Vocabulary:

词汇:

ancient Rome

古罗马

scrolls

卷轴

disintegrate

碎裂，破碎

breakthrough

突破

intense

强烈的

They might not look like much, but these are in fact texts from ancient Rome.

他们可能看起来不是很像,但实际上这些文字源自古罗马。

Since their discovery 250 years ago, no one has been able to read the so-called Herculaneum scrolls. Open them, and they disintegrate.

所谓的赫库兰尼姆卷轴被发现于250年前，至今尚没有人能够阅读它。因为一旦摊开来阅读，这些卷轴就会损坏。

Now, scientists in France have made a breakthrough. By firing intense beams of light at the documents, they can see what is written inside.

现在,法国科学家对此取得了突破。通过对这些文件发射强烈的光束,他们可以看到里面写的是什么。

Experts are overjoyed.

这一突破令专家们喜出望外。

They might not look like much, but these are in fact texts from ancient Rome.

他们可能看起来不是很像,但实际上这些文字源自古罗马。

Since their discovery 250 years ago, no one has been able to read the so-called Herculaneum scrolls. Open them, and they disintegrate.

所谓的赫库兰尼姆卷轴被发现于250年前，至今尚没有人能够阅读它。因为一旦摊开来阅读，这些卷轴就会损坏。

Now, scientists in France have made a breakthrough. By firing intense beams of light at the documents, they can see what is written inside.

现在,法国科学家对此取得了突破。通过对这些文件发射强烈的光束,他们可以看到里面写的是什么。

Experts are overjoyed.

这一突破令专家们喜出望外。