賴世雄英語新聞聽力通 第13期:考古學(xué)家發(fā)現(xiàn)古幣

(DAMASCUS，Syria，AP)Hundreds of silver coins dating to the seventh century have beenunearthed in Palmyra, a town known for its Roman-era ruins.

(美聯(lián)社敘利亞大馬士革電)數(shù)百枚七世紀(jì)的銀幣在帕米拉這個(gè)以蘊(yùn)藏羅馬時(shí)期遺跡聞名的城鎮(zhèn)出土。

A Syrian-Polish archaeological team discovered the 700 coins,

一支由敘利亞與波蘭的考古學(xué)家組成的考古團(tuán)發(fā)現(xiàn)了七百枚銀幣，

each one less than 0.04 inches thick, stuck together in one lump.

每一枚的厚度都不到0.04英寸，這些銀幣粘成一團(tuán)。

The coins had pictures on them of Persian kings who had reigned before the Arab conquest in the seventh century.

這些銀幣上鑄有七世紀(jì)阿拉伯占領(lǐng)波斯之前統(tǒng)治過波斯的國王肖像。