科学美国人60秒 SSS 2013-11-29
时间：2018-12-24 作者：英语课 分类：Scientific American(十一)月
英语课
This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science. I am Cendy Graber. It is will take just a minute.
Ancient Egyptian Mummies were carefully embalmed 1 and entomb with Golden jewelry 2 furniture and clothing. And to make sure they did not go hungry on their travels, they were also buried with mummified meat. King Tut was accompanied by 48 wooden cases that held a variety of cattle and poultry 3 joints 4 prepared for dinner. Archaeologists have known about this penchant 5 for after death munchies(小点心), but they didn't understand how the meat was treated. So researchers in Egypt and in the UK examined samples from both Cairo and British Museums. They extracted balm from meat samples and the wrappers(包装纸，封皮). The meat included beef ribs 7 and a calf 8(小牛) some 2000 years old. The wrapping contained fats that did not touch the calf, suggesting a balm applied 9 only to the wrap. The rib 6 dinner showed evidence of beeswax and Pistacia resin(树脂). The study was published in the Proceedings 10 of the national academy of Sciences. The scientists say their findings show the Ancient Egypt payed as much exquisite 11 attention to embalming 12 and preserving meat as they did to humans and pet animals. Because one should always peck a meal for a long journey.
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Ancient Egyptian Mummies were carefully embalmed 1 and entomb with Golden jewelry 2 furniture and clothing. And to make sure they did not go hungry on their travels, they were also buried with mummified meat. King Tut was accompanied by 48 wooden cases that held a variety of cattle and poultry 3 joints 4 prepared for dinner. Archaeologists have known about this penchant 5 for after death munchies(小点心), but they didn't understand how the meat was treated. So researchers in Egypt and in the UK examined samples from both Cairo and British Museums. They extracted balm from meat samples and the wrappers(包装纸，封皮). The meat included beef ribs 7 and a calf 8(小牛) some 2000 years old. The wrapping contained fats that did not touch the calf, suggesting a balm applied 9 only to the wrap. The rib 6 dinner showed evidence of beeswax and Pistacia resin(树脂). The study was published in the Proceedings 10 of the national academy of Sciences. The scientists say their findings show the Ancient Egypt payed as much exquisite 11 attention to embalming 12 and preserving meat as they did to humans and pet animals. Because one should always peck a meal for a long journey.
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1 embalmed
adj.用防腐药物保存（尸体）的v.保存（尸体）不腐( embalm的过去式和过去分词 )；使不被遗忘；使充满香气
- Many fine sentiments are embalmed in poetry. 许多微妙的情感保存于诗歌中。 来自辞典例句
- In books, are embalmed the greatest thoughts of all ages. 伟大思想古今有，载入书中成不朽。 来自互联网
2 jewelry
n.（jewllery）（总称）珠宝
- The burglars walked off with all my jewelry.夜盗偷走了我的全部珠宝。
- Jewelry and lace are mostly feminine belongings.珠宝和花边多数是女性用品。
3 poultry
n.家禽，禽肉
- There is not much poultry in the shops. 商店里禽肉不太多。
- What do you feed the poultry on? 你们用什么饲料喂养家禽?
4 joints
接头( joint的名词复数 )； 关节； 公共场所（尤指价格低廉的饮食和娱乐场所） （非正式）； 一块烤肉 （英式英语）
- Expansion joints of various kinds are fitted on gas mains. 各种各样的伸缩接头被安装在煤气的总管道上了。
- Expansion joints of various kinds are fitted on steam pipes. 各种各样的伸缩接头被安装在蒸气管道上了。
5 penchant
n.爱好，嗜好；（强烈的）倾向
- She has a penchant for Indian food.她爱吃印度食物。
- He had a penchant for playing jokes on people.他喜欢拿人开玩笑。
6 rib
n.肋骨，肋状物
- He broke a rib when he fell off his horse.他从马上摔下来折断了一根肋骨。
- He has broken a rib and the doctor has strapped it up.他断了一根肋骨，医生已包扎好了。
7 ribs
n.肋骨( rib的名词复数 )；（船或屋顶等的）肋拱；肋骨状的东西；（织物的）凸条花纹
- He suffered cracked ribs and bruising. 他断了肋骨还有挫伤。
- Make a small incision below the ribs. 在肋骨下方切开一个小口。
8 calf
n.小牛，犊，幼仔，小牛皮
- The cow slinked its calf.那头母牛早产了一头小牛犊。
- The calf blared for its mother.牛犊哞哞地高声叫喊找妈妈。
9 applied
adj.应用的；v.应用，适用
- She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
- This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。
10 proceedings
n.进程，过程，议程；诉讼(程序)；公报
- He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
- to initiate legal proceedings against sb 对某人提起诉讼