( Hello, China ):47 Great Wall-（长城）

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There is a long, stretching wall in China called the Great Wall, cháng chéng. With a length of more than 5,000 kilometres, cháng chéng was built continuously over more than 2,000 years by Chinese people. 

The watchtowers would be lit up by torches if a watchman spotted an enemy invasion. Messages could be passed to the military centre from one Watchtower to another. Cháng chéng was expected to protect national peace.

Constructing cháng chéng would guard our own territory and we won't infringe on other people's territory.

It is not only a brick wall, but also one of the world's greatest historical architectural works.

单词速记：

1. stretch [stretʃ]  v.拉长;拽宽;撑大;抻松;有弹性(或弹力);拉紧;拉直;绷紧  n.一片;一泓;一段;(连续的)一段时间;服刑期

词根-strain- = -strict- = -str，同源词有stringent，straight，constringent等。

Make sure that the rope is stretched tight.

务必要把绳子拉紧。

2. watchtower [ˈwɑːtʃtaʊər]  n.瞭望塔;岗楼

合成词：watch + tower

Standing in the watchtower, we admired the surrounding scenes.

我们站在碉楼上，欣赏四周的景色。

3. lit up [lɪt ʌp]  点灯;照亮;点香烟;变快活

He ignored all the 'No Smoking' signs and lit up a cigarette.

他无视所有“禁止吸烟”的警示，点了香烟。

4. territory [ˈterətɔːri]  n.领土;版图;领地;(个人、群体、动物等占据的)领域，管区，地盘;(某人负责的)地区

terr 土地 + it + tory 场所 → 地的范围 → 领地

Mating blackbirds will defend their territory against intruders.

乌鸫交配时会保护自己的地盘，不允许外来者侵入。

5. infringe [ɪnˈfrɪndʒ]  v.违背，触犯(法规);侵犯，侵害(合法权益)

in进入+ fringe 打碎 → 违背，侵犯

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