新概念第三册课文翻译及学习笔记：Lesson38
新概念三册Lesson38讲解学习_2022年学习资料
shed v.使流出，泻；发散，脱落-,流血shed blood-bloodshed-，杀戮-,流泪she 十ears-watershed-，分水岭，转折，点->shed light on启发..启迪->-My t acher shed light on this problem.
advent coming or arrival-出现，到来，来临（经常与th已搭配，指节气，-重要事情的 来，来临。-，在冬天到来的时候-at the advent of winter-，自从.的到来-since the advent of
,steadily adv.不断地--He always study steadily.-steady a j..稳固的-,steady on小心！别急！-keep her steady-把定，航向不变，照直走（用 航海中）
solely adv.唯一地-sole adj.单独的，唯一的--他唯一的谋生之道就是务农。--Farmi g is his sole livelihood.
,1special adj..注重性质特殊-special gift特别的礼物-,2especial ad .强调超过其它全部--This is a matter of especial importance.-= his is a especially important matter.->3particular ad .特定的--Pineapples have particular flavor.
scanty a.too few,not enough-不足的，贫乏的->scanty knowledge 一知半解-,a scanty crop款收->be scanty of sth奇缺/be short of 缺--The village school is scanty of text books.-同：-,be want of需要i-in need of需要
新概念英语第三册Lesson38重点句子及解析
新概念英语第三册Lesson38重点句子及解析【课文】Future historians will be in a unique position when they come to record the history of our own times. They will hardly know which facts to select from the great mass of evidence that steadily accumulates. What is more they will not have to rely solely on the written word. Films, videos. CDs and CD-ROMs are just some of the bewildering amount of information they will have. They will be able, as it were, to see and hear us in action. But the historian attempting to reconstruct the distant past is always faced with a difficult task. He has to deduce what he can from the few scanty cluesavailable. Even seemingly insignificant remains can shed interesting light on the history of early man.Up to now, historians have assumed that calendars came into being with the advent of agriculture, for then man was faced with a real need to understand something about the seasons. Recent scientific evidence seems to indicate that this assumption is incorrect.Historians have long been puzzled by dots, lines and symbols which have been engraved on walls, bones, and the ivory tusk of mammoths. The nomads who made these markings lived by hunting and fishing during the last Ice Age, which began about 35,000 B.C. and ended about 10,000 B.C. By correlating markings made in various parts of the world, historians have been able to read this difficult code. They have found that it is connected with the passage of days and the phases of the moon. It is, in fact, a primitive type ofcalendar. It has long been known that the hunting scenes depicted on walls were not simply a form of artistic expression. They had a definite meaning, for they were asnear as early man could get to writing. It is possible that there is a definite relation between these paintings and the markings that sometimes accompany them. It seems that man was making a real effort to understand the seasons 20,000 years earlier than has been supposed.【课文翻译】未来的历史学家在写我们这个段历史的时候会别具一格。
新概念英语第三册笔记第38课
Lesson 38 The first calendar 第一本日历New words and expression 生词和短语calendar ['kælɪndə] n.历法，日历(年月日,确定四季并不是一件小事,尤其是节气,决定着耕种的时间.) chinese calendar 中国传统历法（比如天干地支纪年法）; 阴历; 中国农历lunar calendar 阴历; 夏历; 来自日月星辰的力量; 太阴历solar calendar 太阳历;The Christian calendar 公历它以耶稣诞生之年作为纪年的开始。
