97. The Bronze Age p.161

 

　　While on an expedition in western China twenty years ago, some explorers discovered the mummies of atall, red-haired people. Though estimated¹ to be nearly 4,000 years old, the corpses² were quite well preserved.
Scientists are excited because these mummies are a link between the East and the West. What were redheadsdoing in China and who were they?
Though the answers to these questions may never be answered with certainty³, these mummies provide newinformation about the Bronze Age, when men used tools and weapons made of bronze. This was the period betweenthe Stone Age and the Iron Age. As the explorers continue their work, new mysteries are waiting to bediscovered.

 

That old man aged⁴ beautifully.
to come of age 成气候，成年     Some writers do not come of age until they are 50.
The Chinese are a peace-loving people.   a people 民族
She is a big-eyed girl.
preserved pork 腊肉
Caucasian 高加索人，白种人(white race)           Mongoloid 蒙古人，黄种人
be made of 性质不变     be made from
wine 水果葡萄酒
The boys enjoys going on a long train journey/trip.
a piece of evidence (不可数)
 

1 estimated   

adj．根据估计的

参考例句：

• She estimated the breadth of the lake to be 500 metres. 她估计湖面大约有500米宽。
• The man estimated for the repair of the car. 那人估算了修理汽车的费用。

2 corpses   

n.死尸，尸体( corpse的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The living soldiers put corpses together and burned them. 活着的战士把尸体放在一起烧了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Overhead, grayish-white clouds covered the sky, piling up heavily like decaying corpses. 天上罩满了灰白的薄云，同腐烂的尸体似的沉沉的盖在那里。 来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说

3 certainty   

n.必然的事，确定的事实，确信，确实

参考例句：

• I can't say with any certainty where I shall be next week.我不能确切地说下周我在什么地方。
• I know for a certainty that the company has been bought up.我确实知道公司已经被人收购了。

4 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。