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1、听力课堂,开放式英语学习平台!www.TingClass.net[tctab]听力原文[/tctab]Lesson38Thefirstcalender最早的日历Listentothetapethenanswerthequestionbelow.听录音,然后回答以下问题。Whatistheimportanceofthedots,lines,andsymbolsengravedonsome,bonesandivory?Futurehistorianswillbeinauniquepositionwhentheycometorecordthe
2、historyofourowntimes.Theywillhardlyknowwhichfactstoselectfromthegreatmassofevidencethatsteadilyaccumulates.Whatismore,theywillnothavetorelysolelyonthewrittenword.Films,videos,CDsandCD-ROMSarejustsomeofthebewilderingamountofinformationtheywillhave.Theywillbeable,asitwere,
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5、s,andtheivorytusksofmammoths.ThenomadswhomadethesemarkingslivedbyhuntingandfishingduringthelastIceAgewhichbeganabout35,000B.C.andendedabout10,000B.C.Bycorrelatingmarkingsmadeinvariouspartsoftheworld,historianshavebeenabletoreadthisdifficultcode.Theyhavefoundthatitisconne
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7、initerelationbetweenthesepaintingsandthemarkingsthatsometimesaccompanythem.Itseemsthatmanwasmakingarealefforttounderstandtheseasons20,000yearsearlierthanhasbeensupposed.Newwordsandexpressions生词和短语calendarn.历法,日历historiann.历史学家uniqueadj.学英语,练听力,上听力课堂。【免费英语听力下载】www.tingcla
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