A.D诞生之后. B.C.诞生之前Julian calendar ['dʒu:liən] 儒略历; 罗马儒略历; 公历（同中国一样，教会则要确定耶稣的纪念日）wall calendar 挂历solar spot 太阳黑子historian n.历史学家historic adj. 历史性的，有历史意义的-- This is a historic speech.eg.China and Portugal signed a historic pact on Macao. a historic event 具有重要历史意义的事件a historic spot 历史上著名的地点 a historic speech 历史性的演说historical adj.历史上的（belonging to histroy），与历史研究有关系的-- Historical research 历史研究historical events 历史事件historical facts 史实historical figures 历史人物historical research 历史研究historical novel 历史小说prehistoric 史前的It was rather like an exhibition of prehistoric electronic equipment.History case history 病史（注意，病例是case）unique adj.无与伦比的，独一无二, （2、独有的）=uneauqaled speech is a unique human ability本身具有比较意义，不能接受比较级，可以接受quite,nearly,surely,really ，不能接受rather,very等词的修饰be unique to 为…独有的eg.Peking opera is unique to China. eg.Kangaroos are unique to Australia.副词不太常见uniquely 独特地；珍奇地名词相对常见一些uniqueness 独特性；独一无二；单值性special adj.特殊（特设的，专门的，着重指某事物具有自己特有的性质、性格或个性，与同类明显相异）specially 特意的especial adj.强调超过其它（含有优越或偏好的意义，暗含比较的语感）全部especially adv. 特别；尤其；格外（在意义、程度、重要性等某些方面超过其他事物）-- This is a matter of especial importance. -- This is a especially important matter.particular adj.特定的（特殊的，过于讲究的，强调同类中某一个体所具有的独特性质）--Pineapples have particular flavour.peculiar 独特的，独有的，强调某一个体或某一集团所独有的、与众不同的，exceptional adj.异常的，例外的，指不同于一般-- The warm weather is exceptional for January. extraordinary adj. adj. 非凡的；特别的；语气比exceptional强，指极大地超过一般或正常情况。
新概念38课笔记
【New words and expressions】生词和短语★except prep. 除了exceptexcept forbesidesapart from★Mediterranean n. 地中海the～★complain v. 抱怨complain to sb. 向某人抱怨complain of/about：抱怨某事★continually adv. 不断地continuously：连续不断地continually：频繁地（时断时续）★bitterly adv. 刺骨地bitterly cold：刺骨地寒冷chilly：寒冷的bitterly disappointed：彻底的失望★sunshine n. 阳光a drop of；一缕【课文讲解】...had lived in the Mediterraneanreturned to Englanddream of：想，梦见（梦想）think of：想（思维的活动）settle down：定居had not sooner done...than 一般过去时: (关联词）一。
就。
as soon as,the moment, on doingNo sooner had he arrived...（倒装）Almost immediately：马上for:(连词)表示因为（解释说明，附加的）＝because因为（一定要说的）even though ……从句的连词，“即使”for 并列句，做主句so many years：这么多年After seven years of hard work，。
got a shock：吓了一跳，吃了一惊as if＋句子；似乎，好像……as thoug h过去完成时，虚拟语气even though…even ifIn the end,it was more than he could bear.他在也不能忍受。
（口语）hardly...when...:还没来的及。
新概念第三册课文翻译及学习笔记【Lesson37、38、39】
新概念第三册课文翻译及学习笔记【Lesson37、38、39】新概念第三册课文翻译及学习笔记【Lesson37、38、39】【课文】We have learnt to expect that trains will be punctual. After years of conditioning, most of us have developed an unshakable faith in railway timetables. Ships may be delayedby storms; air flights may be cancelled because of bad weather; but trains must be on time. Only an exceptionally heavy snow fall might temporarily dislocate railway services. It is all too easy to blame the railway authorities when something does go wrong. The truth is that when mistakes occur, they are more likely to be ours than theirs.After consulting my railway timetable, I noted with