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By Nina Maria Potts
Athens
05 September 2007
 
spared by the recent wildfires.  But as the government takes stock 1 of the human and economic cost of the wildfires that ravaged 2 large parts of the country, the question of how many archaeological sites have been damaged remains unanswered. Nina-Maria Potts reports:






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Most Greek ancient ruins probably were not affected by the fires



Nearly 3,000 years of history were threatened -- but Olympia did not burn, saved by a massive 4 firefighting operation.


Foreign firefighters joined the battle, while nearby villages burned. In one village 37 people died.


Greek Culture Minister George Voulgarakis visited the ancient site, provoking 5 debate over the government's sense of priorities 6. "As you can see the museum and the archaeological site remain the same."


In southeastern Greece, visitors to the Temple of Poseidon at Sounion say they were horrified 7 by the fires and are now cautious 8 about traveling to Olympia.






George Voulgarakis


George Voulgarakis



"Every man in the whole world can imagine what is Olympia. We know the Olympic games and so we wanted to go there and now it's not possible. It's horrible for all of us, and I don't think it's only for the Greeks but for everyone who can understand the whole thing."


Tourist officials in one of the country's worst-hit areas, Evia, say so far tourism has not suffered. The town of Eritrea houses an archaeological site and museum, but was not threatened by fire.


The local archaeological service says there has been no damage to ancient sites in Evia. Some officials say there are so many hidden ruins it may be too early to tell.






Andreas Athanasopoulos


Andreas Athanasopoulos



Andreas Athanasopoulos manages Evia's tourist information center.


He says at least ancient ruins are made of stone. "Of course nothing can happen to the stones themselves. We will just have to trust the archaeological services, and in the municipalities concerned to start the clean up process and put everything back in order, so that people and ruins can live side by side in future generations."


In Olympia though, many people who lost their homes say this government put ancient ruins before human lives -- ancient ruins these visitors to Sounion want to see survive.



n.存货,储备;树干;血统;股份;家畜;adj.存货的;平凡的,惯用的;股票的;畜牧的;vt.进货,采购;储存;供给;vi.出新芽;进货
  • The shop takes stock every week on Friday mornings.这家商店每星期五早晨盘点存货。
  • Experts have forecast an upturn in the stock market.专家已预测股票市场价格有上升趋势。
毁坏( ravage的过去式和过去分词 ); 蹂躏; 劫掠; 抢劫
  • a country ravaged by civil war 遭受内战重创的国家
  • The whole area was ravaged by forest fires. 森林火灾使整个地区荒废了。
adj.不自然的,假装的
  • She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
  • His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。
adj.巨大的,大规模的,大量的,大范围的
  • A massive sea search has failed to find any survivors.经过大规模的海上搜救仍未找到幸存者。
  • He drank a massive amount of alcohol.他喝了大量的烈酒。
a.激怒人的,刺激人的
  • These are thought-provoking questions. 这些问题可以诱导大家去思考。
  • The remarks are meaningful and thought-provoking. 语颇隽永,耐人寻味。
n.先( priority的名词复数 );优先;优先权;优先考虑的事
  • The document provided a revealing insight into the government's priorities. 这份文件使人看出政府的轻重缓急是怎样安排的。
  • We must work together to fund only our most important priorities. 我们必须共同努力,只为最重要的项目提供资金。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
a.(表现出)恐惧的
  • The whole country was horrified by the killings. 全国都对这些凶杀案感到大为震惊。
  • We were horrified at the conditions prevailing in local prisons. 地方监狱的普遍状况让我们震惊。
adj.十分小心的,谨慎的
  • We should not only be bold,but also be cautious.我们不仅要大胆,而且要谨慎。
  • He was cautious about his work.他对工作非常谨慎。
学英语单词
airhood
alimentous
animal puzzle
anticrop
Arthropitys
automatic reusability technique
Banson boiler
beaverette
Benkara
bioral
catcalling
cholecysto-ileostomy
comerade
computer hybrids
computer-aided learning
darwinisms
dischides belcheri
disinger
Dotokdong
dyshormonism
dysmelic
epitheliochorial type
external losses
eye-lotion
figure poem
floating point input/output
forming effect
fornix sacci lacrimalis
gee up!
genus Galeopsis
German ivy
global meteorological satellite observation system
hand brake transfer lever
hashima
hematic abscess
himmel
historical geology
homogeneous magnetic field
infortuned
inscribed square
intersystolic period
irroborate
japanese capitals
key bargaining
lateral line
LORAN double slave
m. stylohyoideus
made ducks and drakes
mazenod
meridean
muffle block
multipotencies
murine virus testing
national interagency fire center
Negra, Loma
nitidulid beetle
nontuplet
overcultivate
oxygen-converter steel
oxygen-isotope method
packer timing coupling
periodic-automatic-reclosing equipment
peripheral venography
phae
pinching off
pneumatic veneer clipper
preddy
principal telescope
probationership
program-length
propeller-blade area
resistance of setting
respectabilized
respiratory systems
rhodesiella elegantula
rhombic enantiomorphous class
roll reversal
rumaylah
salt licks
scanning standard
sensory bud
Sinostomatograptus
standard hygrometer
standard meat
summerweight
swooping on
symmetric determinant
tackle
tarbooshes
tension rope deflection sheave
test/observations included within an ordered test battery
thermochemical equation
thimble punch holder
three-chord bridge
Tungkang-lingian Age
two step control
tympanic artery
type libraries
vagino-colic fistula
Ve.
violinist's cramp
wearing depth