【正确答案】The Great Wall is (1) a wonder of the world. Now, millions of people journey to the Great Wall each year, making its most popular sites (2) besieged by (3) hordes of tourists during (4) busy season. The Chinese have a long history of building walls, (5) dating from the Warring States period. In history, about 20 walls were built, with the wall constructed during the Ming Dynasty being the longest, extending 6,700 kin. China was the most technology-advanced nation in the world then, so the wall was also the most sophisticated in structure. It was built to (6) ward off the invasion of nomads from the north.

【答案解析】(1)“奇迹”在英语中一般用wonder表达。 (2)“挤得水泄不通”可译为besieged by。 (3)“成群结队的游客”可译为hordes of tourists或者a huge crowd of tourists。 (4)“旺季”可译为busy seasons。旺季就是热销的季节，生意也就特别忙．所以这里用“忙活的季节”来翻译。“淡季”相应的翻译为slack seasons。 (5)“追溯”常翻译为dating from。常用来表示“追溯”的短语还有date back to。 (6)“抵御……的入侵”可译为ward off the invasion of。