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Last summer, I visited a small museum in my town.
去年夏天，我参观了我镇上的一个小博物馆。
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The museum had many old things from history.
博物馆里有许多历史悠久的旧物品。
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I saw a beautiful statue of a dragon.
我看到了一个漂亮的龙雕像。
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The statue was very old, maybe 500 years old.
这个雕像很古老，可能有500年的历史。
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A museum worker told me an interesting story about it.
一位博物馆工作人员给我讲了一个关于它的有趣故事。
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Many years ago, a famous artist made this dragon.
许多年前，一位著名艺术家制作了这条龙。
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The artist lived in a big city near the mountains.
艺术家住在靠近山脉的一个大城市。
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He was very good at his work and people loved him.
他的工作很出色，人们都喜欢他。
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The artist wanted to create his best work.
艺术家想创作他最好的作品。
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He spent two years making this dragon statue.
他花了两年时间制作这个龙雕像。
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He used special stone from the mountains.
他使用了来自山里的特殊石头。
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The stone was very hard and difficult to work with.
这块石头很硬，很难加工。
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The artist carved every part very carefully.
艺术家非常仔细地雕刻了每个部分。
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When he finished, the dragon looked very real.
当他完成时，龙看起来非常真实。
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People came from far away to see the beautiful statue.
人们从远方来看这个漂亮的雕像。
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A rich family bought the dragon and kept it in their house.
一个富有的家庭买下了这条龙，并把它放在家里。
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They showed it to their friends and family.
他们把它展示给朋友和家人。
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For 200 years, the dragon stayed in that family's home.
200年来，龙一直留在那个家族的家中。
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Then something bad happened in the country.
然后国家发生了不好的事情。
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There was a war, and many people lost their homes.
发生了战争，许多人失去了家园。
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The family had to leave their house very quickly.
一家人不得不迅速离开他们的房子。
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They could not take the heavy dragon with them.
他们无法带走沉重的龙。
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The family hid the statue in their garden.
一家人把雕像藏在了他们的花园里。
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They buried it under the ground to keep it safe.
他们把它埋在地下以保护它。
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After the war, the family never came back.
战争后，一家人再也没有回来。
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The dragon stayed hidden under the ground for many years.
龙在地下隐藏了很多年。
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People forgot about it completely.
人们完全忘记了它。
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About 50 years ago, a farmer was working in an old garden.
大约50年前，一个农民在一个老花园里工作。
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His tools hit something hard in the ground.
他的工具撞到了地下的硬东西。
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He dug carefully and found the dragon statue.
他仔细地挖掘，发现了龙雕像。
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The farmer was very surprised and happy.
农民感到非常惊讶和高兴。
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He took the dragon to the museum.
他把龙带到了博物馆。
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Museum workers studied the statue and learned its history.
博物馆工作人员研究了这个雕像并了解了它的历史。
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They found old writings on the bottom of the statue.
他们在雕像底部发现了古老的文字。
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The writings told the artist's name and the year he made it.
这些文字写着艺术家的名字和他制作的年份。
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Now the dragon is in the museum for everyone to see.
现在龙在博物馆里，供人们欣赏。
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The museum has a special room for the dragon statue.
博物馆为龙雕像设有一个特殊的房间。
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Many visitors come to the museum just to see it.
许多游客来博物馆只是为了看它。
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The statue has bright lights around it.
雕像周围有明亮的灯光。
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Children love to come and look at the beautiful dragon.
孩子们喜欢来看这条漂亮的龙。
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The museum worker told me that the dragon is very important.
博物馆工作人员告诉我这条龙非常重要。
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It shows how good artists were in the past.
它展示了过去的艺术家有多么出色。
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It also tells us about the war and the family.
它也告诉我们关于战争和那个家族的故事。
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History is hidden in old things like this statue.
历史隐藏在这样的旧物品中。
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The dragon has deep eyes that seem to watch you.
龙有深邃的眼睛，好像在看着你。
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Its wings are spread out like it wants to fly.
它的翅膀展开，好像想要飞起来。
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When I looked at it, I felt like I was in the past.
当我看着它时，我感到好像在过去。
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I imagined the artist working on it 500 years ago.
我想象了艺术家500年前在制作它。
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I thought about the family hiding it during the war.
我想到了一家人在战争期间隐藏它。
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I imagined the farmer finding it in the ground.
我想象了农民在地下发现它。
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The museum worker smiled and said I understood history well.
博物馆工作人员微笑着说我对历史理解很好。
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History is not just about dates and names.
历史不仅仅是关于日期和名字。
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It is about real people and their stories.
它是关于真实的人和他们的故事。
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The dragon statue is one of those stories.
龙雕像就是这样的故事之一。
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Before I left the museum, I took a photo of the dragon.
在我离开博物馆之前，我拍了龙的照片。
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I wanted to remember this beautiful piece of history.
我想记住这件美丽的历史遗迹。
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Now, whenever I see the photo, I remember the story.
现在，每当我看到照片时，我就想起这个故事。
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History is all around us if we look carefully.
如果我们仔细看，历史就在我们周围。
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The dragon taught me that old things have important stories to tell.
龙教会了我古老的事物有重要的故事要讲。
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I love history now more than ever before.
我现在比以前更加热爱历史。
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