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雅思老師邀你開啟——旅途中的雅思閱讀
同學們都知道，雅思閱讀的一大特點就是題材廣泛，其實生活中處處都有和雅思閱讀文章題材的相通之處。尤其是在國外旅行的時候，一些景點的介紹以及博物館的說明，簡直就是“活雅思”。下面就跟老師一起去斯德哥爾摩參觀一下著名的瓦薩沉船博物館吧。
瓦薩沉船博物館
瓦薩沉船博物館位于瑞典斯德哥爾摩，所建地就是在瓦薩號戰船的打撈遺址上，瓦薩號是在1628年首航時不幸遭遇強風，在距離港口僅2公里處沉沒，是世界上唯一保存完好的17世紀的戰船。
沉船打撈過程
博物館里除了對于船只本身的介紹，更多的是關于打撈過程的解密。要知道，直到1961年，這艘在水底沉睡了333年的戰船又重新露出水面。
關于沉船的打撈過程，博物館里有這樣兩段介紹，
The mud was removed from the decks with frames and spray nozzles, washing it down into the bottom of the hull. As the mud and silt flowed away, it revealed an astonishing array of artefacts lying heaped on the decks.
Thousands of tons of mud and water had to be pumped out of the hull to refloat it, and the ship had to be moved onto a pontoon of its own, where it could be excavated and conserved. Archaeologists had to come on board to excavate the interior, and conservators had to begin the arduous process of treating the ship so it would not shrink and crack.
這些對于打撈沉船和考古挖掘的描述，是不是有種似曾相識的感覺?
讓我們打開劍橋雅思11 Test2 Passage1, Raising the Mary Rose, 同樣也是沉船打撈，幾乎一模一樣的事件，和瓦薩號背景知識互通，全篇文章詞匯覆蓋度也很高。
In this stage, the lifting frame was fixed to a hook attached to a crane, and the hull was lifted completely clear of the seabed and transferred underwater into the lifting cradle. This required precise positioning to locate the legs into the 'stabbing guides' of the lifting cradle. The lifting cradle was designed to fit the hull using archaeological survey drawings, and was fitted with air bags to provide additional cushioning for the hull's delicate timber framework.
下面我們就來通過這兩艘戰艦總結一下部分考古類/沉船事件詞匯：
deck：甲板
hull：船體
crane：起重機
frame：框架
mud：泥土
excavate：挖掘
archaeological：考古的
crack：裂紋
locate：固定
salvage：打撈
俗話說，讀萬卷書行萬里路。考雅思也是留學生們走萬里路的第一步。希望大家能夠從生活中，旅途中留心積累，語言不僅是為了考試而學，Z重要的是生活的表達。祝大家早日屠鴨成功，走向更廣闊的世界。如有雅思備考相關問題可以在評論區交流討論，第一時間為同學們制定計劃解答疑問。
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