媒體英語
Mysterious medieval cemetery unearthed in Wales, UK考古學家在英國威爾士發現神秘中世紀墓地
在英國威爾士，人們發現了一座罕見的中世紀早期墓地，而在這座墓地中的發現卻讓考古學家們有點摸不著頭腦。這座墓地被認為可以追溯到6世紀或7世紀，大約共有70個墳墓，到目前為止有18個已被挖掘出來。
Just outside of Cardiff, archaeologists have unearthed a cemetery they think is about 1,500 years old.
就在卡迪夫城外，考古學家們發現了一座墓地，他們認為這座墓地大約有1500年的歷史。
The graves contain well-preserved skeletons, giving an insight into a medieval community. Worn teeth on some of the bodies, for example, suggest people crafting with leather or textiles, pulling these materials through their front teeth as they worked.
這座墓地中的墳墓里埋有保存完好的骨骼，讓人們得以深入了解中世紀的社區群體。例如，一些遺骸上被磨損的牙齒表明人們曾使用皮革或紡織品進行手工制作，并且在工作時用門牙拉扯這些材料。
There have also been some unusual discoveries – shards of glass from France, pottery from North Africa and tiny pegs, possibly for some sort of gaming board. It suggests people were coming to the cemetery to meet up– eating and drinking amidst the graves.
考古學家們也收獲了一些不尋常的發現——來自法國的玻璃碎片、來自北非的陶器和可能用于某種游戲板上的游戲釘。這表明當時人們可能是在墓地聚會吃喝。
The team hopes further research and DNA analysis will reveal more about who these people were.
該考古團隊希望進一步的研究和 DNA 分析能揭示更多關于埋葬在這里的人的信息。
詞匯表
archaeologists 考古學家
unearthed 出土的，被發現
cemetery 墓地
graves 墳墓
worn 磨損的
crafting 手工制作
shards 碎片
pegs 釘
gaming board 游戲棋盤
meet up 聚會，會面
閱讀理解：請在讀完上文后，回答下列問題。
1.How old do archaeologists think the cemetery is?
2.What do worn teeth on some of the skeletons suggest?
3.What unusual discovery came from North Africa?
4.What does the team hope further research and DNA analysis will reveal?
答案
1.How old do archaeologists think the cemetery is?
Archaeologists have unearthed a cemetery they think is about fifteen hundredyears old.
2.What do worn teeth on some of the skeletons suggest?
They suggest people crafting with leather or textiles, pulling these materials through their front teeth as they worked.
3.What unusual discovery came from North Africa?
Pottery.
4.What does the team hope further research and DNA analysis will reveal?
The team hopes further research and DNA analysis will reveal more about who these people were.