satisfaction that there was an express train to Westhaven. It went direct from my local station and the journey lasted a mere hour and seventeen minutes. When I boarded the train, I could not help noticing that a great many local people got on as well. At the time, this did not strike me as odd. I reflected that there must be a great many people besidesmyself who wished to take advantage of this excellent service. Neither was I surprised when the train stopped at Widley, a tiny station a few miles along the line. Even a mightyexpress train can be held up by signals. But when the train dawdled at station after station, I began to wonder. It suddenly dawned on me that this express was not roaring down the line at ninety miles an hour, but barely chugging alongat thirty. One hour and seventeen minutes passed and we hadnot even covered half the distance. I asked a passenger ifthis was the Westhaven Express, but he had not even heard of it. I determined to lodge a complaint as soon as we arrived. Two hours later, I was talking angrily to the station master at Westhaven. When he denied the train's existence, Iborrowed his copy of the timetable. There was a note oftriumph in my voice when I told him that it was there inblack and white. Glancing at it briefly, he told me to look again. A tiny asterisk conducted me to a footnote at the bottom of the page. It said： 'This service has been suspended.' 【课文翻译】我们已经习惯于相信火车总是准点的。
新概念三册Lesson38
• advent （ coming or arrival）n • 出现，到来，来临（经常与the 搭配，指节气， 重要事情的到来，来临。） • 在冬天到来的时候 • at the advent of winter • 自从……的到来 • since the advent of
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engrave v. 雕刻，使铭记 engrave...on 在...雕刻... engrave with sth. 雕刻上... -She got a ring which was engraved with her name. • carve 雕刻，切割。
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• （L3）mass n.团；块；众多；群众，民众adj. 大量的 • a mass of 大量的 • a mass of hot air 一团热空气 • mass media大众传媒 • mass culture 大众文化 • massive adj.巨大的
• Text： • （L4）What is more they will not have to rely solely on the written word. • rely on= • Depend on
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• puzzle • （某问题因复杂、微妙而令人费解，既可 用主动语态，也可用被动语态。） • - I am puzzled by the problem.
• deduce v.
• 推断，推理（有充分的证据和准则而得出结论） • deduce……from 从……推断 • - I deduce the conclusion from the given facts. • deduction n.演绎 • deductive adj.推论的，演绎的 • 同：infer v.推断 • （不表示过程, 也不表示结论是否有充足的理由） • -What can you infer from the text?
新概念英语第三册lesson38
2）come to sth. 表“逐步” 我渐渐地知道父亲真的很爱我。
2. deduce v 推断，推理（有充分的证 据和准则而得出结论）
= determine or decide sth by given fact
-- I deduce the conclusion from the given facts. (deduce……from 从…… 推断) infer v.推断（不表示过程, 也不表示结 论是否有充足的理由）
-- What can you infer from the text? 反义词：
-- induce v.归纳
3. shed v.使流出，泻
= pour out -- shed tears泪流满面 -- shed light发光 -- shed light on sb启发，启迪 -- shed one’s blood for country为祖国 而流血 -- shed one’s clothes脱去衣服
I come to realize that he really loves his child. 他终于认识到这个选择对自己有多么重 要。
He came to learn how important the choice was to him.
With the advent of snowstorm, huge damage was brought to this city.
