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原文

Two Israeli teenagers on summer break unearthed a trove of hundreds of gold coins that date from 1,100 years ago.

The hoard, buried in a clay jar, was discovered at an archaeological dig in central Israel.

The teenagers, who were taking part in pre-military national service, initially thought they had found some very thin leaves buried in a jar.

语言点

on summer break: 在暑期

· 近义表达: on summer holiday, on summer vacation

· a coffee break: 喝咖啡的休息時間

· a tea break: （英国）茶歇

unearth v. 发掘，使……出土

· unearth treasure: 发掘宝藏

a (treasure) trove of sth. 堆满大量……的（宝库）

(a place that is full of something good)

hoard n. 大量储藏和积存的物品

· a hoard of food: 大量储藏的食物

· a hoard of cash: 大笔藏起来的钱

clay jar: 陶罐

an archaeological dig: 一次考古发掘

pre-military: 预备兵役的

· pre-（前缀）:……之前的

· a pre-flight check: 飞行前的检查

· a pre-lunch drink: 午饭前喝的酒

initially adv. 最初，一开始

(at the beginning)

· The reason I initially came here was to find work.

我最初来这里是为了找工作。

· It turned out that the situation was not as bad as we had initially believed.

结果情况并没有一开始想的那么糟糕。

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