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1、《看新闻，速激记单词》第四节TheSong-DynastyLotusSeeds宋代莲子Ancientthingshavebeenappealingtomodernpeople,suchasthevasewithdragondesign,theartist’scastlepaintings,theQing-Dynastywoodenbedswithfancystyledecoration,andsoon.古代的东西一直吸引着现代的人们，例如，有龙图案的花瓶、艺术家的城堡画、带有奇特风格装饰的清代木床等等。You
2、wouldbeamazedattheexplosivenewsinHunanprovince.AtroopoflocalvillagerstookpartinaninformalcompeteofdiggingseedsoneafteranotherinXingkoutownshipofQixiancounty.Thecompetitorswereinsearchofmysticseeds.你会惊讶于湖南省的一个爆炸性新闻。在杞县邢口镇一群村民陆续参与一个非正式的挖种子的比赛。竞争者在寻找一种神秘的种子。Yo
3、umaybedoubtthat.Whowouldthinkhighlyofseeds?However,ZhouQinghuai,deputyheadoftheBureauofCultureinQixiancounty,saidthelotusseedswerequiteprobablygrowninSongDynasty.Therareseedscansurvivefornolessthanonethousandyears.你可能对此有点怀疑。谁会看重种子？但是，杞县文化局副局长周清怀说，这种莲子很有可能是生
4、长在宋代时期的，极佳的种子能保存不少于一千年。Theeyewitnessreceivedthevillagers’reception.Thehostshowedtheevidencewhichisabeautifulwreath.Theyselectedivorywhiteseeds,oliveseeds,andamberseedstomakeitwhichlookslikeamagicalmascot.Somevillagersvolunteeredtoeatseedsontrialaswell.Theyt
5、ookaparttheseedsandchewedthem.Theysaid,“Honeysmellenteredtheirnoseandburntsweetstrucktheirtongue.”ThereisnophysicalandchemicalchangeinspiteofthefactthattheseedsweresunktothebottomoftheYellowRiverwhichstandsforhomeland’sculture.Basingontheformervillage’shist
6、ory,theYellowRiveroncewasremovedtothesouthwhenthevillagewasinitsglory,andnowadays,thefertilegroundreplacedthebed.目击者得到村民的接待。主人拿出证据，那是一个漂亮的圈环。他们挑选了象牙白色、橄榄色和琥珀色的种子来做了这么一个看上去像有魔力的吉祥物的圈环。也有一些村民志愿试吃古莲子，他们掰开莲子来咀嚼。他们说：“味道不错，吃着焦香。”这些莲子尽管被沉到代表中国文化的黄河的河床，也没有产生物理和化学的变
7、化。根据以前的村史，黄河曾经改道南迁，那时候的村庄处于全盛期，现在，肥沃的土地取代了河床。Nobodyadmittedtheancientseedsareasvaluableassimilarjewels.However,eventhoughtherewasnoadvertisingposter,manypeopleknowaboutthelotusseedsswiftly.Somefoolishlystruckbargainswiththosewhowereinchargeofseeds.Thereisam
8、otto,“Nopainnogain.”Forexample,inreturn,agoldmedalbelongstotheathletewhowentthroughregulargymnasticsintheathleticsstadium,aswellasthegym.Idon’tdebatethequestionwhethertheydeservetobefinedornotbecauseth
