2024年4月7日发(作者：清诗)
选修八Unit 5 A VISIT TO THE ZHOUKOUDIAIN CAVES周口店洞穴参观记
A group of students (S) from England has come to the Zhoukoudian caves for
a visit. An archaeologist (A) is showing them round. 一群英国学生（学）来到周口店
洞穴参观，有一位考古学家（考）正领着他们参观。
A: Welcome to the Zhoukoudian caves here in China. It is a great pleasure to
meet you students from England, who are interested in archaeology. You must be
aware that
it's here that
we found evidence of some of the earliest people who
lived in this part of the world. We've been excavating here for many years and ...
考：欢迎到中国来参观周口店洞穴。很高兴见到你们这些来自英国并且对考古学感兴
趣的学生。你们想必都很清楚，正是在这个地方，我们找到了居住在世界上这个部分最早
人类的证据。我们在这儿进行的挖掘工作已经很多年了，而且……S1: I'm sorry to interrupt
you but how could they live here? There are only rocks and trees.
学1：对不起，打断了你的讲话。请问他们怎么能够住在这个地方呢？这儿只有石头
和树木啊。
A: Good question. You are an acute observer. We have found human and
animal bones in those caves higher up the hill
as well as
tools and other objects. So
we think it is reasonable to assume they lived in these caves, regardless of the cold.
考：问得好。你是个敏锐地观察者。在高山上的那些洞穴里我们找到了人骨和兽骨，
还有工具和其他物品。因此，我们有理由认为他们不顾严寒，就住在这些洞穴里。
S2: How did they keep warm? They couldn't have mats, blankets or quilts like
we do. It must have been very uncomfortable.
学2：那他们是怎样取暖的呢？他们不可能像我们现在这样有垫子、毯子和被子。想
必是很不舒服的了。
A: We've discovered fireplaces in the centre of the caves where they made fires.
That would have kept them warm, cooked the food and scared wild beasts away as
well. We have been excavating layers of ash almost six metres thick, which
suggests that they might have kept the fire burning all winter. We haven't found
any doors but we think they might have hung animal skins at the cave mouth to
keep out the cold
during the freezing winter
.
考：我们发现在洞穴中央有生火用的地炉。他们用地炉里的火来取暖、做饭，还可以
用火来吓跑野兽。我们一直在挖掘一层层的积灰，几乎有六米厚，这意味着他们可能整个
冬天都在烧火。我们还没有找到门，但我们认为在天寒地冻的冬季他们可能是用兽皮挂在
洞口来防寒的。
S3: What wild animals were there all that time ago?
学3：在那以前有些什么野兽呢？
A: Well, we've been finding the bones of tigers and bears in the caves, and we
think these were their most dangerous enemies. Now what do you think this tells
us about the life of these early people? (shows picture of a sewing needle)
2024年4月7日发(作者：清诗)
选修八Unit 5 A VISIT TO THE ZHOUKOUDIAIN CAVES周口店洞穴参观记
A group of students (S) from England has come to the Zhoukoudian caves for
a visit. An archaeologist (A) is showing them round. 一群英国学生（学）来到周口店
洞穴参观，有一位考古学家（考）正领着他们参观。
A: Welcome to the Zhoukoudian caves here in China. It is a great pleasure to
meet you students from England, who are interested in archaeology. You must be
aware that
it's here that
we found evidence of some of the earliest people who
lived in this part of the world. We've been excavating here for many years and ...
考：欢迎到中国来参观周口店洞穴。很高兴见到你们这些来自英国并且对考古学感兴
趣的学生。你们想必都很清楚，正是在这个地方，我们找到了居住在世界上这个部分最早
人类的证据。我们在这儿进行的挖掘工作已经很多年了，而且……S1: I'm sorry to interrupt
you but how could they live here? There are only rocks and trees.
学1：对不起，打断了你的讲话。请问他们怎么能够住在这个地方呢？这儿只有石头
和树木啊。
A: Good question. You are an acute observer. We have found human and
animal bones in those caves higher up the hill
as well as
tools and other objects. So
we think it is reasonable to assume they lived in these caves, regardless of the cold.
考：问得好。你是个敏锐地观察者。在高山上的那些洞穴里我们找到了人骨和兽骨，
还有工具和其他物品。因此，我们有理由认为他们不顾严寒，就住在这些洞穴里。
S2: How did they keep warm? They couldn't have mats, blankets or quilts like
we do. It must have been very uncomfortable.
学2：那他们是怎样取暖的呢？他们不可能像我们现在这样有垫子、毯子和被子。想
必是很不舒服的了。
A: We've discovered fireplaces in the centre of the caves where they made fires.
That would have kept them warm, cooked the food and scared wild beasts away as
well. We have been excavating layers of ash almost six metres thick, which
suggests that they might have kept the fire burning all winter. We haven't found
any doors but we think they might have hung animal skins at the cave mouth to
keep out the cold
during the freezing winter
.
考：我们发现在洞穴中央有生火用的地炉。他们用地炉里的火来取暖、做饭，还可以
用火来吓跑野兽。我们一直在挖掘一层层的积灰，几乎有六米厚，这意味着他们可能整个
冬天都在烧火。我们还没有找到门，但我们认为在天寒地冻的冬季他们可能是用兽皮挂在
洞口来防寒的。
S3: What wild animals were there all that time ago?
学3：在那以前有些什么野兽呢？
A: Well, we've been finding the bones of tigers and bears in the caves, and we
think these were their most dangerous enemies. Now what do you think this tells
us about the life of these early people? (shows picture of a sewing needle)