2015-08-21 BBC:巨石阵行动:被埋藏的秘密-18

 This is certain increase in amount of ever people willing to put into constructing monuments. 270 kilometers away in Norfolk, evidence of prehistoric¹ mining operation shows the extraordinary efforts the Neolithic² people made to meet the demand for high grade flint tools. Oh, here we are Grime’s Graves in Norfolk. I’m standing³ in the middle of extremely pock-marked quilted landscape of around 450 these distinctive⁴ hollows. Each one of these represents a Neolithic flint mine. The quality of flint found in the area made it highly prized commodity and linked directly to Stonehenge. When you go to Stonehenge, a number of burrows⁵ and monuments around there have the Grimes Grave’s flint in with them. And we found completed artifacts, finished to a very high quality. And they were buried in significant places possibly as a ritual offering to the gods. It’s estimated around 18000 tons of flint were removed from Grime Graves, enough to make millions of axes. You get real sense, the mining endeavor when you look across this whole field. But to get an idea of the engineer achievement you need to go down into one of the shafts⁶. Now this particular one has been excavated⁷ out in the 19th century, so we got the opportunity to go down there and experience the same kind of environment the Neolithic miners had.

1 prehistoric   

adj.（有记载的）历史以前的，史前的，古老的

参考例句：

• They have found prehistoric remains.他们发现了史前遗迹。
• It was rather like an exhibition of prehistoric electronic equipment.这儿倒像是在展览古老的电子设备。

2 neolithic   

adj.新石器时代的

参考例句：

• Cattle were first domesticated in Neolithic times.新石器时代有人开始驯养牛。
• The monument was Stone Age or Neolithic.该纪念碑是属于石器时代或新石器时代的。

3 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

4 distinctive   

adj.特别的，有特色的，与众不同的

参考例句：

• She has a very distinctive way of walking.她走路的样子与别人很不相同。
• This bird has several distinctive features.这个鸟具有几种突出的特征。

5 burrows   

n.地洞( burrow的名词复数 )v.挖掘（洞穴），挖洞( burrow的第三人称单数 )；翻寻

参考例句：

• The intertidal beach unit contains some organism burrows. 潮间海滩单元含有一些生物潜穴。 来自辞典例句
• A mole burrows its way through the ground. 鼹鼠会在地下钻洞前进。 来自辞典例句

6 shafts   

n.轴( shaft的名词复数 )；（箭、高尔夫球棒等的）杆；通风井；一阵（疼痛、害怕等）

参考例句：

• He deliberately jerked the shafts to rock him a bit. 他故意的上下颠动车把，摇这个老猴子几下。 来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
• Shafts were sunk, with tunnels dug laterally. 竖井已经打下，并且挖有横向矿道。 来自辞典例句

7 excavated   

v.挖掘( excavate的过去式和过去分词 )；开凿；挖出；发掘

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。
• The archaeologists excavated an ancient fortress. 考古学家们发掘出一个古堡。 来自《简明英汉词典》