Great Wall in Minqin to be buried in sands_科学技术

Great Wall in Minqin to be buried in sands

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Chinanews, Lanzhou, Aug. 1 – According to Lanzhou Morning News, the 220-km section of the Great Wall in Minqin, Gansu Province is currently surrounded by sands. Experts warn that the walls built in the Han (206 B.C.-220) and Ming (1368-1644) dynasties will be engulfed¹ in sands in the near future.

In the old days, Minqin was an oasis² that attracted many people to settle there. But now the oasis is seriously deteriorating³ under the impact of sandstorms.

Experts are worried that human activities will accelerate the deterioration⁴ of the local environment, and the Great Wall of the Han Dynasty will be partly ruined. They also say that this section of the wall can be seen in aerophotos, but the photos also show that the wall is surrounded by sands. They hope the local government can take some effective measures to protect the wall.

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1 engulfed
v.吞没，包住( engulf的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
He was engulfed by a crowd of reporters. 他被一群记者团团围住。 The little boat was engulfed by the waves. 小船被波浪吞没了。来自《简明英汉词典》

2 oasis
n.（沙漠中的）绿洲，宜人的地方
参考例句：
They stopped for the night at an oasis.他们在沙漠中的绿洲停下来过夜。 The town was an oasis of prosperity in a desert of poverty.该镇是贫穷荒漠中的一块繁荣的“绿洲”。

3 deteriorating
恶化，变坏( deteriorate的现在分词 )
参考例句：
The weather conditions are deteriorating. 天气变得越来越糟。 I was well aware of the bad morale and the deteriorating factories. 我很清楚，大家情绪低落，各个工厂越搞越坏。

4 deterioration
n.退化；恶化；变坏
参考例句：
Mental and physical deterioration both occur naturally with age. 随着年龄的增长，心智和体力自然衰退。 The car's bodywork was already showing signs of deterioration. 这辆车的车身已经显示出了劣化迹象。

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