排列于内城东、西阙楼两侧的61尊石人像，是武则天为了纪念参加高宗葬礼的少数民族首领和外国使臣而敕令仿真人服饰及大小雕刻而成的。石人像分立两旁，神态逼真，每尊石像都宽腰束带，躬礼侍立。石人的头部绝大多数早已被毁，现只有两尊石像有头，他们都是高鼻子、凹眼睛，可能是来自西域的使臣。每个石人背后原来都刻有国名、官职和姓名，因长期风化，多数字迹已无法辨认，仅有两尊石像背面字迹比较清晰。从字迹分析，一人来自如今的阿富汗，另一人来自伊朗。
乾陵范围很广，方圆约40千米，周围还有五公贵族陪葬墓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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谁的狗最聪明？
Whose Dog Was the Smartest？
四个朋友在为谁的狗最聪明而争论不休。第一个人是个工程师，他对自己的狗喊道：“T形角，使出你的本领来。”这只狗便跑向书桌，拉出一张纸和一支铅笔，画出了一个完美的三角形。
第二个人是个会计。他对他的狗说：“珠算法，上吧。”那狗直奔厨房，用嘴咬开一袋甜饼并把饼分成了四等份。
第三个人是位药剂师。他命令他的狗——量杯——表现一下。但见那狗径直走向冰箱，叼出一瓶牛奶并精确地把八盎司牛奶倒入一个量杯中。
最后一位是政府职员。“休息时间，”他对自己的狗喊叫，“去吧。”话音未落，那狗便跳将起来，踏污了那张纸，吃掉了所有的甜饼，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.
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