58 Mysteries
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hello hello hi today we look at
mysteries things that we can't explain
and we talked to this man
an who will
try to explain the mystery of a 2,000
year old man there are so many things
that we can't explain
do you know it's a huge and
very old stone circle in the South of
England some of its stones came from 300
away and that's one of the
mysteries about how were
those huge stones brought there do you
know David no no idea
they might have come by boat perhaps and
what about the ship yes
in 1872 a ship called
was found in with nobody on
board the question is what could have
happened
I suppose could have attacked it
hmm maybe and what about the
what's the mystery about the
well they lived on earth for a hundred
and fifty million years then they
disappeared quite suddenly why perhaps
there was a change in climate or there
may have been a like a
great or an it's a
mystery how were the stones brought to
they might have come by boat
what could have happened to the Mary
could have attacked it
and what happened to the
there may have been a
why do you think the
disappeared the probably
disappeared because their environment
changed and they were unable to cope I
believe there are many theories as to
why the dinosaurs disappeared
I think is one
possibility
I like the that a big
struck and
threw the world into darkness I think
the dinosaurs disappeared because there
was a massive Ice Age and they didn't
survive the massive Ice Age
I believe dinosaurs disappeared because
they were hit by an Oh a
different sort of mystery one for
to solve well how did
the enter the room through the
window look that's not very
likely
why not because the broken glass
is on the outside the must have
gone out through the window he or she
must have come in through the door
you're brilliant just
come on let's go and find our
has solved another
mystery or he thinks he has he was sure
of two things how the came in and
how the went out
the thief must have gone out through the
window he or she must have come in
through the door
is an area in the north of
England where there is a lot of
is a kind of soil with very special
qualities of in the of
was found a body which has
come to be called man it's very
well preserved and it's about 2,000
years old the man who found the body was
and he's been
trying to solve the mystery of
man story begins in the which
is just off the site where we're
standing where the men one day found
what turned out to be a well-preserved
human foot I got to hear about this as
the local responsible for
the area and came out the next day out
onto the just behind where we're
standing and found what turned out to be
the rest of man
we came here and what we was
the in which the body lay we didn't
at that stage want to the body
so we when we came here we actually
lifted a block of peat and we weren't
exactly certain or what might have been
in there what survives isn't it's not
everything what survives a particular
types of tissue your the skin the
hair the the parts of the
bone that are our tissue not too made of
so you only have a percentage of
the body surviving but they're the types
of body which under other circumstances
you would not normally find and as a
result you can tell all sorts of things
about the body that other in other
circumstances you would not be able to
