研究人員們通過高分辨率的圖像在一具有 2500 年歷史的西伯利亞 “冰封木乃伊” 身上發現瞭復雜精細的紋身圖案。即使對現代紋身師而言，制作這些圖案也是一項極具挑戰性的工作。
The images reveal intricate details in the ancient tattoos, which picture leopards, a stag, a rooster and the mythical griffin creature that is half lion and half eagle.
圖片揭示瞭這些古老紋身中精美復雜的細節，紋身圖案包括豹子、一隻雄鹿、一隻公雞以及一隻神話異獸，它長著獅身鷹首。
The tattooed woman, aged about 50, was from the horse-riding warrior Pazyryk people, who lived on the vast steppe between China and Europe in the 5th century BC.
還有一名有紋身的女性，大約 50 歲，來自擅長在馬背上作戰的巴澤雷克民族，他們在公元前五世紀生活在中國與歐洲之間的廣闊草原上。
The archaeologists worked with a tattooist who reproduces ancient skin decorations on his own body to understand how exactly they were made.
考古學傢們與一位在自己身上復刻古代紋身圖案的紋身師合作，以深入瞭解古人究竟是如何制作出這些圖案的。
The team say the decorations were so crisp and uniform that modern tattooists would find it challenging to produce them. They believe that the tattoos were first stencilled onto the skin. Then two needle-like tools were probably used, made from animal horn or bone. The pigment was likely made from burned plants or soot.
該研究團隊表示，這些紋身圖案線條非常清晰且整齊，即使對現代紋身師來說，也頗具挑戰性。他們認為，這些紋身最初是用鏤空模板在皮膚上描繪出來的。然後可能用瞭兩種針狀的刺青工具，工具由動物角或骨頭制成。紋身的顏料則很可能由燒焦的植物或煙灰制成。
詞匯表
intricate 復雜精細的
mythical 神話中的
steppe 大草原
crisp 清晰的
uniform 整齊的，一致的
stencilled 用鏤空模板描繪
pigment 顏料
soot 煙灰，媒灰
聽力練習
一、聽第一遍音頻，回答問題。
1. What do these new images tell us?
a. The Pazyryk people were able to create sophisticated tattoos.
b. The griffin creature once existed.
c. The Pazyryk people lived between China and Europe.
二、用一分鐘閱讀下列問題，然後聽第二遍音頻並回答問題。
1. Which animal was NOT featured in the images of the ancient tattoos?
a. stag
b. rooster
c. lion
2. The scientists are sure the tattooed woman was 50 years old.
a. True
b. False
c. Not given
3. A _______ helped the archaeologists understand exactly how the ancient tattoos were made.
4. Archaeologists found tattoo tools made from animal horns near the woman’s grave.
a. True
b. False
c. Not given
5. The scientists think the ink for the ancient tattoos could have been made from natural materials.
a. True
b. False
c. Not given
三、聽第三遍音頻，將句子補充完整。（提示：可以反復聽，直到聽清楚每一個詞）
1. The archaeologists worked with a tattooist who reproduces ancient skin decorations on ________________ to understand how exactly they were made.
2. They believe that the tattoos ________________ stencilled onto the skin.
答案
一、聽第一遍音頻，回答問題。
1. What do these new images tell us?
a. The team say the decorations were so crisp and uniform that modern tattooists would find it challenging to produce them.
二、用一分鐘閱讀下列問題，然後聽第二遍音頻並回答問題。
1. c. The tattoos picture leopards, a stag, a rooster and the mythical griffin creature that is half lion and half eagle.
2. b. False. The tattooed woman, aged about 50… ‘About’ implies the age is an approximation, not totally certain.
3. A tattooist helped the archaeologists understand exactly how the ancient tattoos were made.
4. c. Not given. The team think needle-like tools made from animal horn or bone were used, but it is not mentioned whether these tools were found.
5. a. True. The pigment was likely made from burned plants or soot.
三、聽第三遍音頻，將句子補充完整。（提示：可以反復聽，直到聽清楚每一個詞）
1. The archaeologists worked with a tattooist who reproduces ancient skin decorations on his own body to understand how exactly they were made.
2. They believe that the tattoos were first stencilled onto the skin.
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