With the development of…
新概念英语第三册笔记第38课教案资料
新概念英语第三册笔记第38课Lesson 38 The first calendar 第一本日历New words and expression 生词和短语calendar ['kælɪndə] n.历法，日历 (年月日,确定四季并不是一件小事,尤其是节气,决定着耕种的时间.)chinese calendar 中国传统历法（比如天干地支纪年法） ; 阴历 ; 中国农历lunar calendar 阴历 ; 夏历 ; 来自日月星辰的力量 ; 太阴历solar calendar 太阳历 ;The Christian calendar 公历它以耶稣诞生之年作为纪年的开始。
A.D诞生之后 . B.C.诞生之前Julian calendar ['dʒu:liən] 儒略历 ; 罗马儒略历 ; 公历（同中国一样，教会则要确定耶稣的纪念日）wall calendar 挂历solar spot 太阳黑子historian n.历史学家historic adj. 历史性的，有历史意义的 -- This is a historic speech.eg.China and Portugal signed a historic pact on Macao. a historic event 具有重要历史意义的事件a historic spot 历史上著名的地点 a historic speech 历史性的演说historical adj.历史上的（belonging to histroy），与历史研究有关系的-- Historical research 历史研究historical events 历史事件 historical facts 史实 historical figures 历史人物historical research 历史研究 historical novel 历史小说prehistoric 史前的 It was rather like an exhibition of prehistoric electronic equipment.History case history 病史（注意，病例是case）unique adj.无与伦比的，独一无二, （2、独有的）=uneauqaled speech is a unique human ability本身具有比较意义，不能接受比较级，可以接受quite,nearly,surely,really ，不能接受rather,very等词的修饰be unique to 为…独有的eg.Peking opera is unique to China. eg.Kangaroos are unique to Australia.副词不太常见uniquely 独特地；珍奇地名词相对常见一些 uniqueness 独特性；独一无二；单值性special adj.特殊（特设的，专门的，着重指某事物具有自己特有的性质、性格或个性，与同类明显相异）specially 特意的especial adj.强调超过其它（含有优越或偏好的意义，暗含比较的语感）全部especially adv. 特别；尤其；格外（在意义、程度、重要性等某些方面超过其他事物）-- This is a matter of especial importance. -- This is a especially important matter.particular adj.特定的（特殊的，过于讲究的，强调同类中某一个体所具有的独特性质）--Pineapples have particular flavour.peculiar 独特的，独有的，强调某一个体或某一集团所独有的、与众不同的，exceptional adj.异常的，例外的，指不同于一般-- The warm weather is exceptional for January. extraordinary adj. adj. 非凡的；特别的；语气比exceptional强，指极大地超过一般或正常情况。
新概念第三册课文翻译及学习笔记【Lesson37、38、39】
新概念第三册课文翻译及学习笔记【Lesson37、38、39】【课文】We have learnt to expect that trains will be punctual. After years of conditioning, most of us have developed an unshakable faith in railway timetables. Ships may be delayedby storms; air flights may be cancelled because of bad weather; but trains must be on time. Only an exceptionally heavy snow fall might temporarily dislocate railway services. It is all too easy to blame the railway authorities when something does go wrong. The truth is that when mistakes occur, they are more likely to be ours than theirs.After consulting my railway timetable, I noted with satisfaction that there was an express train to Westhaven. It went direct from my local station and the journey lasted a mere hour and seventeen minutes. When I boarded the train, I could not help noticing that a great many local people got on as well. At the time, this did not strike me as odd. I reflected that there must be a great many people besidesmyself who wished to take advantage of this excellent service. Neither was I surprised when the train stopped at Widley, a tiny station a few miles along the line. Even a mightyexpress train can be held up by signals. But when the train dawdled at station after station, I began to wonder. It suddenly dawned on me that this express was not roaring down the line at ninety miles an hour, but barely chugging alongat thirty. One hour and seventeen minutes passed and we hadnot even covered half the distance. I asked a passenger ifthis was the Westhaven Express, but he had not even heard of it. I determined to lodge a complaint as soon as we arrived. Two hours later, I was talking angrily to the station masterat Westhaven. When he denied the train's existence, Iborrowed his copy of the timetable. There was a note oftriumph in my voice when I told him that it was there inblack and white. Glancing at it briefly, he told me to look again. A tiny asterisk conducted me to a footnote at the bottom of the page. It said： 'This service has been suspended.'【课文翻译】我们已经习惯于相信火车总是准点的。
