研究人员们通过高分辨率的图像在一具有 2500 年历史的西伯利亚 “冰封木乃伊” 身上发现了复杂精细的纹身图案。即使对现代纹身师而言，制作这些图案也是一项极具挑战性的工作。

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.

图片揭示了这些古老纹身中精美复杂的细节，纹身图案包括豹子、一只雄鹿、一只公鸡以及一只神话异兽，它长着狮身鹰首。

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.

还有一名有纹身的女性，大约 50 岁，来自擅长在马背上作战的巴泽雷克民族，他们在公元前五世纪生活在中国与欧洲之间的广阔草原上。

The archaeologists worked with a tattooist who reproduces ancient skin decorations on his own body to understand how exactly they were made.

考古学家们与一位在自己身上复刻古代纹身图案的纹身师合作，以深入了解古人究竟是如何制作出这些图案的。

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.

该研究团队表示，这些纹身图案线条非常清晰且整齐，即使对现代纹身师来说，也颇具挑战性。他们认为，这些纹身最初是用镂空模板在皮肤上描绘出来的。然后可能用了两种针状的刺青工具，工具由动物角或骨头制成。纹身的颜料则很可能由烧焦的植物或烟灰制成。

词汇表

intricate 复杂精细的
mythical 神话中的
steppe 大草原
crisp 清晰的
uniform 整齐的，一致的
stencilled 用镂空模板描绘
pigment 颜料
soot 烟灰，媒灰

听力练习

一、听第一遍音频，回答问题。

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、用一分钟阅读下列问题，然后听第二遍音频并回答问题。

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、听第三遍音频，将句子补充完整。（提示：可以反复听，直到听清楚每一个词）

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、听第一遍音频，回答问题。

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、用一分钟阅读下列问题，然后听第二遍音频并回答问题。

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、听第三遍音频，将句子补充完整。（提示：可以反复听，直到听清楚每一个词）

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.