do we could see exactly what it looked
like the fact he was fact his
hair was perhaps with a
former rather than it
was before were we
found evidence of and the
remains in tells us what he
might have eaten it for his last meal or
his last two meals so we could
that very from
the evidence can we tell how man
might have died the evidence for how
man died is very clear and you can
the events quite closely
what seems to have happened first is
that from the two that you
found on the top of the head it seems
that he might have been hit by or
a weapon of some sort that certainly
made him and perhaps killed
him
not happy with that
the people responsible then tied a
strong that tied at
the back of the neck
perhaps a stick through the
the stick until the neck
was broken and the breathing cut off
finally from the a from the evidence of
our cut the neck we think he
might have been and the blood would
have poured forth from the body onto the
ground so we have a very complicated and
perhaps death what a way to
die what was it they hit him on the head
him then cut his throat as
said it was a complicated and
perhaps a killing but isn't
it amazing how much they can discover
from their research yes it is and they
found out a lot about how he might have
lived as well as how he might have died
so who was man and why was he
killed from all the evidence we've been
able to gather from the scientific
analyses and the the detailed tests and
the studies we've made we can begin to
build a picture of who Lindo man was how
he lived and how he died he was a man we
know that for certain he was perhaps 25
likely to be of medium build he must
have been someone who didn't work in the
fields at the end of his life he had
smooth he might
have been a or perhaps a or
even a a priest he might have been the
victim of an attack someone might have
killed him and chose to bury him in a
so the evidence would never be
found it's just possible he might have
died in some way and the
were caused by a variety of other
incidents attacked by or something
of that sort or given the very
complicated nature of how he died the
fact he was went buried you might
try to explain as some form of
but there are many forms of and
they've got therefore to take the
evidence further perhaps the is
it is religious it might have been
civil perhaps for some form of
crime or perhaps a prisoner who was
being killed so from the evidence we
have you can build a wide variety of
explanations and we our job is to try
and weigh that evidence and suggest
which is the most likely is certain
that they found the body of a man other
things are less certain but we can make
from the evidence
like these lindo man had very smooth
so he can't have worked in
the fields his were too perfect he
can't have worked with his hands he must
have worked with his head so what could
he have been well he might have been a
poet who knows he may have been a
a soldier of some sort he could
have been a priest by other
priests there are many possible
explanations for why lindo man died but
which theory does prefer first of
all he must decide what date he might
have died we think it's most likely that
he he was Iron Age or died and the just
after the had if so he
was he was a member of a
tribe who would have lived here in
at the time the had a
class called the and we
know from classical and descriptions
