“活化石”【英】

living monuments

译文来源

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-05/14/c_136282982.htm

例句

1. 酒泉、敦煌、吐鲁番、喀什、撒马尔罕、巴格达、君士坦丁堡等古城，宁波、泉州、广州、北海、科伦坡、吉达、亚历山大等地的古港，就是记载这段历史的“活化石”。--《习近平在“一带一路”国际合作高峰论坛开幕式上的演讲》

1. Today, ancient cities of Jiuquan, Dunhuang, Tulufan, Kashi, Samarkand, Baghdad and Constantinople as well as ancient ports of Ningbo, Quanzhou, Guangzhou, Beihai, Colombo, Jeddah and Alexandria stand as living monuments to these past interactions. --Quoted from President Xi's speech at opening of Belt and Road forum for International Cooperation