SSS 2008-11-07
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：Scientific American(十一)月
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute.
One of the most important archaeological finds in history was the Dead Sea Scrolls 1. These documents include some of the earliest written records of the Bible. Now archaeologists say they've found what they claim is the most significant archaeological discovery in Israel since those documents. They found a shard 2 of pottery 3 that's about 3,000 years old—a thousand years older than the Dead Sea Scrolls. This would have been about the time of the legendary 4 King David.
Pottery inscribed 5 with ink is called an ostracon. This ostracon was found in the oldest Judean city unearthed 6 to date. Archaeologists say the city is near where David killed Goliath. It's south of current-day Beit Shemesh. The site has been excavated 7 only since June of this year. Archaeologists say what they uncover at this site will help us learn more about life at the time of David.
The ostracon has five lines of text in black ink. It's written in Hebrew, making it the earliest Hebrew text ever found. Researchers have deciphered some of the words, including slave, judge and king. So it could be part of a legal code that might provide insight into early Hebrew civilization.
Thanks for the minute for Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber.
- Either turn it off or only pick up selected stuff like wands, rings and scrolls. 把他关掉然后只捡你需要的物品，像是魔杖(wand)，戒指(rings)和滚动条(scrolls)。 来自互联网
- Ancient scrolls were found in caves by the Dead Sea. 死海旁边的山洞里发现了古代的卷轴。 来自辞典例句
- Eyewitnesses spoke of rocks and shards of glass flying in the air.目击者称空中石块和玻璃碎片四溅。
- That's the same stuff we found in the shard.那与我们发现的碎片在材质上一样。
- My sister likes to learn art pottery in her spare time.我妹妹喜欢在空余时间学习陶艺。
- The pottery was left to bake in the hot sun.陶器放在外面让炎热的太阳烘晒焙干。
- Legendary stories are passed down from parents to children.传奇故事是由父母传给孩子们的。
- Odysseus was a legendary Greek hero.奥狄修斯是传说中的希腊英雄。
- His name was inscribed on the trophy. 他的名字刻在奖杯上。
- The names of the dead were inscribed on the wall. 死者的名字被刻在墙上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Many unearthed cultural relics are set forth in the exhibition hall. 展览馆里陈列着许多出土文物。
- Some utensils were in a state of decay when they were unearthed. 有些器皿在出土时已经残破。