2015-07-29 BBC:巨石阵行动:被埋藏的秘密-11

 Based on similar discoveries in continental¹ Euro, professor Noibao identified it can be a long barrel tomb, known as a long barrow.

33 meters, that's a normal length of a continental long barrow. These are really huge buildings, and they actually get this in the landscape, it's just amazing. The data showed the monuments' original land consist of wooden pillars and timber walls.The presents of long barrows marks a major shift and the culture life of this ancient world. Around 9000 years ago, mainland Europe underwent a social technological² revolution, the neolithic³ era.Characterized by farming and permanent settlement, the new culture and its ideas soon expanded west.Before the finally crossed into Britain about 4000 BCE. Along with the development of agriculture, the neolithic age harrowed the emergence⁴ of long barrow barrel tombs.

1 continental   

adj.大陆的，大陆性的，欧洲大陆的

参考例句：

• A continental climate is different from an insular one.大陆性气候不同于岛屿气候。
• The most ancient parts of the continental crust are 4000 million years old.大陆地壳最古老的部分有40亿年历史。

2 technological   

adj.技术的；工艺的

参考例句：

• A successful company must keep up with the pace of technological change.一家成功的公司必须得跟上技术变革的步伐。
• Today,the pace of life is increasing with technological advancements.当今， 随着科技进步，生活节奏不断增快。

3 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。

4 emergence   

n.浮现，显现，出现，（植物）突出体

参考例句：

• The last decade saw the emergence of a dynamic economy.最近10年见证了经济增长的姿态。
• Language emerges and develops with the emergence and development of society.语言是随着社会的产生而产生，随着社会的发展而发展的。