新概念三册Lesson38备课笔记
Lesson 38 The first calendar1、calendar n.历法，日历阴历lunar calendar阳历solar calendar挂历wall calendar台历desk calendar电子日历electric calendar2、historian n.历史学家historic adj.有历史意义的- This is a historic speech.historical adj.与历史研究有关系的Historical research 历史研究3、unique adj.无与伦比的，独一无二（本身具有比较意义，不能接受比较级，可以接受quite,nearly,surely,really ，不能接受rather,very等词的修饰）-I am quite unique person.special adj. 注重性质特殊Special gift 特别的礼物especial adj.强调超过其它全部- This is a matter of especial importance.-This is a especially important matter.particular adj.特定的-Pineapples have particular flavor.4、steadily adv.不断地-He always study steadily.Steady adj.稳固的Steady on 小心！别急！Keep her steady 把定，航向不变，照直走（用在航海中）5、solely adv.唯一地Sole adj.单独的，唯一的-他唯一的谋生之道就是务农。
-Farming is his sole livelihood.6、video n.录像，视频adj.视频的Video camera 摄像机Videotape 录像带Videophone 可视电话Video conference 视频会议Audio adj. 音频的，声音的CD-ROM n. (只读）光盘驱动器（Compact Disc Read - Only Memory）CD n.激光唱片，光碟机（Compact Disc）7、bewilder v.令人眼花缭乱（confuse,especially by lots of different things at thesame time）-She was bewildered by so many beautiful dresses. bewilderment n.in bewilderment 茫然不知所措puzzle（某问题因复杂、微妙而令人费解，既可用主动语态，也可用被动语态。
新概念英语第三册lesson38
2come to sth.表“逐步”-8-我渐渐地知道父亲真的很爱我-器-I come to realiz that he really loves-his child.-他终于认识到这个选择对自己有多么重-要。 He came to learn how important the-高-choice was to hi .-0
@2.deduce v推断，推理（有充分的证-8-据和准则而得出结论-determine or decid sth by given fact--I deduce the conclusion from theiven facts.deduce......from .....-推断）-infer v.推断（不表示过 ，也不表示结-论是否有充足的理由-染品---What can you infer from the tex ?-衡反义词：-@-induce v.归纳
4.scanty adj..不足的，贫乏的-8-哑scanty knowledge一知半解-￥--a sc nty crop歉收--be scanty of sth奇缺/be short of短--The vill ge school is scanty of text-books.这乡村学校奇缺教材。-@be want of需要-in need of需要-品
8-课文重点知识讲解-器-知识点1.10-...calendars came into being wit the-advent of...-come into being产生-The CIA came into being-The USA brought CIA into being.-The CIA did not spring into being-品
易-紫-器-Lesson 38-The first calendar
新概念3 38
Ⅱnew words & expressions：关于时间很久一段时间A Timeo He was also for a time the art critic of 'The Scotsman'...有相当长的一段时间他为《苏格兰人》报撰写艺术评论。
o He stayed for quite a time...他呆了相当长的一段时间。
o After a time they came to a pond.过了好久，他们来到一个池塘。
opening times./departure times 都可以historic& historicalhistoric, historical 这两个形容词均含“历史的”之意。
Historic:指历史上有名的，具有历史意义的或者可成为史料的。
Historical:指历史上的或历史的，侧重在历史上出现过或与历史有关的。
1)This is a historic occasion.这是具有重大历史意义的时刻。
2)They were lured [l(j)ʊə] by a curiosity to see the historic spot.他们被好奇心驱使去看古迹。
3)He is remembered for his historical and mythological [mɪθə'lɒdʒɪk(ə)l] works. 他以其带有历史感和神话色彩的作品而著称2 which facts to select/choose fromI don‟t know which girl to choose from the 24 beauties that give me courage to come here.which pen can I take to write with ?that is the pen which I take to write withthat is what I take to write withthe eassy which I wrote (没有with)the music which I sing with（伴唱的歌曲）the music which I sing (我唱出来的调调)"If You Are The One" 非诚勿扰3 gramophone ['ɡræməfəun]1)The telephone and the gramophone were contemporary.电话和留声机是同一时代的产物。
新概念英语第三册逐句精讲语言点第38课(3)
新概念英语第三册逐句精讲语言点第38课(3)The first calendar 最早的日历Future historians will be in a unique position when they come to record the history of our own times. They will hardly know which facts to select from the great mass of evidence that steadily accumulates. What is more, they will not have torely solely on the written word. Films, videos. CDs and CD-ROMs are just some of the bewildering amount of information they will have. They will be able, as it were, to see and hear us in action. But the historian attempting to reconstruct the distant past is always faced with a difficult task.He has to deduce what he can from the few scanty clues available. Even seemingly insignificant remains can shed interesting light on the history of early