学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2689 expedition

今天我们要学的词是 expedition. Expedition 作为名词，有探险的意思。Israel is embarking¹ on an archaeological expedition to try to find more of the Dead Sea Scrolls². 以色列派出一支考古探险队，寻找更多死海古卷。Researchers from 10 European countries have set out on an Antarctic expedition to locate the oldest ice on the planet. 来自10个欧洲国家的研究人员组成一支南极探险队，寻找地球上最古老的冰体。好的，我们今天学习的词是 expedition, expedition, expedition...

1 embarking   

乘船( embark的现在分词 )； 装载； 从事

参考例句：

• He's embarking on a new career as a writer. 他即将开始新的职业生涯——当一名作家。
• The campaign on which were embarking was backed up by such intricate and detailed maintenance arrangemets. 我们实施的战争，须要如此复杂及详细的维护准备。

2 scrolls   

n.（常用于录写正式文件的）纸卷( scroll的名词复数 )；卷轴；涡卷形（装饰）；卷形花纹v.（电脑屏幕上）从上到下移动（资料等），卷页( scroll的第三人称单数 )；（似卷轴般）卷起；（像展开卷轴般地）将文字显示于屏幕

参考例句：

• Either turn it off or only pick up selected stuff like wands, rings and scrolls. 把他关掉然后只捡你需要的物品，像是魔杖(wand)，戒指(rings)和滚动条(scrolls)。 来自互联网
• Ancient scrolls were found in caves by the Dead Sea. 死海旁边的山洞里发现了古代的卷轴。 来自辞典例句