English King Found Buried Under Parking Lot 英王理查德德三世遗骸寻获
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The skeleton of a man found under a parking lot in Leicester, England has been confirmed as the remains of King Richard III. Archaeologists found the bones in late 2012 when they hunted for the king, who died at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485.
在英格兰莱斯特郡发现之一名男子的骨骸，已被证实为英国国王理查德德三世的遗骨。考古学家是在2012年底，为寻找这位于1485年死于博斯沃思战役的国王时发现这些遗骨。
Underneath a modern-day parking lot diggers unearthed what was once the Church of Greyfriars, where Richard III was reportedly buried. There they found the parts of a man who died in battle and suffered from a deformed spine, just as Richard III had. The overwhelming evidence led researchers to assume that these were the bones of the king. To remove all doubt, DNA samples from one of Richard’s living descendants were compared with the remains. The samples were a match.
在一家现代的停车场下方，挖掘者掘出曾是理查德德三世传说埋葬地点的方济会修道院。他们在那里发现一名于战役中死亡并有严重脊椎侧弯的男子，就和理查德德三世相同。这压倒性的证据，使得研究者假定这些遗骨为国王理查德德三世所有。为了清除所有疑点，来自一位理查德德三世现存后裔的DNA取样，和这些遗骨做了比对鉴定。取样比对结果相符。
Subsequent kings, and even William Shakespeare, portrayed Richard III as a tyrant. This significant finding has already caused many historians to rethink traditional views about this disgraced king.
理查德德三世后来的国王，甚至威廉．莎士比亚等都将他描绘成一名暴君。而这项重大发现，已造成许多历史学家重新思考有关这位名誉不佳的国王之传统观点。
－by Bryan Shettig
Vocabulary
remains [rɪˋmenz] n. 遗体；遗骨
archaeologist [͵ɑrkɪˋɑlədʒɪst] n. 考古学家
unearth [ʌnˋɝθ] v.（从地下）发掘，掘出
deformed [dɪˋfɔrmd] adj. 畸形的；变形的
overwhelming [͵ovɚˋhwɛlmɪŋ] adj. 势不可挡的,占压倒优势的
descendant [dɪˋsɛndənt] n. 子孙，后裔
subsequent [ˋsʌbsɪ͵kwɛnt] adj. 后来的，其后的
tyrant [ˋtaɪrənt] n. 暴君
disgraced [dɪsˋgrest] adj. 耻辱的，不光彩的
Reading Comprehension
1. How did scientists prove the bones are the king's?
(A) Comparing the bones to old photos.
(B) Seeing how he died while fighting.
(C) Checking under the parking lot.
(D) Testing someone related to him.
2. What did kings after Richard IIIsay of him?
(A) He was a great king.
(B) He was very handsome.
(C) He was an evil man.
(D) He read Shakespeare.
3. How long ago did Richard IIIdie?
(A) More than 500 years ago.
(B) Almost 700 years ago.
(C) Exactly 485 years ago.
(D) The date of his death is unknown.
Answer
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1. ( D ) |
2. ( C ) |
3. ( A ) |
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