man.Up to now, historians have assumed that calendars came into being with the advent of agriculture, for then man was faced with a real need to understand something about the seasons. Recent scientific evidence seems to indicate that this assumption is incorrect.Historians have long been puzzled by dots, lines and symbols which have been engraved on walls, bones, and the ivory tusk of mammoths. The nomads who made these markings lived by hunting and fishing during the last Ice Age, which began about 35,000 B.C. and ended about 10,000 B.C. By correlating markings made in various parts of the world, historians have been able to read this difficult code. They have found that it is connected with the passage of days and the phases of the moon. It is, in fact, a primitive type of calendar. Ithas long been known that the hunting scenes depicted on walls were not simply a form of artistic expression. They had a definite meaning, for they were as near as early man could get to writing. It is possible that there is a definite relation between these paintings and the markings that sometimes accompany them. It seems that man was making a real effort to understand the seasons 20,000 years earlier than has been supposed.7.He has to deduce what he can from the few scanty clues available.他们必须根据现有的不充分的线索实行推理。
新概念英语第三册课堂笔记：第38课
新概念英语第三册课堂笔记：第38课Lesson 38 The first calender 最早的日历【New words and expressions】生词和短语●calendar n. 历法，日历●historian n. 历史学家●unique adj. 无与伦比的●steadily adv. 持续地●solely adv. 地●video n. 录像●CD-ROM n. （只读）光盘驱动器●bewilder v. 令人眼花缭乱●deduce v. 推断，推理●scanty adj. 不足的，贫乏的●clue n. 线索●insignificant adj. 不重要的●shed v. 使流出，泻●advent n. 出现，到来，来临●agriculture n. 农业●assumption n. 假定，设想●dot n. 小圆点●symbol n. 符号●engrave v. 雕刻●ivory n. 象牙制品●mammoth n. （古）长毛象●ph ase n. 月相，天相●tusk n. 獠牙，长牙、象牙●primitive adj. 原始的●nomad n. 游牧民●depict v. 描画，描绘●correlate v. 使相互联系■calendar n. 历法，日历calender 轮压机■historian n. 历史学家historic 具有历史意义的This is a historic speech. historical 与历史研究相关系的historical research 历史研究■unique adj. 无与伦比的unique： uneaqualedSpeech is a unique human abilityunique 不能接受比较级，能够接受quite, almost, nearly, surely, really等修饰，但不能接受rather,very等词的修饰。
新概念英语第三册Lesson38~40重点句型解析
新概念英语第三册Lesson38~40重点句型解析新概念英语第三册Lesson38重点句型解析1、What is more they will not have to rely solely on the written word.what is more 更有甚者，起到承接上下文的作用,是furthermore,moreover 的意思what is worse 更糟糕的是rely on = count on = depend on 依靠、指望-- you can`t rely on others.-- He can`t be relied on / depended on / counted on.solely adv.地整理发布：kaiziliu=only , just , nearly2、They will be able, as it were, to see and hear us in action.in action 行动中的，活动中的as it were 能够说，似乎，好象，是一个插入语，在语法上是一个独立成分，能够用于任何时态语句中。
-- He is as it were a walking dictionary. 他能够说是一本活字典。
-- Computers can never as it were lead independent lives. 电脑不能过独立的生活。
As it is = in fact = in reality = actually = as a matter of fact 事实上-- I thought things would get better,but as it is ,they are getting worse.-- In many ways children live as it were in a different world from the adults.在很多方面，孩子能够说过着一种与大人完全不同的生活。
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新概念第三册课文翻译及学习笔记：Lesson38
【课文】
Future historians will be in a unique position when they come to record the history of our own times. They will hardly know which facts to select from the great mass of evidence that steadily accumulates. What is more they will not have to rely solely on the written word. Films, videos. CDs and CD-ROMs are just some of the bewildering amount of information they will have. They will be able, as it were, to see and hear us in action. But the historian attempting to reconstruct the distant past is always faced with a difficult task. He has to deduce what he can from the few scanty cluesavailable. Even seemingly insignificant remains can shed interesting light on the history of early man.
