Vocabulary:
詞匯:
ancient Rome
古羅馬
scrolls
卷軸
disintegrate
碎裂,破碎
breakthrough
突破
intense
強烈的
They might not look like much, but these are in fact texts from ancient Rome.
他們可能看起來不是很像,但實際上這些文字源自古羅馬。
Since their discovery 250 years ago, no one has been able to read the so-called Herculaneum scrolls. Open them, and they disintegrate.
所謂的赫庫蘭尼姆卷軸被發現于250年前,至今尚沒有人能夠閱讀它。因為一旦攤開來閱讀,這些卷軸就會損壞。
Now, scientists in France have made a breakthrough. By firing intense beams of light at the documents, they can see what is written inside.
現在,法國科學家對此取得了突破。通過對這些文件發射強烈的光束,他們可以看到里面寫的是什么。
Experts are overjoyed.
這一突破令專家們喜出望外。
They might not look like much, but these are in fact texts from ancient Rome.
他們可能看起來不是很像,但實際上這些文字源自古羅馬。
Since their discovery 250 years ago, no one has been able to read the so-called Herculaneum scrolls. Open them, and they disintegrate.
所謂的赫庫蘭尼姆卷軸被發現于250年前,至今尚沒有人能夠閱讀它。因為一旦攤開來閱讀,這些卷軸就會損壞。
Now, scientists in France have made a breakthrough. By firing intense beams of light at the documents, they can see what is written inside.
現在,法國科學家對此取得了突破。通過對這些文件發射強烈的光束,他們可以看到里面寫的是什么。
Experts are overjoyed.
這一突破令專家們喜出望外。