When English speakers say the Pyramids, they almost always mean the huge stone tombs in Egypt, not just any building with sloping sides. Old Egyptian kings, called pharaohs, had them built to hold their bodies and the things they wanted with them after death — food, furniture, gold.

When English speakers say the Pyramids英語人士說the Pyramids時 they almost always mean幾乎都是指 the huge stone tombs in Egypt埃及那些巨大的石造陵墓 not just any building with sloping sides不是隨便一個側面傾斜的建築。Old Egyptian kings古埃及國王, called pharaohs也就是法老, had them built會叫人蓋 to hold their bodies來安放他們的遺體 and the things they wanted with them after death還有死後想帶著的東西 — food, furniture, gold食物、家具、黃金。

The sides rise to a point; from far away they look like giant, very tidy hills of stone.

The sides側面 rise to a point往上收成一個尖頂; from far away從遠處看 they look like giant, very tidy hills of stone就像一座座巨大又整齊的石頭小山。

The three at Giza, near Cairo, are the famous ones, and the Great Pyramid is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World — the only Wonder you can still go and stand in front of.

The three at Giza, near Cairo開羅附近吉薩的那三座 are the famous ones是最有名的, and the Great Pyramid而其中的大金字塔 is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World是古代世界七大奇蹟之一 — the only Wonder you can still go and stand in front of也是唯一一個現在還能親自站到它面前的奇蹟。

Though actually, other lands built pyramid-shaped tombs too, especially in Mexico, and a small-p pyramid can be a diagram or a pile of fruit. With a capital P and the word the, English still points to Egypt.

Though actually不過其實, other lands built pyramid-shaped tombs too其他地方也建過金字塔形的陵墓, especially in Mexico尤其是墨西哥, and a small-p pyramid而小寫的pyramid can be a diagram or a pile of fruit可以指圖表或一堆水果疊成的形狀。With a capital P and the word the只要大寫P又加上the, English still points to Egypt英文指的還是埃及。