A 2,200-year-old crossbow which some experts believe could have been almost twice as powerful as a modern-day assault rifle has been discovered among the Terracotta Warriors.
考古学家们在兵马俑中间发现了一把2200年前的弓弩，专家认为其威力相当于如今步枪的两倍。The crossbow, which was found intact this week, could have shot an arrow up to 2,600feet - about the length of nine football pitches, the People's Daily Online reported.
这把弓弩于本周完整无缺的被发现，可以将箭射出到2600英尺之远的地方，相当于九个足球场，人民日报网站报道。
The discovery is particularly exciting as experts believe the crossbow may hold the secret to the success of China'sfirst emperor, Qin Shi Huang.
这个发现特别的激动人心，因为专家称这把弓弩可以解开中国第一位皇帝秦始皇的成功之谜。
The crossbow,which was found half-buried next to one of the terracotta statues, was discovered by archaeologists working at the site.
在现场工作的考古学家在一个兵马俑的附近找到了这把弓弩，当时半掩埋着。
It is the first time archaeologists have seen a complete version of the weapon,although they previously found 10 more broken crossbows in the same pit.
这是考古学家首次发现完整弓弩，他们之前在同一个坑中发现了10多把坏掉的弓弩。The bow measures almost five feet in length, with a height of about 50 inches.
这把弓弩长度5英尺，高50英寸。Its size suggests that it was one of the most powerful bows of its era. Historical texts indicate that its firing range could have been up to 2,600 feet,according to Huashang Newspaper, which is double the range of an assault rifle, which is aboutl,300 feet.
这种尺寸表明这是当时最强大的弓弩之一。历史文献表明其射程可达2600英寸，这相当于步枪的两倍。
Somehistorians believe that analysis of a number of historical texts shows that the crossbow was integral to several important military victories of the period.
一些历史学家认为对一系列历史文献的分析表明这种弓弩在当当时的几场重大军事胜利中扮演了不可或缺的作用。Archaeologistsare equally excited about the discovery of a 'Qing', an item which they had previously only read about in historical texts。
同样令考古学家感到兴奋的是他们还发现了一把"檠"，此前见诸于史书，并未见过实物。TheQing helps explain how the crossbow was transported and stored, helping it tomaintain its shape when not in use.
檠是用来运输和储藏弓弩的，在弓弩不被使用的情况下，用以保护弓弩的形状。'We believe that not only in the Qin dynasty but perhaps during the entire Warring States Period they had a very complete system of weapons production, storage and transportation/ Shen Maosheng, the archaeol ts' team leade.r told Central China Television.
“我们认为不仅仅在秦朝，而是战国时期，他们都具有一套非常完整的武器生产、储存和运输系统，”该考古团队的带头人对中央台说。'This discovery of the most complete Qin Dynasty crossbow, especially the Qing, provides us with new histo rical evidence for the follow-up study of the Terracotta, especially the study of the Qin dynasty military force.'
“这把完整的秦朝弓弩的发现，特别是檠的发现,为我们的兵马俑研究，特别是秦朝军事力量的研究，提供了新的历史证据。”