排列于內(nèi)城東、西闕樓兩側(cè)的61尊石人像，是武則天為了紀(jì)念參加高宗葬禮的少數(shù)民族首領(lǐng)和外國使臣而敕令仿真人服飾及大小雕刻而成的。石人像分立兩旁，神態(tài)逼真，每尊石像都寬腰束帶，躬禮侍立。石人的頭部絕大多數(shù)早已被毀，現(xiàn)只有兩尊石像有頭，他們都是高鼻子、凹眼睛，可能是來自西域的使臣。每個石人背后原來都刻有國名、官職和姓名，因長期風(fēng)化，多數(shù)字跡已無法辨認(rèn)，僅有兩尊石像背面字跡比較清晰。從字跡分析，一人來自如今的阿富汗，另一人來自伊朗。

乾陵范圍很廣，方圓約40千米，周圍還有五公貴族陪葬墓17座。

The gate towers east and west of the inner city are flanked by the 61 Stone Statues.In order to commemorate the leaders of Chinese minorities and envoys from foreign countries that attended Emperor Gaozong's funeral，Wu Zetian ordered these stone statues to be carved into life－size stone figures and they were aligned on both sides of the passage way. Vivid and lifelike，every figure is decently robed and girdled and standing in dignified solemnity. Their heads were mostly damaged long ago.Now only two statues are complete with heads and they have high noses and deep－set eyes.Most probably，they were envoys from Central and Western Asia. Their nationality，official positions and names can be found on the backs of the stone statues.Having been exposed to the weather over the years，most of the characters are undecipherable.Only the stone statues of the envoys who allegedly came from Iran and Afghanistan bear clear inscriptions.

The Qianling Mausoleum has a circum－ference of 40 kilometers，with 17satellite tombs around it.

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誰的狗最聰明？

Whose Dog Was the Smartest？

四個朋友在為誰的狗最聰明而爭論不休。第一個人是個工程師，他對自己的狗喊道：“T形角，使出你的本領(lǐng)來?！边@只狗便跑向書桌，拉出一張紙和一支鉛筆，畫出了一個完美的三角形。

第二個人是個會計(jì)。他對他的狗說：“珠算法，上吧?！蹦枪分北紡N房，用嘴咬開一袋甜餅并把餅分成了四等份。

第三個人是位藥劑師。他命令他的狗——量杯——表現(xiàn)一下。但見那狗徑直走向冰箱，叼出一瓶牛奶并精確地把八盎司牛奶倒入一個量杯中。

最后一位是政府職員?！靶菹r間，”他對自己的狗喊叫，“去吧?！痹捯粑绰?，那狗便跳將起來，踏污了那張紙，吃掉了所有的甜餅，喝光了那杯牛奶。

Four friends were arguing over whose dog was the smartest.The first man，an engineer，called to his dog，“T Square，show your stuff.”The dog trotted over to a desk，pulled out a paper and pencil，and drew a perfect triangle.

The next guy，an accountant，called to his dog，“Slide Rule，go ahead.”The dog went to the kitchen，nibbled opened a bag of cookies and divided the contents into four equal piles.

The next man，a chemist，beckoned his dog，Beaker，to show what he could do.The dog went to the fridge，took out a quart of milk and poured out exactly eighty ounces into a measuring cup.

The last man was a government worker.“Coffee Break，”he hollered to his dog，“go to it.”With that，the dog jumped to his feet，soiled the paper，ate the cookies and drank the milk.