环球慢速英语 马尔马雷计划(4)

Voice 1: The ancient port is in Yenikapi, on the European side of Istanbul. The Marmary Project chose this city to be the place for a train station. Engineers destroyed many small homes here to make room for the station. While they were clearing the area they came across some ancient objects. Archaeologists² have never seen these kinds of objects in that area before. So, the objects are very special.

声音1：这座古海港位于伊斯坦布尔欧洲区的耶尼卡帕。马尔马雷计划选择这座城市建造车站。工程师推倒了当地许多小房屋，以给车站腾出地方。他们在清理该地区时发现了一些文物。考古学家以前从未在该地区见过这类文物。因此，这些文物是极为特殊的。

Voice 2: So far archaeologists have found many pieces of the ancient port. They have found ancient stone walls that were once part of the ship harbour. Old wood sticks come up out of the water. Archaeologists believe the wood pieces were once a pier³, where boats would come to stop. The lead archaeologist¹ is Metin Gokcay. He tells about the port and the pier.

声音2：目前考古学家已经发现了古海港的许多残骸。他们还发现了曾为船港一部分的古代石墙。古老的木棒在水中被发现。考古学家认为这些木片曾被作为码头使用，即船只停靠的地方。领导这项任务的考古不之用是梅廷·高凯。他对古海港和码头进行了介绍。

Voice 4: "We have found forty-three metres of the pier so far. We believe there used to be a platform on those sticks. Down there is where the people unloaded⁴ their horses."

声音4：“目前我们已经发现了43米长的码头。我们认为在这些木棒之上曾有一个平台。人们在下面卸马。”

1 archaeologist   

n.(BrE)考古学家

参考例句：

• My uncle is a nonprofessional archaeologist.我叔叔是个业余考古学家。
• As an archaeologist,he works in the open all year round.作为一名考古学家，他常年在户外工作。

2 archaeologists   

n.考古学家( archaeologist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The site has been excavated by archaeologists. 这个遗址已被考古学家发掘出来。
• Archaeologists have worked for years to piece together the huge mosaic. 考古学家经年累月拼组这幅巨大的马赛克。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 pier   

n.码头；桥墩，桥柱；[建]窗间壁，支柱

参考例句：

• The pier of the bridge has been so badly damaged that experts worry it is unable to bear weight.这座桥的桥桩破损厉害，专家担心它已不能负重。
• The ship was making towards the pier.船正驶向码头。

4 unloaded   

从…卸下货物( unload的过去式和过去分词 )； 摆脱； 拆掉； 脱手

参考例句：

• The lorry had been blacked by strikers and could not be unloaded. 那辆货车遭到罢工者抵制而无法卸货。
• They unloaded books from a car. 他们从车上把书卸下来。