Stonehenge
巨石阵

Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument located in Wiltshire, England. It is the remains of a ring of standing stones. Archaeologists believe it was built anywhere from 3000 BC to 2000 BC. Radiocarbon dating in 2008 suggested that the first stones were raised between 2400 BC and 2200 BC.
巨石阵是一处坐落于英国威尔特郡的史前遗迹，由一系列环绕矗立的巨石遗留物组成。考古学家认为巨石阵建造于公元前3000年至公元前2000年期间。根据2008年放射性碳年代测算法的测量，巨石阵中第一批巨石堆积于公元前2400年至公元前2200年。

The monument consisted of two circles of large standing stones, one inside the other. The inner circle consisted of arches made by laying one stone across the tops of two others. Nobody knows why it was to built, but many people think it was to study the stars and planets or to worship the sun, because a line through its centre would point directly to the position of the rising sun on Midsummer's Day.
遗迹由内外两圈矗立的巨石组成。内圈是由一块巨石堆放在两块巨石上构成的拱形组成。没有人知道堆砌巨石阵的原因，但是许多人认为是为了研究星球或者用来祭拜太阳，因为穿过中心的直线在仲夏这一天直指太阳升起的位置。

It is a national legally protected Scheduled Ancient Monument. Stonehenge is owned by the Crown and managed by English Heritage, while the surrounding land is owned by the National Trust. Visitors are not permitted to touch the stones, but are able to walk around the monument from a short distance away. English Heritage does, however, permit access during the summer and winter solstice, and the spring and autumn equinox. The site and its surroundings were added to the UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites in 1986 in a co-listing with Avebury Henge.
遗迹由内外两圈矗立的巨石组成。内圈是由一块巨石堆放在两块巨石上构成的拱形组成。没有人知道堆砌巨石阵的原因，但是许多人认为是为了研究星球或者用来祭拜太阳，因为穿过中心的直线在仲夏这一天直指太阳升起的位置。

巨石阵是英国合法保护的古代遗址之一。巨石归皇家所有，由英国历史文化遗产组织掌管，巨石周边的土地归全国名胜古迹托管协会所有。游客不允许触摸石头，只能与遗迹隔开一段距离参观。然而，英国历史文化遗产组织在夏至日、冬至日、春分日和秋分日允许游客进入。该景点在1986年与埃夫伯里石阵一起被列入联合国教科文组织的世界文化遗产名单。