ThepyramidsinEgypt埃及金字塔是世界著名的建筑奇迹之一，它是用巨大石块修砌成的方锥形建筑物，因形似中文“金”字，故称作“金字塔”。ThepyramidsinEgypt(埃及)werebuiltthousandsofyearsago.Thepyramidswerethekings’tombs.Thekingsthoughttheywouldcomebacktolife(复活)aftertheydied.Theyhopedtheirbodieswouldbekeptwellinthepyramidswhentheycamebacktolife.ThepyramidslieonthewestbankoftheNileRivernotfarfromCairo.TheoldEgyptianscompared(对比)therisingofthesuntothebeginningoflifeandthesettingofthesuntotheendoflife,sonearlyallthepyramidswerebuiltonthewestbankalongtheNile.Peoplehavefoundabout110pyramidsinEgypt.ThebiggestoneistheGreatPyramid.Ittookabout100,000men30yearstobuildtheGreatPyramid.Itwasmadewithover2,300,000bigstones.Eachstoneisabout2.5tons,someevenweighfifteentons.