that the human
lindo man therefore might be
the results of one of these
as this phenomenon occurs widely over
Europe at this particular time I think
we've got to look at some sort of
religious practice that leads to these
bodies being
found in the peat in not only here
but in countries like Germany
and so now we know what happened
to Lindo man well we know what might
have happened to him he might have been
a yes part of a
or ceremony well that's
all from us but let's leave the last
word to Rick we can
his appearance very we have a
face from the past that we can look at
and see that perhaps the past is not so
far from our present time that he looks
much as as you and I do and he would
have been walking here around 2,000
years ago he almost certainly comes from
the local area why he came to be in the
is the mystery that everyone can
知识点
重点词汇
naked [ˈneɪkɪd] adj. 裸体的；无装饰的；无证据的；直率的 {cet4 cet6 ky toefl ielts :3185}
wounds ['wu:ndz] n. 枪伤，伤处（wound复数） v. 伤害（wound的第三人称单数形式） { :3202}
Atlantic [әt'læntik] n. 大西洋 adj. 大西洋的 {zk gk cet4 :3289}
invented [ɪn'ventɪd] v. 发明；虚构（invent的过去分词） adj. 发明的 { :3398}
ritual [ˈrɪtʃuəl] n. 仪式；惯例；礼制 adj. 仪式的；例行的；礼节性的 {cet6 ky toefl ielts gre :3404}
romans ['rәjmәnz] n. 《罗马书》（《圣经·新约》中的一卷） { :3507}
nails ['neɪlz] n. [五金] 钉子（nail的复数） { :3556}
flood [flʌd] n. 洪水；泛滥；一大批 vt. 淹没；充满；溢出 vi. 涌出；涌进；为水淹没 n. (Flood)人名；(英)弗勒德；(瑞典、芬)弗洛德 {gk cet4 cet6 ky toefl :3582}
warrior [ˈwɒriə(r)] n. 战士，勇士；鼓吹战争的人 {toefl :3607}
intelligent [ɪnˈtelɪdʒənt] adj. 智能的；聪明的；理解力强的 {cet4 cet6 ky toefl ielts :3621}
twisted [ˈtwɪstɪd] v. 扭动（twist的过去式） adj. 扭曲的 { :3673}
inserted [ɪn'sɜ:tɪd] adj. 插入的；[生物] 嵌入的；著生的；附着的 { :3796}
thief [θi:f] n. 小偷，贼 {gk cet4 cet6 ky ielts :3965}
execution [ˌeksɪˈkju:ʃn] n. 执行，实行；完成；死刑 {cet6 toefl ielts :3988}
sacrifices [ˈsækrifaisiz] n. 牺牲，损失；献身，供奉（sacrifice的复数） v. 牺牲，损失（sacrifice的单三形式） { :4068}
sacrificed [ˈsækrifaist] 牺牲，献出（ sacrifice的过去式和过去分词 ） { :4068}
sacrifice [ˈsækrɪfaɪs] n. 牺牲；祭品；供奉 vt. 牺牲；献祭；亏本出售 vi. 献祭；奉献 {gk cet4 cet6 ky ielts gre :4068}
Holland ['hɒlənd] n. 荷兰 { :4125}
earthquake [ˈɜ:θkweɪk] n. 地震；大动荡 {gk cet4 cet6 ky toefl :4261}
cord [kɔ:d] n. 绳索；束缚 vt. 用绳子捆绑 n. (Cord)人名；(法)科尔；(英)科德 {cet4 cet6 ky toefl gre :4314}
uncover [ʌnˈkʌvə(r)] vt. 发现；揭开；揭露 vi. 发现；揭示；揭去盖子 {cet4 cet6 ky toefl :4432}
accurately ['ækjərətlɪ] adv. 精确地，准确地 { :4484}
invaded [inˈveidid] v. 入侵；拥入；遍布（invade的过去分词） adj. 被侵入的 { :4510}
kilometres [ˈkiləˌmi:təz] n. 千米，公里( kilometre的名词复数 ) { :4574}
foxes [fɔksiz] n. 狐( fox的名词复数 ); 狐狸; 狡猾的人; 狐皮 { :4616}
bearded ['bɪədɪd] adj. 有芒的；有胡子的；有须的 v. 使长胡须（或芒刺等）（beard的过去分词） { :4690}
neatly [ni:tlɪ] adv. 整洁地；熟练地；灵巧地 { :4706}
Denmark ['denmɑ:k] n. 丹麦（欧洲国家） { :4795}
speculate [ˈspekjuleɪt] vi. 推测；投机；思索 vt. 推断 {cet6 ky toefl ielts gre :4809}
bulbs [bʌlbz] n. [电] 灯泡；[植] 鳞茎；大浇斗（bulb的复数） { :4901}
calcium [ˈkælsiəm] n. [化学] 钙 {ky toefl ielts gre :4908}
trimmed [trɪmd] adj. 平衡的；切边；纵倾的；修整过的 { :4920}
beautifully [ˈbju:tɪfli] adv. 漂亮地；美好地 { :4992}
unconscious [ʌnˈkɒnʃəs] adj. 无意识的；失去知觉的；不省人事的；未发觉的 {gk cet4 cet6 toefl ielts gre :5026}
turner ['tә:nә] n. 车工；体育协会会员 { :5082}
bled [bled] adj. 流血的；削弱的 v. 流血；渗开；榨取；受伤（bleed的过去分词） n. (Bled)人名；(法)布莱 { :5218}
preservation [ˌprezəˈveɪʃn] n. 保存，保留 {cet6 toefl :5229}
dinosaurs ['daɪnəsɔ:z] n. [古生] 恐龙（dinosaur的复数形式）；恐龙类 { :5326}
Cheshire ['tʃeʃә] n. 柴郡（英国一郡名） { :5341}
indulged [inˈdʌldʒd] 放任 { :5543}
