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一座僅為人居住數月即被燒毀的古村落如今被稱作“英國的龐貝古城”。科學家在分析建造村莊的木材后發現，在大火前，人們只在此生活了很短的一段時間。考古學家說，該遺址將幫助我們更深入地了解青銅時代生活的點點滴滴。請聽 Tim Muffett 的報道。

Complete sets of pottery, razors, weaving equipment, the Bronze Age settlement discovered by archaeologists in Cambridgeshire was more prosperous than many had ever envisaged.

Five wooden houses are thought to have collapsed into a river, following a fire 3,000 years ago. Fragments were first discovered by diggers being used in a clay quarry. A 10-month excavation has now almost finished. It's revealed the largest collection of Bronze Age fibres and fabrics ever found in the UK and an array of household objects – tweezers, chisels, buckets and bowls – some still containing remnants of food from prehistoric Britain.

Historians say it's revealed Bronze Age houses to be far better equipped than many had predicted.

詞匯表

weaving  紡織的，織布的
Bronze Age  青銅時代
settlement  定居地，（人口稀少的）村落
envisaged  （過去完成時）預想，設想
diggers  挖掘機
excavation  發掘工程，挖掘工作
chisels  鑿子
tweezers  鑷子
prehistoric  史前的
equipped  （工具、設施等）配備齊全的 

測驗

請聽報道并回答下列問題。

1. How long has the excavation been going on for so far?

2. True or false? A fire broke out after the wooden houses had burnt down.

3. According to the text, what objects have archaeologists found on the site?

4. Which word in the text means a small amount of something that was originally larger?

答案

1. How long has the excavation been going on for so far?
10 months.

2. True or false? A fire broke out after the wooden houses had burnt down.
False. The fire broke out 3,000 years ago. The wooden houses collapsed into a river afterwards.

3. According to the text, what types of objects have archaeologists found on the site?
Archaeologists have found the largest collection of Bronze Age fibres and fabrics ever found in Britain and a range of household objects.

4. Which word in the text means a small amount of something that was originally larger?
Remnants.