万花筒 2013-05-10&05-12 考古证明美国早期移民人吃人

 Historians have revealed hard evidence thatthe settlers in the American colony at James Town, Virginia resorted to cannibalism¹ to survivethe harsh winter of 1609. Researchers said damages to the skull² of a14-year-old girl they named Jane show signs that she was dismembered theneaten. An account by one of the settlers recalled how they were forced to eattheir horses, dogs and cats in order to survive the harsh conditions.Researchers said Jane was probably not the only case of cannibalism. 

How many of the growing members of the dead were cannibalized is unknown, butwe don’t believe Jane was a lone³ case. Only in the most desperate circumstanceswould the English have turned to cannibalism. 

 

1 cannibalism   

n.同类相食；吃人肉

参考例句：

• The war is just like the cannibalism of animals.战争就如同动物之间的互相残。
• They were forced to practise cannibalism in order to survive.他们被迫人吃人以求活下去。

2 skull   

n.头骨；颅骨

参考例句：

• The skull bones fuse between the ages of fifteen and twenty-five.头骨在15至25岁之间长合。
• He fell out of the window and cracked his skull.他从窗子摔了出去，跌裂了颅骨。

3 lone   

adj.孤寂的，单独的；唯一的

参考例句：

• A lone sea gull flew across the sky.一只孤独的海鸥在空中飞过。
• She could see a lone figure on the deserted beach.她在空旷的海滩上能看到一个孤独的身影。