🎙️ Outer Golden Water Bridges - English Dialogue Player

#1 🧒 Kid 🔁 循环

Welcome to the Beijing Central Axis, here is the Outer Golden Water Bridge.

🇨🇳 欢迎来到北京中轴线，这里就是外金水桥。

#2 👩 Mom 🔁 循环

There are seven bridges in total, and each one had its own rank in ancient times. Do you know a rhyme about this bridge?

🇨🇳 这里一共有七座桥，古时候每一座桥都对应着不同的等级。你知道关于它的童谣吗？

#3 🧒 Kid 🔁 循环

I know "Jin Shui Bridge, seven arches in a row; Jade Belt River reflects the imperial sky", but why is it called "Golden Water"?

🇨🇳 我知道“金水桥，七孔连，玉带河水映皇天”，但是为什么叫“金水”呢？

📝 rhyme 童谣 /raɪm/；arch 拱门、拱洞 /ɑːrtʃ/；Jade Belt River 玉带河（金水河别称）。

#4 👩 Mom 🔁 循环

Good question. The water comes from Yuquan Mountain in the west of Beijing. In ancient Chinese culture, the west stands for gold, so people named it the Golden Water River. It was not only a beautiful imperial landscape, but also for fire-protection and water supply for the palace.

🇨🇳 问得真好。河水来自北京西边的玉泉山。在中国古代文化里，西方五行属金，所以人们叫它金水河。它不只是一处漂亮的皇家水景，还可以为宫殿防火、供水。

📝 Yuquan Mountain 玉泉山；fire-protection 防火 /faɪər prəˈtekʃən/；supply 供应 /səˈplaɪ/。

#5 🧒 Kid 🔁 循环

People often say "royal seven bridges divide the noble and the humble, each step shows the hierarchy". What does that mean?

🇨🇳 人们常说的“皇家七桥分贵贱，每一步一级见尊卑”是什么意思？

📝 noble 贵族 /ˈnoʊ.bəl/；humble 卑微的 /ˈhʌm.bəl/；hierarchy 等级制度 /ˌhaɪˈer.ɑːr.ki/。

#6 👩 Mom 🔁 循环

The seven bridges followed a strict layout for royal ceremonies in the past. The middle bridge was the Imperial Bridge only for the emperor. The two beside it were for princes. The outer two were for high-ranking officials. The farthest two were for officials below the fourth rank.

🇨🇳 河上这七座桥，在古代按照严格的布局，服务皇家礼仪制度。正中间是御路桥，仅供皇帝通行；旁边两座是王公桥；再外侧是品级桥；最外面两座供四品及以下官员通行。

📝 layout 布局 /ˈleɪ.aʊt/；ceremony 仪式 /ˈser.ə.moʊ.ni/；rank 品级 /ræŋk/；official 官员 /əˈfɪʃ.əl/。

#7 🧒 Kid 🔁 循环

Wow, the whole layout is so amazing!

🇨🇳 哇，整套设计太奇妙啦！

📝 symmetrical 对称的 /sɪˈmet.rɪ.kəl/；amazing 令人惊叹的 /əˈmeɪ.zɪŋ/。

#8 👩 Mom 🔁 循环

Yes! This design shows the ancient idea of respect for rank and symmetrical layout. The golden-water river also forms a precious feng shui pattern to guard the imperial city.

🇨🇳 没错！这样的设计体现了古人尊卑有序、居中对称的思想，金水河也形成了护佑皇城的风水格局。

📝 respect 尊重 /rɪˈspekt/；pattern 格局、图案 /ˈpæt.ərn/；guard 守护 /ɡɑːrd/。

#9 🔊 Both 🔁 循环

Let's review today's keywords: Ancient, Rank, Layout, Imperial.

🇨🇳 咱们来复习今天的关键词：古老的、等级、布局、皇家的。

📝 ancient 古老的 /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/；rank 等级 /ræŋk/；layout 布局 /ˈleɪ.aʊt/；imperial 皇家的 /ɪmˈpɪr.i.əl/。

#10 🔊 Both 🔁 循环

See you next time!

🇨🇳 下次见！

🎙️ Outer Golden Water Bridges Dialogue

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