（人教版）高中英语选修八：Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors话题语言应用——“考古与历史”写作练习

话题语言应用———考古与历史 语言积累 交际用语 1．特征 　　It looks like... 它看起来像...... 　　It could be because... 可能是因为...... 　　How large do you think it is? 你认为它有多大？ 　　Is there any ... on the ...? 在......有什么......吗？ 　　It may be used as / for... 它可能被用作/用来...... 　　Is it in good／poor condition? 它状态良好/不好吗？ 　　It could be made from... 它可能是由......制成的。 　　What do you think it is? 你认为它是什么？ 2．建议 　　I think that we should... because... 我想我们应该......，因为...... 　　What if ...? 如果......，我们怎么办呢？ 　　If...，then maybe we ought to... 如果......，那时也许我们应该...... 　　Perhaps we should / could... 也许我们应该/可以...... 　　It seems likely / unlikely that... ......似乎是可能的/不太可能的。 　　I suggest we... 我建议我们...... 　　We must ask for help from... 我们必须向......求助。 3．假定 　　It is reasonable to assume that... 假设......是合理的。 　　Our evidence suggests that... 我们掌握的证据表明...... 　　It seems that.... 似乎...... 　　Perhaps there was... 也许有...... 　　We think that.... 我们认为...... 　　It suggests that... 情况表明...... 话题语句（1） Words for archaeology 有关考古的词汇 1. excavate 挖掘 collect 收集 identify and analyze 识别分析 2. clay lamp 粘土灯 Chinese chimes 编钟 stone/ jade axe 石/玉斧 Terra-Cotta Warriors 兵马俑 pottery 陶器 bone needle 骨针 stone tools石制工具（石器） stoneware粗陶，石器，缸瓷 a death mask of an Egyptian Pharaoh 埃及法老死亡面具 3. hunt animals 猎兽 catch fish 捕鱼 rub stones for fires击燧石取火 cut fat and meat from bones 剔骨取肉 collect nuts and fruits 收集坚果和水果 trade with people who have seashells 与有贝壳的人交易 4. primitive people 原始人 skull 颅骨 layers of ash 积灰 有关句子： Archaeologists study early people by examining the objects they used. 考古学家研究早期人类用过的物品来研究他们。 Being an archaeologist needs a wide range of knowledge. 成为考古学家需要广博的知识。 The earliest people used fire to keep them warm, cook the food and scare wild beasts away. 早期人类用火取暖、烹煮食物、驱赶野兽。 They might have hung animal skins at the cave mouth to keep out the cold. 他们可能把兽皮挂在洞口来御寒。 Perhaps they cut animal skins and sewed the pieces together to make clothes. 也许他们切割兽皮，缝在一起来做衣服。 Did they suffer from cold, starvation or disease？ 他们遭受了寒冷、饥荒和疾病吗？ 【Meeting your ancestors语言应用】 话题语句（2） Six discoveries that changed the archaeological world One of the most exciting things about archaeology is that it is an ever-changing landscape, constantly causing us to reconsider our most firmly-held beliefs about the past and the people. But every so often a truly spectacular discovery emerges（显露）that changes the way we think about a civilization forever. 要点提示： archaeological 考古学的 landscape 风景 constantly 不断地 civilization 文明 every so often偶尔, 时常 1. Knossos, Crete克里特岛，克诺索斯（遗迹） Arthur Evans’ excavations in 1900-1905 uncovere ... ...