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In 1830, Greece was recognized as an autonomous country
1830年，希腊获得认可，成为了一个自主的国家，
and five years later, in 1835, the new government began a serious effort to repair the monuments and buildings on the Acropolis.
五年后，1835年，新政府开始了一项严肃的修复雅典卫城的古迹和建筑物的工作。
Unfortunately, some of the construction that was carried out over the following 100 years was not very successful.
不幸的是，随后一百多年所进行的一些修复工作并不非常成功。
In fact, repairs were so clumsy that they made some of the buildings less secure than they had been before.
事实上，修复工作进行得如此之差，以致于一些建筑变得比以前更不安全。
The buildings have also been damaged by the millions of travellers who visit them each year.
每年参观雅典卫城的数百万游客也对这些建筑造成了破坏。
Some damage has been caused by the traffic of so many people simply walking around the buildinga, and some has been caused deliberately.
一些破坏完全是由于人们在周围走动造成的，而一些则是人们有意造成的。
There is also the problem of smog.
同时，还有烟雾问题。
Athens has some of the most polluted air of any city in the world, and acid rain is causing gradual damage to the marble of the Acropolis.
雅典是世界上所有城市中空气污染最严重的城市，雅典卫城的一些大理石正受到酸雨的侵蚀。
In a gesture to help preserve history, the Greek government appointed a committee in 1975 to undertake a complete repair of the Acropolis.
以一种帮助保护历史的姿态，希腊政府在1975年成立了一个委员会，开始对雅典卫城进行彻底的修复。
In 1987, it was listed as a World Heritage site by UNESCO.
1987年，这一历史遗迹被列入联合国教科文组织的世界遗产名录。
After that, much progress was made in repairing the Acropolis,
此后，对这一历史遗迹的修复取得了很大进展，
with a large amount of work done in preparation for the 2004 Athens Olympic Games.
尤其是随着2004年雅典奥运会大量工作的展开。
