英语听力：自然百科 古格：消失的西藏王朝—22

 John Bellezza and Tsering Gyalpo have their own ideas, ideas that take them to the infamous¹ cave of the dead. Could the bodies of the Chinese Army so more than 50 years ago meet the corpses² of the last royals of Guge? The only answer is the overwhelming * more recent decay. 

The cave unfortunately has once again become a burial site. And in recent years remains³ of Tibetans have once again been deposited there. And this is actually complicating⁴ the archaeology⁵ about determining what was really there originally and what's come after. 

In Tibet, the dead receive a sky burial. This means corpses are carried away by birds. Skilled morticians cut up the dead body to encourage eagles and vultures to consume the flesh. Local tales suggest that at one time, the cave may have held as many as 400 skeletons. But over time, bandits, scholars, and the curious have taken much, leaving but a few remains. Tibetan rituals of the dead forbid any possible DNA⁶ studies. But John Bellezza believes this could very well be the resting place of the last king of Guge. There's some evidence that lands credence⁷ to the idea that indeed the corpses in the cave are those of the royal family. Most of them seem to have been beheaded, to have undergone execution, and so that probably would not have been the case with the common soldiers who would have been, who would fall on battle field.

1 infamous   

adj.声名狼藉的，臭名昭著的，邪恶的

参考例句：

• He was infamous for his anti-feminist attitudes.他因反对女性主义而声名狼藉。
• I was shocked by her infamous behaviour.她的无耻行径令我震惊。

2 corpses   

n.死尸，尸体( corpse的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The living soldiers put corpses together and burned them. 活着的战士把尸体放在一起烧了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Overhead, grayish-white clouds covered the sky, piling up heavily like decaying corpses. 天上罩满了灰白的薄云，同腐烂的尸体似的沉沉的盖在那里。 来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说

3 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。

4 complicating   

使复杂化( complicate的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• High spiking fever with chills is suggestive of a complicating pylephlebitis. 伴有寒战的高热，暗示合并门静脉炎。
• In America these actions become executive puberty rites, complicating relationships that are already complicated enough. 在美国，这些行动成了行政青春期的惯例，使本来已经够复杂的关系变得更复杂了。

5 archaeology   

n.考古学

参考例句：

• She teaches archaeology at the university.她在大学里教考古学。
• He displayed interest in archaeology.他对考古学有兴趣。

6 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。

7 credence   

n.信用，祭器台，供桌，凭证

参考例句：

• Don't give credence to all the gossip you hear.不要相信你听到的闲话。
• Police attach credence to the report of an unnamed bystander.警方认为一位不知姓名的目击者的报告很有用。