英语 选择性必修 第四册[WY] Section Ⅰ Starting out & Understanding ideas The Mysteries of THE MAYA 玛雅之谜 Intrigued by Maya civilisation from a very young age, 15 year old Canadian William Gadoury thought he had made an incredible discovery from his study of ancient star charts. 十五岁的加拿大少年威廉·甘德瑞自幼便对玛雅文明着迷，他认为自己通过研究古老星象图有了惊人发现。 Through comparison, he found that the locations of the 117 known Maya cities correspond to the positions of the stars. 通过比较，他发现117座已知玛雅城市的位置和星象的位置是对应的。 Based on this, he believed he had spotted an unknown Maya city buried deep in the jungle. 据此，他相信自己发现了一座隐藏于丛林深处的未知玛雅城市(的位置)。 Although__his__theory__has__been__dismissed__by__scholars,__it__shows__how__powerful__the__secrets__of__Ancient__Maya__civilisation__are__among__people.__ 尽管他的理论被学者们所否定，但是这表明古玛雅文明的奥秘在人们心中是如此举足轻重。 ①intrigue vt. (因奇特或神秘而)激起……的兴趣，引起……的好奇心 ②civilisation n. 文明(社会) ③bury v. 将……埋在下面 ④dismiss v. 拒绝考虑，否定 ⑤“让步状语从句(Although his theory ... scholars)＋主句(it shows ... people)”。主句中动词shows后面的how powerful ... people是宾语从句，相当于感叹句。 It isn't difficult to see why. 这背后的原因不难发现。 Extending south from parts of what we now know as Mexico into Central America, Maya__civilisation__has__been__surrounded__by__mystery__since__its__rediscovery__in__the__19th__century. 从我们现在所知的墨西哥向南延伸到中美洲，玛雅文明自19世纪被重新发现以来，一直被神秘包围着。 The Maya built impressive palaces and temples, including their representative step pyramids. 玛雅人建造了恢宏的宫殿和庙宇，其中包括代表性的建筑阶梯金字塔。 What is most extraordinary about these complex structures is how they were built without the use of wheels, metal tools or even animal power. 这些复杂建筑最不同寻常之处在于，在没有使用轮子、金属工具甚至畜力的情况下，玛雅人是如何建造它们的。 ⑥pyramid n. 金字塔 ⑦“主(What is ... structures)系(is)表(how they ... power)”。what引导主语从句，在从句中作主语；how引导表语从句，在从句中作状语。 The Maya's understanding of mathematics and astronomy was also quite amazing. 玛雅人对数学和天文学的认识也十分令人惊叹。 They applied this understanding to the Maya calendar, which was accurate to within 30 seconds per year. 他们将这一认识应用到了玛雅日历中，其历法精确到每年误差不超过30秒。 On top of all this was an achievement unique in the Americas at that time: a true writing system. 除此之外，还有一项当时美洲独有的成就：一套真正的文字系统。 It contained more than 800 characters, with some signs representing animals, people and objects and others representing syllables. 它包含800多个字符，有些符号代表动物、人和物，其他(符号)代表音节。 It was a writing system so complicated that, so far, no one has been able to interpret it completely. 这套文字系统如此复杂，以至于到目前为止没有人可以将其完全解读。 ⑧astronomy n. 天文学 The fact that Maya society was technologica ... ...
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