基礎(chǔ)英語(yǔ)輕松學(xué)【70】世界第九大奇跡——刨出來(lái)的驚喜

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本課您將學(xué)到:drive(強(qiáng)迫、驅(qū)使),date back to=date from(追溯)
    你知道嗎?被譽(yù)為"世界第九大奇跡"的三星堆遺址,原來(lái)是農(nóng)民鋤地偶得。
    Accidental discoveries have often opened the door to beauty and wonder. The rock paintings in France that date back 15,000 years, for example, were discovered by two boys who were looking for shelter(避難所) from the rain. Or, the Sanxingdui Ruins(三星堆遺址), known by historians(歷史學(xué)家) as the "Ninth Wonder of the World", were discovered in Sichuan Province by a farmer.
    In the spring of 1929, Yan Qingbao, then a 43-year-old farmer, discovered a circular(圓形的) piece of jade(玉) while digging a hole. Driven by curiosity(好奇心), he dug deeper and found a group of about 400 colorful jade pieces. Since then, more than 10,000 relics(殘片), dating back to between 5,000 and 3,000 BC have been unearthed(發(fā)掘) at Sanxingdui.
    But still, only four of the Sanxingdui Ruins' 12 square kilometers have been uncovered(開(kāi)發(fā)). Who knows what other big surprises are waiting to be shown to the world?
    「讀書(shū)筆記」
    accident是指“意外事故”,而意想不到就可以表示為by accident.
    比如:I met her quite by accident.我見(jiàn)到她真是意外。形容詞accidental意思就是“偶然的、意外的”。
    Accidental discoveries意思就是“偶然的發(fā)現(xiàn)”,是第一句的主語(yǔ)。偶然的發(fā)現(xiàn)常常會(huì)打開(kāi)美妙與奇跡之門(mén)。(Accidental discoveries have often opened the door to beauty and wonder)例如,有15,000年歷史的法國(guó)巖畫(huà)(The rock paintings in France that date back 15,000 years)就是兩個(gè)男孩在躲雨時(shí)發(fā)現(xiàn)的。(were discovered by two boys who were looking for shelter from the rain)無(wú)獨(dú)有偶,被史學(xué)家譽(yù)為“世界第九奇跡”的三星堆遺址(known by historians as the "Ninth Wonder of the World")也是四川省一位農(nóng)民發(fā)現(xiàn)的。(were discovered in Sichuan Province by a farmer)
    1929年春,當(dāng)時(shí)43歲的農(nóng)民閻清寶在鋤地時(shí)發(fā)現(xiàn)一塊圓形玉。出于好奇,(Driven by curiosity)他進(jìn)一步挖掘,終發(fā)現(xiàn)了一批約400件色彩各異的玉器。(he dug deeper and found a group of about 400 colorful jade pieces)隨后,三星堆還出土了10,000多件文物(more than 10,000 relics have been unearthed at Sanxingdui),其歷史均可追溯到公元前5,000到3,000年。(dating back to between 5,000 and 3,000 BC)
    然而三星堆遺址12平方公里總面積中,至今僅有4平方公里被開(kāi)發(fā)。(only four of the Sanxingdui Ruins' 12 square kilometers have been uncovered)誰(shuí)知它還將呈現(xiàn)給世界怎樣的驚喜呢?(Who knows what other big surprises are waiting to be shown to the world)
    我們以前學(xué)過(guò)drive 是“駕駛”的意思,今天我們來(lái)看它的另一個(gè)含義。
    drive有迫使某人處于某種狀態(tài)的意思。這種強(qiáng)迫有時(shí)讓我們覺(jué)得很難受,比如有時(shí)母親的嘮叨實(shí)在讓我們受不了了,就可以說(shuō)She drives me crazy. 這里drive someone crazy 意思就是“迫使某人處于快發(fā)瘋的狀態(tài)”,也有惹惱某人的意思。再來(lái)看一個(gè)例子:
    The noise from the neighbors is driving me crazy.
    來(lái)自鄰居家的吵鬧聲快把我逼瘋了。
    (也可以說(shuō)成drive someone mad)
    有時(shí),我們受到某種不能控制的力量的驅(qū)使,但并不會(huì)因此而不愉快,也可以用drive來(lái)表示這種“驅(qū)使”的力量。比如第二段中的Driven by curiosity意思就是“受好奇心的驅(qū)使”。
    「句型留言板」
    今天,我們來(lái)學(xué)一個(gè)用于敘述歷史的句型,date back to追溯到……
    Date back, date是日期,back表示后退,也就是“回溯”的意思。Date back后面可以直接接年頭數(shù),比如date back 1500 years意思就是“可以追溯到1500年前”。
    來(lái)看一個(gè)例子:
    The mastery and skills of cooking in China date back thousands of years.
    中國(guó)在烹飪方面的優(yōu)勢(shì)和技藝可以追溯到幾千年前。
    如果要表達(dá)“追溯到哪一年或者哪一個(gè)年代”,則要加上一個(gè)介詞to,再接具體的年頭或年代。比如:
    My family has a vase, which is said to date back to Ming Dynasty.
    我家有個(gè)花瓶,據(jù)說(shuō)是從明代傳下來(lái)的。
    The origins of the Group date back to 1866 in Switzerland.
    集團(tuán)的歷史可以追溯到1866年的瑞士。(也就是說(shuō),這個(gè)集團(tuán)成立于1866年。)
    這個(gè)短語(yǔ)還有另一種表達(dá)就是Date from,比如:
    My interest of collecting stamps dates from my school days.
    我集郵的愛(ài)好始于學(xué)生時(shí)代。
    今天的節(jié)目里,我們講的drive意思是“驅(qū)使、迫使”,句型date back to表示“追溯到……”。我是英語(yǔ)的大妮子,我們下次再見(jiàn)。