听遍美国社会新闻--克洛维斯人

Clovis People

I’m Ann Kellen with Science and Technology Today. The conventional(1) theory is humans first came to the America’s across the land bridge from Asia about 11,500 years ago, the so-called Clovis people. But the discovery of a site(2) 1000 years older in South America raised questions and started archeologist【考古学家】 Michael Collins on a quest(3) to find evidence(4) of pre Clovis people in North America, Specifically(5)in Belle County, central Texas.

“We see hints(6), whispers that maybe there are some earlier cultural remains(7) there , can’t say it for sure yet. ”

What Collins has found is an artifact(8) rich site where Clovis people apparently(9) returned again and again.

“Which is different than the usual idea of nomadism【游牧生活】.”

Clovis’ occupation(10) is marked by spear【矛;鱼叉】 points and one of the best materials for making those spear points is the stone found at the Texas site.


听音瓶颈词汇

1.conventional []adj.习惯的；常规的
2.site[]n.遗址
3.quest []n.寻求
4.evidence[]n.证据
5.specifically[]adv.具体地
6.hint[]n.暗示；提示
7.remain[]v.余留；剩下
8.artifact[]n.史前器物；文化遗物
9. apparently []adv.明显地
10.occupation []n.日常事务

听音高级短语

for sure 确信

听音超级句型

The conventional theory is that…
习惯上人们认为…

The discovery of …raised questions.
…的发现向这一观念提出了质疑。