underneath [ˌʌndəˈni:θ] prep. 在…的下面；在…的形式下；在…的支配下 n. 下面；底部 adj. 下面的；底层的 adv. 在下面；在底下 {cet4 cet6 ky toefl ielts :5554}
peat [pi:t] n. 泥煤；泥炭块；泥炭色 n. (Peat)人名；(英)皮特 { :5650}
fractures [ˈfræktʃəz] n. [外科] 骨折，骨伤；[力] 断裂（fracture的复数） v. 破碎，破裂（fracture的第三人称单数） { :6123}
holmes [həʊmz] n. 福尔摩斯（英国作家柯南道尔所著侦探小说中的神探） { :6170}
asteroid [ˈæstərɔɪd] n. [天] 小行星；[无脊椎] 海盘车；小游星 adj. 星状的 {toefl gre :6181}
archaeologist [ˌɑ:kiˈɒlədʒɪst] n. 考古学家 { :6264}
robust [rəʊˈbʌst] adj. 强健的；健康的；粗野的；粗鲁的 {cet6 ky toefl ielts gre :6419}
depot [ˈdepəʊ] n. 仓库；停车场；航空站 adj. 药性持久的 vt. 把…存放在储藏处 n. (Depot)人名；(刚(布))德波特 {toefl :6543}
catastrophe [kəˈtæstrəfi] n. 大灾难；大祸；惨败 {gk cet6 ky toefl ielts gre :6648}
accidental [ˌæksɪˈdentl] n. 次要方面；非主要的特性；临时记号 adj. 意外的；偶然的；附属的；临时记号的 {cet4 cet6 ky toefl :6917}
deductions [dɪ'dʌkʃnz] n. 扣除（deduction的复数）；[会计] 扣除额；扣减项目 { :7020}
axe [æks] n. 斧 vt. 削减；用斧砍 n. (Axe)人名；(瑞典)阿克塞；(英)阿克斯 {ky toefl :7056}
pirates [ˈpaiərits] n. 海盗，盗印者（pirate复数） v. 盗印，掠夺，翻印（pirate的单三形式） { :7206}
volcanic [vɒlˈkænɪk] n. 火山岩 adj. 火山的；猛烈的；易突然发作的 {toefl :7308}
reconstruct [ˌri:kənˈstrʌkt] vt. 重建；改造；修复；重现 {toefl :7327}
fingernails ['fɪŋgəneɪls] n. 指甲( fingernail的名词复数 ) { :7769}
meteor [ˈmi:tiə(r)] n. 流星；[气象] 大气现象 {toefl :8626}
scissors [ˈsɪzəz] n. 剪刀；剪式跳法 v. 剪开；删除（scissor的第三人称单数） {gk cet4 cet6 ky toefl ielts :8705}
moss [mɒs] n. 苔藓；泥沼 vt. 使长满苔藓 n. (Moss)人名；(英、德、意、西、葡、波、挪、瑞典)莫斯 {cet6 ky toefl :8708}
bog [bɒg] n. 沼泽；泥塘 vt. 使陷于泥沼；使动弹不得 vi. 陷于泥沼；动弹不得 n. (Bog)人名；(德、挪)博格 {gre :8845}
strangled [ˈstræŋgld] v. 掐死（strangle的过去分词）；抑制 adj. 卡住的 { :9255}
rick [rɪk] n. 干草堆；扭伤；人力车 vi. 扭伤 vt. 把…堆成垛；（英）扭伤 adj. 伪装的 n. (Rick)人名；(瑞典)里克； { :9258}
shears [ʃɪəz] n. 大剪刀；剪切机；剪下的东西（shear的复数） v. 剪切；割去；横越（shear的第三人称单数） n. (Shears)人名；(英、塞拉)希尔斯 { :9594}
excavated [ˈekskəˌveɪtid] v. 发掘；挖掘（excavate的过去式，过去分词） { :10160}
难点词汇
Celtic ['keltik; 'seltik] n. 凯尔特语（等于Keltic） adj. 凯尔特人的；凯尔特语的 { :13431}
sherlock [ˈʃə:lɔk] n. 私家侦探 n. (Sherlock)人名；(英)舍洛克 { :15217}
bard [bɑ:d] n. 吟游诗人 n. (Bard)人名；(瑞典、英)巴德；(法)巴尔；(阿拉伯、德、俄)巴尔德 {gre :15819}
abel [ˈeibəl] n. 亚伯（亚当和夏娃的次子）；艾贝尔（男子名） { :15957}
celts [kelts] n. 凯尔特人（Celt的复数）；史前期的石斧 { :16487}
druids [ˈdru:idz] n. 德鲁伊教团员( Druid的名词复数 ) { :17154}
priestly [ˈpri:stli] adj. 祭司的；僧侣的；似教士的 { :18263}
ritualistic [ˌrɪtʃuəˈlɪstɪk] adj. 仪式的；固守仪式的；惯例的 { :21168}
Stonehenge ['stәunhendʒ] n. 巨石阵；史前时期巨大石柱群 { :21749}
celeste [sə'lest] n. 天蓝色；风琴之音节栓 adj. 天蓝色的 { :28518}
生僻词
lindo [ ] n. (Lindo)人名；(西、塞、葡、瑞典、荷)林多
lindow [ ] [人名] 林多; [地名] [德国] 林多
词组
an axe [ ] [网络] 一把斧子；单手斧
catastrophe theory [kəˈtæstrəfi ˈθiəri] un. 突变理论 [网络] 突变论；剧变理论；灾变理论
cord around the neck [ ] 《英汉医学词典》cord around the neck 坐碍
human sacrifice [ ] [网络] 人祭；爱情祭品；活人献祭
indulge in [ ] v. 沉迷于 [网络] 沉溺于；沉湎于；尽情享受
Mary Celeste [ ] n. 神秘的失踪地 [网络] 号；赛勒斯特号；玛丽西莱斯特号
natural disaster [ ] n. 灾难 [网络] 自然灾害；天灾；天然灾害
Pacific Ocean [ ] n. 太平洋 [网络] 保太平洋海域险；太平洋太平洋；太平洋航线
peat bog [pi:t bɔɡ] un. 泥炭沼泽 [网络] 泥煤沼；泥炭地；泥炭沼泽开采
religious ritual [ ] [网络] 宗教仪式；宗教仪轨；宗教典礼
Sherlock Holmes [ ] na. 夏洛克福尔摩斯 [网络] 大侦探福尔摩斯；神探福尔摩斯；夏洛克·福尔摩斯
speculate about [ ] v. 思考 [网络] 猜测；推测；思索某事
the atlantic [ðə ætˈlæntɪk] [网络] 大西洋月刊；大西洋杂志；美国大西洋月刊
the Mary Celeste [ ] [网络] 玛丽塞勒斯特号；塞勒斯特号鬼船之谜；玛丽·赛勒斯特号
the pacific [ ] na. 太平洋 [网络] 太平洋战争；血战太平洋；片名
the pacific ocean [ ] na. 太平洋 [网络] 正在飞越太平洋；大西洋；东临太平洋
the stomach [ðə ˈstʌmək] [网络] 胃；胃部；肚子
volcanic activity [ ] un. 火山活动 [网络] 火山活动性；火山活动图片；火山活动天数
单词释义末尾数字为词频顺序
zk/中考 gk/中考 ky/考研 cet4/四级 cet6/六级 ielts/雅思 toefl/托福 gre/GRE
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