2015-10-07 BBC:巨石阵行动:被埋藏的秘密-30

 -It begins to give us some insight into how the wider landscape was used at the time that Stonehenge was developing into the monument you see today.Like many of the ceremonial shrines¹ located by the Hidden Landscapes Project, Stonehenge also began its life as a ditch and bank. To be transformed into the iconic monument we know today, required the addition of giant standing² stones. The tradition of builing stone monuments in prehistoric³ Europe dates back about 7,000 years. In the centuries that followed, megalith appeared across the Continent, following the spread of neolithic⁴ culture. One of the most impressive displays of ancient standing stones can be seen near the French town of Carnac, where 10,000 menhirs, most of which predates Stonehenge by many centuries, stretch over 6 kilometres.

-The average weight of stones here is between 2 and 4 tons. Bigger blocks, like this one, can reach 20 tons. 

1 shrines   

圣地，圣坛，神圣场所( shrine的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• All three structures dated to the third century and were tentatively identified as shrines. 这3座建筑都建于3 世纪，并且初步鉴定为神庙。
• Their palaces and their shrines are tombs. 它们的宫殿和神殿成了墓穴。

2 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

3 prehistoric   

adj.（有记载的）历史以前的，史前的，古老的

参考例句：

• They have found prehistoric remains.他们发现了史前遗迹。
• It was rather like an exhibition of prehistoric electronic equipment.这儿倒像是在展览古老的电子设备。

4 neolithic   

adj.新石器时代的

参考例句：

• Cattle were first domesticated in Neolithic times.新石器时代有人开始驯养牛。
• The monument was Stone Age or Neolithic.该纪念碑是属于石器时代或新石器时代的。