中国传媒大学英语电台 Radio CUC English 第3期

介绍: City Tempo又与大家见面了，本期我们将透过电波带着大家来到古城庞贝。庞贝的历史可以追溯到公元前600年，那时的庞贝还只是海湾畔的一个小集市，主要从事农业和渔业的生产，直到公

1-10 庞贝灾后的橄榄

Pompeian Olives Against the grimness of the Vesuvius Flicker the sunflowers flaming and fierce Dazzling from the Apennines horizon To the canvas Van Gogh used to brighten For three days and three nigh

VOA标准英语2014--庞贝展览讲述罗马时代的灾难故事

Pompeii Exhibit Tells Story of Roman-era Disaster 庞贝展览讲述罗马时代的灾难故事 LOS ANGELES One of the worst natural disasters in recorded history, the destruction of Pompeii by a volcano nearly 2,000 years ago, has often been the sub

英语听力：自然百科 真实的庞贝—15

If people don't notice the altered shape of the mountain, or the drop in sea level,they must feel the ground beneath their feet begin to shift. But according to contemporary Roman accounts, Pompeii is used to earth tremors. It's part of everyday life

英语听力：自然百科 真实的庞贝—14

And what sort of building were they in. Yea, we found them near a tower and they were escaping during the eruption. To the trained eye of a forensic anthropologist, the state of the bones, even 2000 years after death, is very telling. On skeleton No.

英语听力：自然百科 真实的庞贝—13

In the main part of the building, it's striking how open and visible everything is. If you want to find where the slaves are, where the people who do the real work, you've got to go around the corner to the invisible beats and know no eye wants to co

英语听力：自然百科 真实的庞贝—12

Archaeologists have found cavities that they can fill with plaster to create molds. They are able to see, hundreds of years later, exactly how the dead lay when the volcano struck. They have also found bones. So far, the remains of 1100 people have b

英语听力：自然百科 真实的庞贝—11

Whatever it was, it was clearly something of value. At the entrance, slots in the stone indicate the doors could be barred. There are also two guard houses inside. This was one of the most secured buildings in the city. It appears that the merchandis

英语听力：自然百科 真实的庞贝—10

So this is how it begins. The 17 years between the earthquake and the final eruption are, on a geological scale, just a blink of an eye. But in the world in which the Romans live, a natural disaster is the action of an angry god. So instead of heedin

英语听力：自然百科 真实的庞贝—9

The melting rock is forcing its way out. In fact, its effects are felt years before. The city lives through something which today would be seen as a terrible warning. This is evidence of a major disaster, an earthquake that hit the city in 62 A. D.,

英语听力：自然百科 真实的庞贝—17

In fact, even the lower class citizens have access to a wide range of foods. They benefit directly from the power of the Roman empire, vast trade networks that bring in goods from thousands of miles away. When archaeologists looked the drain from one

英语听力：自然百科 真实的庞贝—16

So here we find ourselves in one of the other restaurants that have been excavated in this town block. As customers would come up through this long passage way, they'd reach the end of the property, where they would find, out on the left hand side he