英闻天下——237 Experts Find Remains of King Richard III

 　　Scientists in England say they have found the 500-year-old remains¹ of England's King Richard III under a parking lot in the city of Leicester.

 

　　University of Leicester's deputy registrar² Richard Taylor:

 

　　"Ladies and gentlemen, this is the university that gave the world DNA³ fingerprinting⁴. Today this is the university that confirms that Richard the III, the last Plantagenet monarch⁵ of England has been found."

 

　　DNA from the skeleton matches a sample taken from a distant living relative of Richard's sister.

 

　　Richard III ruled England for only 2-years from 1483 and 1485 during the decades-long tussle⁶ over the throne, known as the Wars of the Roses.

 

　　His rule was challenged, and he was defeated and killed at the Battle of Bosworth Field by the army of Henry Tudor, who took the throne as King Henry 7th.

 

　　The location of Richard III's body had been unknown for centuries.

 

　　He is principally remembered as the king who probably murdered his two young nephews in order to claim the English throne, and as the central figure of Shakespeare's "Richard III".

1 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

2 registrar   

n.记录员，登记员；(大学的)注册主任

参考例句：

• You can obtain the application from the registrar.你可以向注册人员索取申请书。
• The manager fired a young registrar.经理昨天解雇了一名年轻的记录员。

3 DNA   

(缩)deoxyribonucleic acid 脱氧核糖核酸

参考例句：

• DNA is stored in the nucleus of a cell.脱氧核糖核酸储存于细胞的细胞核里。
• Gene mutations are alterations in the DNA code.基因突变是指DNA密码的改变。

4 fingerprinting   

v.指纹( fingerprint的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Institutions from banks to pawnshops are fingerprinting to authenticate transactions. 从银行到当铺，都在使用指纹识别对交易进行验证。 来自互联网
• In addition, a digital fingerprinting algorithm based on binary codes is described. 介绍了一种二进制指纹编码方案。 来自互联网

5 monarch   

n.帝王，君主，最高统治者

参考例句：

• The monarch's role is purely ceremonial.君主纯粹是个礼仪职位。
• I think myself happier now than the greatest monarch upon earth.我觉得这个时候比世界上什么帝王都快乐。

6 tussle   

n.&v.扭打，搏斗，争辩

参考例句：

• They began to tussle with each other for the handgun.他们互相扭打起来，抢夺那支手枪。
• We are engaged in a legal tussle with a large pharmaceutical company.我们正同一家大制药公司闹法律纠纷。