2--Can't we just stop a minute and take a look at these stone beasts and statues?
 
1--Certainly. They're supposed to be sentries standing guard along the approach to the tombs.
 
2--There seem to be four of each kind.
 
1--That's right.
 
2--Whose tomb are we going to see?
 
1--We are going to see Ding Ling，the tomb of the thirteenth Ming emperor,Zhu Yijun.
 
2--When was this tomb excavated?
 
1--Work started  in  May 1956  and was completed the following year.
 
2--Is this tomb the largest of all?
 
1--It's difficult to say. But judging from the comparatively short time it took to complete, it must be one of the smaller ones.
 
2--Have you excavated all the tombs in this area?
 
1--No,I'm afraid not. It's a very hard job.
 
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注解：
 
1.beasts(尤指大型或凶猛、独特的)动物
2.sentries哨兵  
3.excavated挖掘
 
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译文：
 
1--明十三陵就在前面了。
2--我们停一会儿，看一下这些石兽、石雕人像好吗?
1--当然可以。据说他们都是卫兵，沿路守卫这条通往明陵的道路。
2--看起来每一种有4个雕塑。
1--对了。
2--我们将去看谁的陵墓?
1--我们将去看定陵，明代的第十三个皇帝朱诩钧之墓。
2--这个陵墓是什么时间发掘的?
1--1956年5月工程开始，次年完成的。
2--这是最大的一个吗?
1--很难说。但从完工所用这么短的时间来看，它一定是较小的一个。
2--你们把这一地区的陵墓都发掘了吗?
1--恐怕还没有。这是项艰巨的工作。