译林版牛津高中英语(必修3):Unit 3 Back to the past-Reading(3)

Years later, researchers were able to use these empty spaces to produce true-to-life figures of the people who had died in the disaster.

很多年以后，研究者可以用这些人形空当制造出与那些在灾难中死去的人十分逼真的塑像。

You can see them today in Pompeii, in the same places where the people fell.

你可以在庞贝看到这些塑像，在人们跌倒的原地。

The volcano¹ is still there, but looks very quiet now.

维苏威火山依然耸立在那里，但看起来现在非常平静。

It's hard to imagine how this peaceful volcano destroyed the whole city!

真的很难想像这样一座平静的火山怎么就毁灭了整个城市！

Day 10, 24th July

第10天一7月24日

Finally, we arrived in Loulan after several days of travelling.

经过数日旅行，我们终于来到了楼兰。

This commercial² city was busy and wealthy about 2,000 years ago.

大约2000年前，这座商业小城曾经忙碌过、富庶过。

It was a stopping point on the famous Silk Road between the East and the West.

当时它是连接东西方的著名的丝绸之路上的一个歇脚点。

It is believed to have been gradually³ covered over by sandstorms⁴ from AD 200 to AD 500.

很多人相信，它是在公元200年至500年之间被风沙渐渐覆盖了。

I am so excited to be here!

能够来到这里我好兴奋！

1 volcano   

n.火山

参考例句：

• The volcano unexpectedly blew up early in the morning.火山一早突然爆发了。
• It is most risky to go and examine an active volcano.去探察活火山是非常危险的。

2 commercial   

adj.商业的，商用的，商品化的；n.广告节目

参考例句：

• He has gained a footing in the commercial world.他已在商界取得立足之地。
• The plane did not fly the usual commercial route.飞机没有沿通常的商业航线飞。

3 gradually   

adv.逐渐地

参考例句：

• The roaring sea gradually calmed down.咆哮的大海逐渐平静下来。
• Gradually he became silent.渐渐地他变得沉默寡言了。

4 sandstorms   

n.沙暴，尘暴( sandstorm的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The area used to be struck by raging sandstorms. 这个地区过去风沙猖獗。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Sandstorms and high level jet stream always occurred together. 沙尘暴与高空急流总是相伴出现。 来自互联网