千年冰人死于背部中箭

81 千年冰人死于背部中箭
DATE=8-8-01
TITLE=SCIENCE REPORT - Iceman's Death
BYLINE=George Grow

（Start at 59"）This is Bill White with the VOA Special English Science Report.
Scientists have announced the cause of death for a man who died five-thousand-three-hundred years ago. The scientists say the man was killed by an (1)arrow¹ that tore through his back. They say the discovery of the arrow in the victim's body settles² questions of how he died.
Two German climbers discovered the body in northern Italy ten years ago. The climbers were high in the Alps³ Mountains, more than three-thousand meters above sea level. Suddenly, they saw the body of a man in a piece of ice. He wore (2)leather clothing and carried food, tools and (3)weapons. Newspapers called him the Iceman.
The ice had protected the body for thousands of years. It was the oldest and best (4)preserved ancient body ever found. The Iceman was in such good (5)condition that scientists could discover many things about him. They discovered where he came from, how he lived and what he ate for his last meal before he died.
When the Iceman was discovered, some scientists suggested that he had fallen asleep and died in the snow or was killed in a fall. A bow and arrows⁴ were found with the Iceman. This led some people to believe that he died while hunting animals.
Later, his remains⁵ and other objects were transported to Bolzano, Italy, near the (6)border with Austria⁶. They are now kept at the South Tyrol Museum of Archeology in Bolzano. The body is kept cool in a special observation⁷ area at the museum.
In the new study, scientists used special x-ray equipment to produce several different images of the Iceman's upper (7)chest⁸. This process is called computerized (8)tomography. Scientists had examined the body several times in the past. But this was the first time they produced X-ray images of the chest area from more than one position.
The scientists discovered the arrowhead under the Iceman's left (9)shoulder. The object was less than two-and-one-half (10)centimeters long. The scientists say the arrow tore through the (11)nerves and blood (12)vessels of his left arm. It stopped near his lungs.
The museum's director⁹ Alex Susanna said the discovery changes many theories about the Iceman. He said scientists must now carry out new research. An international conference¹⁰ on the Iceman will be held in Bolzano in September.
This VOA Special English Science Report was written by George Grow.

(1) arrow [Ar[J] n. 箭, 箭头记号
(2) leather [leT[] n. 皮革, 皮革制品
(3) weapon [wep[n] n. 武器
(4) preserve [pri'z:v] vt. 保护, 保持, 保存, 保藏; vi. 做蜜饯, 禁猎; n. 蜜饯, 果酱, 
(5) condition [k[n'diF([)n] n. 条件, 情形, 环境, 社会地位
(6) border [bR:d[] n. 边界, 国界, 边, 边沿, 边境; vt. 与...接壤, 接近; v. 接壤
(7) chest [tFest] n. 胸腔, 胸膛, 箱, 柜
(8) tomography [t['mRgr[fi] n. [医]X线断层摄影术
(9) shoulder [F[Jld[] n. 肩, 肩部, 侧翼; vt. 肩负, 承当
(10)centimeter [sentimi:t[] n. 厘米
(11)nerve [n:v] n. 神经, 胆量, 勇气, 叶脉; vt. 鼓起勇气
(12)vessel [vesl] n. 船, 容器, 器皿, 脉管, 导管

 

 

1 arrow   

n.箭，矢；箭状物，箭头符号

参考例句：

• He was shot in the shoulder with an arrow.他的肩膀被箭射中。
• The letter was nailed to the wall with an arrow.一支箭把信钉在了墙上。

2 settles   

安排( settle的第三人称单数 )； 安放； 安家； （使）安定

参考例句：

• Some movement in the building will occur as It'settles into the subsoil. 楼房沉到下层土时，楼里就会有动静。
• 'It's the damp, sir, what settles on my chest and voice,'said Jerry. “我这胸口和嗓子都是叫湿气害的，先生，”杰瑞说。 来自英汉文学 - 双城记

3 Alps   

n.[the-]阿尔卑斯山脉(欧洲)

参考例句：

• I'm going skating in the Alps next month.下个月我去阿尔卑斯山滑雪。
• The river springs in the Alps.这条河发源于阿尔卑斯山脉。

4 arrows   

n.箭( arrow的名词复数 )；矢；箭号；箭头

参考例句：

• He shot arrows one by one, but each missed. 他射了一箭又一箭，但都未能射中。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• They fired poisoned arrows at us. 他们向我们射出毒箭。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 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。

6 Austria   

n.奥地利(欧洲国家)

参考例句：

• Austria lies to the southeast of Germany.奥地利位于德国东南。
• I always confuse Australia with Austria.我总是把澳大利亚同奥地利弄混。

7 observation   

n.观察， 观测， 观察资料（或报告）

参考例句：

• The new breed is under observation.新品种正在观察中。
• Did you keep him under observation?你对他进行监视了吗？

8 chest   

n.胸，大箱子，金库，资金，一箱，密封室，衣橱

参考例句：

• The bear's chest is hairy.那只熊的胸部毛茸茸的。
• Mother has a pain in her chest.母亲胸口疼.。

9 director   

n.主管，导演；主任；理事；董事；处长

参考例句：

• The director has taken the visitors off to his office.经理把客人带到他办公室去了。
• The new director is easy to get along with.新来的主任很好处。

10 conference   

n.（正式的）会议；讨论

参考例句：

• We're having a conference and we'd like you to sit in.我们将举行一次会议，希望你来旁听。
• The conference will come to a close this afternoon.今天下午会议闭幕。