Unit26
dintheSea
&hanfouryearsofuersearddiggis(考古学家)todaydisplayedtheremainsofavaiancity。
&istsdiscoveredHerakleion,theprecursor(先驱)totheonce-poitalofAlexahesa10orsoyardsof>
Today,theyshowedoffsomeoftheirmostimpressivefiopofaflatboat,ing20-foot-tallpiatuesrepresentingapharaoh(法老),aqueenandHapi,theNilegoddessofflooding;anda10-tonblaitestela(石碑),ravedstoh“RahiiannameforHerakleiosbottom。
&otallawide,hadbeeniheseabottom,ahelargesteverfouistsalsodisplayedanothersuchslab(匾额),aboutohesize。
“Thiswasaveryiingmission,”saidFrankGoddio,aFrenarchaeologistwhoheadedtheteam。“Wedisanythings。Thissiteisamazinglyrich。”
Usiicwaveteology,thediversfoundthebasinofwhatusedtobethecity’sharboraronicallysurveyeda,findiemples。heharbor,theyfound10antiqueshipwrecks。
A(大剧场),houses,templesaherartifacts(史前古器物)layamazinglyintactatthebottomofthesea,thearchaeologistssaid。TheysaidtheyfouuesousedtobetheGreatTempleofHerakleion。
&istsmayhavealsohelpedsolvethemysteryofhowohrivingcitiesofa—nowinthebayofAbuQirabout3。5milesofftheyptiaofAlexaosimplydisappear。
TheshipwrecksmadethemleantowardtheideathatHerakleionaieswereengulfedbyahuge,suddehquakeandtidalwavesome1,2o。
&ieshadbeenknownhaings,suchastraveloguesailGoddio’steamasdiscoveryabo。Theysaytheydiscoveredtheruinsin1996。
&iailedatofthecity’ssplendoranddece(衰落),aoatemplededicatedtoHeracles—or,inLatihelegendarysonofthesupremegodZeus,fromwhoseyappearstohavetakenitsname。
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&ingsputthefoundiymorethan2,3o,beforeaAlexandriawasfoundedin331B。C。
HerakleionwasatthemouthoftheNile,flforthousandsofyears,fromearlytimesoftheEgyptianpharaohsintotheMiddleAges,agtohistorians。
&iaodescribethecityasthe“outhofthesea”。
Thediscoverieshaveledtoaallydifferentthanaempts。Thefirstonewasdrawnin1866basedowritings,ahersweredrawndurihauries。
Allassumedthatmoststruwasoernpartoddioandhisteamdiscoveredthatthereweresomestruthewesternsideaswell。
&elaaobetakentoalaboratoryfordesalinization(脱盐作用)treatmentbefoionaltourattheendof2003。
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1。vanishv。消失,不见了
Manytypesofanimalshavenowvaheearth。
很多种类的动物现在已经从地球上绝迹了。
Allherimaginaryhappinessvanishedi。
她幻想的一切幸福刹那间破灭了。
2。showoff炫耀,卖弄
&einthatstylejusttoshowoff。
他用这种文体写文章,完全是为了卖弄文采。
Mikehasohepubtoshowoffhisnewcar—heusually>
麦克驾车来到酒店,只是为了向大家炫耀他的那辆新车,他平时总是步行来的!
3。impressv。使……有印象,影响Sheimpressedmeasascholar。
她给我留下了学者的印象。
Myfatherimpressedmewiththeimportanceofhardwork。
我父亲使我明白了努力工作的重要性。
﹡impressiveadj。给人深刻印象的Hisofpaintiimpressive。