1·That's how the Forbidden City got its name.
这就是紫禁城名字的由来。
2·It is also called "zijincheng (the Purple Forbidden City)".
它也被称为“紫禁城”。
3·In the past, all buildings in Beijing were low except the Forbidden City.
在过去，除了紫禁城，北京所有建筑都很低矮。
4·In 1987, the Forbidden City was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
1987年，紫禁城被联合国教科文组织列为世界文化遗产。
5·The Forbidden City takes up 720, 000 square meters in the heart of Beijing.
紫禁城位于北京的中心，占地72万平方米。
6·During those times, the Forbidden City was where the country's supreme power could be found.
那时，紫禁城是国家最高权力的所在。
7·The Forbidden City in Beijing was the emperors' palace during the Ming and Qing dynasties.
北京的紫禁城是明清时期皇帝的宫殿。
8·In fact, the Grand Canal played an important role in the building of the Forbidden City.
实际上，大运河在紫禁城的建造中发挥了重要作用。
9·Fascinated by the structural beauty of the Forbidden City as a painter, she is equally interested to learn more about Chinese philosophy.
作为一名画家，她痴迷于紫禁城的建筑之美，同时也对更多地了解中国哲学感兴趣。
10·In Mandarin, The Forbidden City is called the Purple Forbidden City.
在普通话中，紫禁城被称为紫色的紫禁城。
1·Which is not the reason that the Forbidden City attracts more visitors from abroad?
哪个不是紫禁城吸引更多外国游客的原因？
2·Benjamin: Yeah, the buildings and designs of the Forbidden City are the peak of Chinese traditional architecture, not only scientific but also suitable for living.
本杰明：是啊。紫禁城的建筑和设计达到了中国传统建筑的顶峰，不仅科学而且很适合居住。
3·It's a rooftop bar at the boutique Emperor Hotel that opened a few months ago just outside the east gate of the Forbidden City, a stone's throw from the moat.
这是一个坐落在天台上的精品皇家饭店，几个月以前刚刚开张，就位于紫禁城的东门外，只有把一块石头丢过护城河的距离。
4·In the gardens northwest of the Forbidden City that are known to Westerners as the Old Summer Palace, he ordered the construction of a number of European-style stone buildings with Baroque touches.
在紫禁城西北部的花园里，即西方人熟知的圆明园，他下令建造了一大批带有巴洛克风格的欧式石头建筑。
5·Yes. But I've read a lot about the city, something about its Forbidden City.
是的。但我读过许多有关这个城市的材料。我知道它的紫禁城、。