BBC百件藏品话沧桑 第16件:莫尔德黄金披肩(8)
日期:2014-07-30 16:31

(单词翻译:单击)

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中英文本

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In many societies in the past, a teenager could be a parent, a full adult, a leader.
在过去的很多社群,十几岁的人就能成为父母、领导,
And so the cape could have well have been worn by a young person who already had considerable power.
完全被当作成年人对待7v@ljo0wx7WgdREd。因此披肩有可能由一位权力相当大的年轻人穿着L[AP9bZepH5r6gcN
We can only guess. The key evidence, the skeleton that was found inside the cape, was thrown away when the gold was discovered, as it clearly had no financial value.
遗憾的是,最关键的证据,即披肩里包裹的骸骨,由于没有经济价值,在黄金出土时便被丢弃了rmAbK=MDob,2[;vGa9!
So when I look at the Mold Gold Cape now, I have a strange mix of sensations-exhilaration that such a supreme work of art has survived, and frustration that the surrounding material-which would have told us so much about this great and mysterious civilisation that flourished in North Wales four thousand years ago, was recklessly discarded.
如今看着莫尔德黄金披肩,我心情复杂,一方面为如此精美的艺术品能保存至今而兴奋,一方面也因为它周围的物品被莽撞地丢弃而愤怒t=Ear*88eAa.]l!K。我们原本可以通过它们更多地了解四千年前在北威尔士蓬勃发展的那个神秘而伟大的文明^jjQwfg~taz8XR
It's why archaeologists get so agitated about illicit excavations today.
这也是考古学家对盗墓活动如此反感的原因UD^@9xGiy0]s5X_!tg4C
For although the precious finds will often survive, the context which explains them will be lost, and it's that context of material-usually financially worthless-that turns treasure into history.
虽然珍贵的物品常能 被保存下来,但那些能够解释它们背景的物品却常会遗失N8Mjoklesw3]pLm5。这些背景物品虽然不具有高昂的经济价值,但对历史研究意义重大(,PtGm2iAhj@a9

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重点讲解

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1.throw away 扔掉;浪费,错过

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Just a stone's throw away is the City Art Gallery.
不远处就是市美术馆C((KjMYz54|[_Kx2F

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Your life is too valuable to throw away.
你的生命非常宝贵,不要随便浪费dQ-6)Vs]R4&1%

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2.turn into 变成;译成;成为

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We think he'll turn into a top-class player.
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The party is betting that the presidential race will turn into a battle for younger voters.
该党期待这次总统竞选变成一场争取年轻一代选民的斗争Zn1~FD%[A7;

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重点单词
  • galleryn. 美术馆,画廊,顶层楼座,狭长的房间
  • capen. 岬,海角,披肩
  • mysteriousadj. 神秘的,不可思议的
  • preciousadj. 宝贵的,珍贵的,矫揉造作的 adv. 极其地
  • moldn. 模子,模型,类型,模式,雏型,真菌,软土 vt.
  • frustrationn. 挫折,令人沮丧的东西
  • skeletonn. 骨架,纲要,骨骼,骨瘦如柴的人或动物,家丑 adj
  • considerableadj. 相当大的,可观的,重要的
  • valuableadj. 贵重的,有价值的 n. (pl.)贵重物品
  • survivevt. 比 ... 活得长,幸免于难,艰难度过 vi.