VOA标准英语2010年-Ancient Shipwrecks Found Off Central I
时间:2019-01-13 作者:英语课 分类:VOA标准英语2010年(八)月
Newly discovered underwater treasures in the Italian seas near the Pontine Islands
A team of marine 1 archeologists using sonar scanners has discovered new underwater treasures in the Italian seas. Trading vessels 2 dating from the first century BC to the 5th through 7th centuries AD were found in the waters of the Pontine Islands. Their cargoes 3 were found to be intact.
Italian culture authorities and the Aurora 4 Trust, a U.S. foundation which promotes underwater exploration in the Mediterranean 5, discovered four shipwrecks 6 resting on the seabed. The discovery was made in a beautiful stretch of sea off the tiny rock of Zannone, part of the Pontine Islands in central Italy.
After the discovery, the team of marine archaeologists used sonar scanners for the exploration and filmed the targets lying on the seabed. The remains 9 of the ships, up to 18 meters long, were found and documented at a depth of between 100-150 meters.
Annalisa Zarattini is an underwater archaeologist with Italy's culture ministry 10. She says the deeper a wreck 7 is found, the higher the chance that it is better preserved. These, she adds, are in such good condition after so many centuries because they have not been disturbed by fishermen or illegal archaeology 11 hunters.
Zarattini says Italy's seas are an incredible museum which help uncover history.
Traveling with her on a finance police boat, which helps the ministry patrol the waters, she described this latest find.
"We identified four Roman wrecks 8, four ships that probably sunk during a storm at different time periods," said Zarattini.
In Roman times, the Pontine islands belonged to Emperor Augustus.
"This area was a crossroads in the Mediterranean, with a secure port that the emperor had built and where crews on the vessels knew they could take refuge during storms," she added.
The ships cargoes were found completely intact. In their wealth of amphorae, the vessels carried goods from North Africa, Italy and Spain. These included wine, olive oil, fruit and garum, a pungent 12 fish sauce used in Roman cooking. One of the main concerns archaeologists have is that these treasures may be illegally lifted from where they have been found. To prevent any illegal activities, finance police naval 13 units patrol the waters.
Colonel Virgilio Giusti is involved in these operations and says no object can be removed from the seabed without previous authorization 14.
"Controls are carried out to ensure that the amphorae are not removed by divers 15 to keep for themselves or to sell them illegally," said Giusti.
Italy recently signed a new agreement with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) requiring that the wrecks remain in their place. The country has 7,500 kilometers of coastline and many more treasures are believed to remain undiscovered. Culture authorities say they have plans for further exploration. They believe the wrecks will be a huge draw for tourists. As technology improves, they say, ordinary people, and not just expert scuba 16 divers, will be able to go down and see the remains for themselves.
- Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
- When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时,他自愿参加了海军陆战队。
- The river is navigable by vessels of up to 90 tons. 90 吨以下的船只可以从这条河通过。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- All modern vessels of any size are fitted with radar installations. 所有现代化船只都有雷达装置。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- This ship embarked cargoes. 这艘船装载货物。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The crew lashed cargoes of timber down. 全体船员将木材绑牢。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The aurora is one of nature's most awesome spectacles.极光是自然界最可畏的奇观之一。
- Over the polar regions we should see aurora.在极地高空,我们会看到极光。
- The houses are Mediterranean in character.这些房子都属地中海风格。
- Gibraltar is the key to the Mediterranean.直布罗陀是地中海的要冲。
- Shipwrecks are apropos of nothing. 船只失事总是来得出人意料。
- There are many shipwrecks in these waters. 在这些海域多海难事件。
- Weather may have been a factor in the wreck.天气可能是造成这次失事的原因之一。
- No one can wreck the friendship between us.没有人能够破坏我们之间的友谊。
- The shores are strewn with wrecks. 海岸上满布失事船只的残骸。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- My next care was to get together the wrecks of my fortune. 第二件我所关心的事就是集聚破产后的余财。 来自辞典例句
- He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
- The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
- They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
- We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
- She teaches archaeology at the university.她在大学里教考古学。
- He displayed interest in archaeology.他对考古学有兴趣。
- The article is written in a pungent style.文章写得泼辣。
- Its pungent smell can choke terrorists and force them out of their hideouts.它的刺激性气味会令恐怖分子窒息,迫使他们从藏身地点逃脱出来。
- He took part in a great naval battle.他参加了一次大海战。
- The harbour is an important naval base.该港是一个重要的海军基地。
- Anglers are required to obtain prior authorization from the park keeper.垂钓者必须事先得到公园管理者的许可。
- You cannot take a day off without authorization.未经批准你不得休假。
- He chose divers of them,who were asked to accompany him.他选择他们当中的几个人,要他们和他作伴。
- Two divers work together while a standby diver remains on the surface.两名潜水员协同工作,同时有一名候补潜水员留在水面上。