【英音模仿秀】岩洞里的档案

模仿文本：First, perhaps the most famous thing about the sophisticated Maya civilisation¹ is the complex calender which they developed, and which forecasts an end to the world in 2012 - next month, in fact, athough that's obviously unlikely to happen. But the minds of Maya civilisation might teach us a few things about where our own is heading. Their impressive architecture in the Central American rainforest, particularly the pyramids, and their incredible arts and maths and astronomical² findings, and now just ruins and relics³. 

 

译文：首先,丰富深邃的玛雅文明最为著名的或许就是玛雅人发明的复杂日历了，也正是它预言世界将在2012年终结--事实上,就是下个月。尽管此事明显不太可能发生,玛雅文明的消亡还是能给我们一些启示,指点我们自己的文明将何去何从。在中美洲的雨林里，他们令人赞叹的建筑，尤其是金字塔，还有在艺术、数学和天文学方面不可思议的发现，而今只剩下残垣断壁，成了历史遗迹。 

 

 

1 civilisation   

n.文明，文化，开化，教化

参考例句：

• Energy and ideas are the twin bases of our civilisation.能源和思想是我们文明的两大基石。
• This opera is one of the cultural totems of Western civilisation.这部歌剧是西方文明的文化标志物之一。

2 astronomical   

adj.天文学的，（数字）极大的

参考例句：

• He was an expert on ancient Chinese astronomical literature.他是研究中国古代天文学文献的专家。
• Houses in the village are selling for astronomical prices.乡村的房价正在飙升。

3 relics   

[pl.］n.遗物，遗迹，遗产；遗体，尸骸

参考例句：

• The area is a treasure house of archaeological relics. 这个地区是古文物遗迹的宝库。
• Xi'an is an ancient city full of treasures and saintly relics. 西安是一个有很多宝藏和神圣的遗物的古老城市。