名词解释：兵马俑(Terracotta Army;Terra-cotta Figures;soldier and horse figures)，即秦始皇兵马俑，亦简称秦兵马俑或秦俑，位于今陕西省西安市临潼区秦始皇陵以东1.5公里处的兵马俑坑内。[1] 兵马俑是古代墓葬雕塑的一个类别。古代实行人殉，奴隶是奴隶主生前的附属品，奴隶主死后奴隶要作为殉葬品为奴隶主陪葬。兵马俑即制成兵马(战车、战马、士兵)形状的殉葬品。你知道怎么用英语表达吗?
Archeologists working on the latest dig at the site of the Terracotta Warriors in Xi'an say the project has already turned up vital historical finds.
Experts restarted work on the No 1 pit of the Terracotta Warriors in 2009 and have so far unearthed 310 artifacts, including parts of chariots, weapons and tools, along with 12 pottery horses in three groups, and about 120 more warriors.
文中的 “Terracotta Warriors”便是“兵马俑”的意思 。terracotta作名词，意思是赤陶、赤土色。兵马俑是古代墓葬雕塑(funerary statues)的一个类别，是制成兵马(战车、战马、士兵)形状的殉葬品。秦始皇陵兵马俑坑是秦始皇陵(the mausoleum of the first Qin emperor)的陪葬坑，位于陵园东侧1500米处,被誉为世界第八大奇迹(the eighth wonder of the world )。
兵马俑的其它英文表达还有 Terracotta Army, Terra-cotta Figures, soldier and horse figures等。
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