中级美语L98

98. Speaking from the Grave 坟墓里对话 Two students, Beth and Carl, are talking about the red-haired mummies. 两个学生贝丝和卡尔正在讨论有关红发木乃伊的事。 B: Can you imagine what it was like 4,000 years ago? 贝丝：你能想象4000年前是什么样子吗？ C: That's hard to imagine. But if the mummies could speak, they could certainly tell us a great deal. 卡尔：很难想象。但是如果那些木乃伊能够说话的话，他们一定能告诉我们很多事。 B: Well, that, of course, is impossible. But scientists can tell a lot from the things the explorers found. 贝丝：嗯，那当然是不可能的。但是科学家可以从探险家找到的东西告诉我们许多。 C: I know. For example, they think the 4000-year-old mummies were Celts. 卡尔：我知道。比如说，他们认为有4000年历史的木乃伊是赛尔特人。 B: Who were the Celts? 贝丝：赛尔特人是谁呀？ C: They were ancient European people who settled in Britain even before the Romans existed. 卡尔：他们是古时候早在罗马人出现以前就定居于大不列颠岛的欧洲民族。 B: Wow! That's amazing! 贝丝：哇！真实令人惊异。 C: So you see, although mummies don't really speak, they are "speaking" from their graves. 卡尔：所以你看，虽然木乃伊不会真的说话，他们却会从他们的坟墓里“说话”。 B: Stop it! you're giving me the creeps! 贝丝：别说了！你让我毛骨悚然！