Up to now, historians have assumed that calendars came into being with the advent of agriculture, for then man was faced with a real need to understand something about the seasons. Recent scientific evidence seems to indicate that this assumption is incorrect.
Historians have long been puzzled by dots, lines and symbols which have been engraved on walls, bones, and the ivory tusk of mammoths. The nomads who made these markings lived by hunting and fishing during the last Ice Age, which began about 35,000 B.C. and ended about 10,000 B.C. By correlating markings made in various parts of the world, historians have been able to read this difficult code. They have found that it is connected with the passage of days and the phases of the moon. It is, in fact, a primitive type of
calendar. It has long been known that the hunting scenes depicted on walls were not simply a form of artistic expression. They had a definite meaning, for they were as
near as early man could get to writing. It is possible that there is a definite relation between these paintings and the markings that sometimes accompany them. It seems that man was making a real effort to understand the seasons 20,000 years earlier than has been supposed.
【课文翻译】
未来的历史学家在写我们这个段历史的时候会别具一格。
对于逐
渐积累起来的庞大材料，他们几乎不知道选择哪些好，而且，也不必
完全依赖文字材料。
电影、录像、光盘和光盘驱动器仅仅能为他们提
供令人眼花缭乱的大量信息的几种手段。
他们能够身临其境般地观看
我们做事，倾听我们讲话。
但是，历史学家企图重现遥远的过去不过
一项艰巨的任务，他们必须根据现有的不充分的线索实行推理。
即使
看起来微不足道的遗物，也可能揭示人类早期历史的一些有趣的内容。
历史学家迄今认为日历是随农业的问世而出现的，因为当时人们
面临着了解四季的实际需要，但近期科学研究发现，好像这种假设是
不准确的。
长期以来，历史学家一直对雕刻在墙壁上、骨头上、古代长毛象
的象牙上的点、线和形形色色的符号感到困惑不解。
这些痕迹是游牧
人留下的，他们生活在从公元前约 35，000年到公元前10000年的冰
川期的末期，以狩猎、捕鱼为生。
历史学家通过把世界各地留下的这
种痕迹放在一起究，终于弄懂了这种费解的代码。
他们发现代码与昼
夜更迭和月亮圆缺相关，事实上是一种最原始的日历。
大家早就知道，画在墙上的狩猎图景并不是单纯的艺术表现形式，它们有着一定的含义，因为它们已接近古代人的文字形式。
有时，这种图画与墙壁上的
刻痕共存，它们之间可能有一定的联系。
看来人类早就致力于探索四
季变迁了，比人们想像的要早20,000年。
【词汇】
calendar n. 历法，日历historian n. 历史学家
unique adj. 无与伦比的steadily adv. 持续地
solely adv. 地
video n. 录像
CD-ROM n. (只读)光盘驱动器bewildering adj. 令人眼花缭乱deduce v. 推断，推理
scanty adj. 不足的，贫乏的clue n. 线索
insignificant adj. 不重要的shed v. 使流出，泻
advent n. 出现，到来，来临agriculture n. 农业assumption n. 假定，设想
dot n. 小圆点
symbol n. 符号
engrave v. 雕刻
ivory n. 象牙制品。