1-ward off 阻挡

Today we celebrate the completion of the project of warding off the danger and maintaining and restoring the first and oldest remaining pyramid in Egypt.

2-awe 敬畏，景仰

We are in awe as to how he was able to create this structure, which has remained standing for 4,700 years.

3-resume 中断后重新开始

4-uprising 起义

5-topple 推翻

6-restoration 整修

Restoration work stopped in 2011 after Egypt's popular uprising that toppled longtime President Hosni Mubark, but resumed at the end of 2013.

7-complex （类型相似的）建筑群

8-archaeological 考古的

Dejoser's Step Pyramid, the first large-scale stone construction in history and the largest pyramidal funerary complex, is located at Saqqara archaeological site, west of Cairo.

9-be engaged in 忙于，从事，参与

Speaking alongside the pyramid, Egyptian Prime Minister said Egypt wad engaged in many large-scale projects, and the restoration of its heritage was one of them.