【英语时差8,16】巨石阵
时间：2019-01-22 作者：英语课 分类：英语时差8，16
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Surprise at Stonehenge! Wizards and aliens aside, actual scientists don't have much to say about Stonehenge--the ancient ring of rocks in Amesbury, England--that hasn't been said. That is, until now. Just recently a four-thousand-year old gravesite was found within three miles of Stonehenge, containing what some archaeologists think may be one of the original craftsmen 1. Even better than that, he isn't British.
The ancient bones are referred to as "the archer 2," because, whoever he was, he was buried with several arrows. The fact that the grave is so close to the stones suggests that the archer was somehow connected to Stonehenge, as does the fact that he lived in 2300 BC, the same time when the monoliths were erected 3. Was he its founder 4, a designer, a priest? It isn't clear. But the archer was an important person. Along with the arrows, he has copper 5 knives, ornaments 6, and pottery 7. Several of these have been identified as coming from what archaeologists call "the Beaker Culture."There's one of the surprises. The Beaker Culture had its Bronze-age heyday 8 in the Alps, not in England. Researchers did chemical analysis of the remains 9 and found that the archer most likely came from what is now Switzerland.
Next surprise? Another grave was found nearby, this containing a younger man. This fellow grew up in England, but an unusual foot bone shows he's related to the archer--the archer, it seems, came to England and raised a family.
Who was this foreigner who was treated with such reverence 10? We won't ever know for sure. His fame has disappeared into history. But the stone circle he may have built has never been forgotten, even four thousand years later.
n. 技工
- rugs handmade by local craftsmen 由当地工艺师手工制作的小地毯
- The craftsmen have ensured faithful reproduction of the original painting. 工匠保证要复制一幅最接近原作的画。
n.射手，弓箭手
- The archer strung his bow and aimed an arrow at the target.弓箭手拉紧弓弦将箭瞄准靶子。
- The archer's shot was a perfect bull's-eye.射手的那一箭正中靶心。
n.创始者，缔造者
- He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
- According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。
n.铜；铜币；铜器；adj.铜(制)的；(紫)铜色的
- The students are asked to prove the purity of copper.要求学生们检验铜的纯度。
- Copper is a good medium for the conduction of heat and electricity.铜是热和电的良导体。
n.装饰( ornament的名词复数 )；点缀；装饰品；首饰v.装饰，点缀，美化( ornament的第三人称单数 )
- The shelves were chock-a-block with ornaments. 架子上堆满了装饰品。
- Playing the piano sets up resonance in those glass ornaments. 一弹钢琴那些玻璃饰物就会产生共振。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.陶器，陶器场
- 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。
n.全盛时期，青春期
- The 19th century was the heyday of steam railways.19世纪是蒸汽机车鼎盛的时代。
- She was a great singer in her heyday.她在自己的黄金时代是个了不起的歌唱家。
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
- 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。