考古学家发现了迄今在威尔士发现的最大罗马别墅遗址。他们认为这一 “了不起的发现” 有望成为 “塔尔博特港的庞贝古城”。

Beloved by generations of visitors and steeped in history, Margam Park was already known to have an Iron Age hill fort, the remains of a Norman abbey and a Victorian castle, which looks out today over Port Talbot steelworks. Now, though, it can add a Roman villa to that list.

马格姆公园深受几代访客喜爱，且历史底蕴深厚。这里原本就因拥有一座铁器时代的山丘堡垒、一处诺曼时期修道院遗址，以及一座俯瞰塔尔博特港钢铁厂的维多利亚时期的城堡而闻名。而现在，公园的古迹名单上又多了一座罗马别墅遗址。

Sophisticated scanning devices were used to look for archaeological features hidden underground, and the Swansea University-led team struck gold.

由斯旺西大学领衔的团队利用先进的扫描设备寻找埋藏在地下的考古遗迹，并取得了这一重大发现。

The villa itself has multiple rooms, a substantial side building, and it sits within a defensive enclosure. The experts hope to find mosaic floors and other precious artefacts, and say their discovery is of a scale and level of preservation unmatched in Wales so far.

这座别墅拥有多个房间、一座规模颇大的附属建筑，并坐落于一处设有防御设施的围合区域内。专家希望在此发现马赛克地面和其它珍贵文物，并表示，无论是遗址规模还是保存状况，此次发现在威尔士都堪称首屈一指。

词汇表

beloved 深受喜爱的，备受喜爱的
steeped 浸润于…中的，有着深厚…底蕴的
Iron Age 铁器时代
hill fort 山丘堡垒
abbey 修道院
steelworks 钢铁厂
scanning 扫描用的
struck gold 取得重大发现
mosaic 马赛克
unmatched 首屈一指的，无与伦比的

听力练习

一、听第一遍音频，回答问题。

1.The Roman villa was found…
a. after years of searching for it. 
b. on a site that already has historical remains.  
c. accidentally by visitors of Margam Park. 

二、用一分钟阅读下列问题，然后听第二遍音频并回答问题。

1. From a Victorian castle on the site, you can see…
a. the Roman villa. 
b. Port Talbot steelworks. 
c. Swansea University.

2. Researchers found gold on the site of the villa. 
a. True
b. False
c. Not given

3. What surrounds the Roman villa?
a. a defensive enclosure
b. multiple rooms
c. one large side building

4. Researchers founda mosaic floor in the villa.
a. True
b. False
c. Not given

5. Which word best describes the scale and level of preservation of the villa compared to others found in Wales?
a. unconventional
b. uncertain
c. unparalleled

三、听第三遍音频，将句子补充完整。（提示：可以反复听，直到听清楚每一个词）

1. Margam Park was already known ______________ Iron Age hill fort.

2. Sophisticated scanning devices were used to look for archaeological features ______________.

答案

一、听第一遍音频，回答问题。

b. Beloved by generations of visitors and steeped in history, Margam Park was already known to have an Iron Age hill fort, the remains of a Norman abbey and a Victorian castle.

二、用一分钟阅读下列问题，然后听第二遍音频并回答问题。

1. b. …and a Victorian castle, which looks out today over Port Talbot steelworks. 

2.c. Not given.…the Swansea University-led team struck gold. The phrase 'struck gold' is metaphorical, not literal. It is not mentioned whether gold was found.

3. a. The villa itself has multiple rooms, a substantial side building and it sits within a defensive enclosure.  

4. b. False. The experts hope to find mosaic floors and other precious artefacts…

5. c. …and say their discovery is of a scale and level of preservation unmatched in Wales so far.

三、听第三遍音频，将句子补充完整。（提示：可以反复听，直到听清楚每一个词）

1. Margam Park was already known to have an Iron Age hill fort.

2. Sophisticated scanning devices were used to look for archaeological features hidden underground.