After entering the Meridian Gate, located at the Southern end of the complex, visitors arrive in an immense courtyard that begins with five bridges stretching over the 'Inner Golden River'.

在进入午门后，位于整个建筑群体南面的末端，游客们首先会到达的是一个巨大宽广的院子。院子的起始端就是五个玉石桥横跨在“内金水河”之上。

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You won't make a positive impact if you start stretching yourself too thin right out of the gate.

如果刚一开始你就卯足了劲，则不会产生积极的影响。

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Nothing kills enthusiasm for the great outdoors more quickly than nearing a park entrance and hitting a line of cars stretching a mile to the gate.

BBC: Finding solitude in US national parks

Stretching north is the Golden Gate Bridge itself, saved from disaster by the heroics of Superman, James Bond and the X-Men, to name just a few.

BBC: The road to Hollywood, California

The town of Sausalito lies just across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco, stretching up the steep hills that rise from the bay.

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