And historians have revealed evidence that two thousand years ago, business deals were being struck on exactly the same spot.
Archeologists have unearthed the oldest handwritten documents ever found in Britain.
And perhaps fitting me for the financial district, they include receipts for a great amounts of beer.
Sophie Jackson, project manager for Museum of London Archeology told the Leezy News more.
She says they found all the tablets on an excavation that we were doing right in the center of the city of London, one of the richest archeological areas in Britain.
And as they were digging down through essentially what was a Roman river valley.
They started finding these little fragments of wood.
There are little fragments of notes of memos, especially Roman memos, contracts.
And there are some documents which are almost like e-mails that sort of people chatting backwards and forwards.
1.What is the news mainly about?
A.New archeological areas found by local citizens.
B.New architectural lands signed by the government.
C.Archeological files in writing found in London.
D.Startling founding revealed in the south of Roman.
2.What does the archeological area used to be?
A.Interesting museum.
B.Victorian architecture.
C.Roman river valley.
D.Roman palace.
archeology n.考古学,考古
He has been studying archeology these thirty years.
他这三十年来一直在研究考古学.
historical adj.历史的,历史上的
【真题例句】: It has newspaper and popular publications, as well as letters of historical interest.(20010.6) 它藏有报纸和通俗刊物,以及有历史意义的信件。
historically adv.从历史角度,以历史观点,在历史上;根据历史事实
Historically, shifting cultivation was not limited to the tropics.
历史上烧垦农业并不限于热带.
romance n.浪漫,浪漫史,言情小说
Like "Gone With The Wind" it's an unashamed epic romance.
和《飘》一样,它也是一个无所顾忌的史诗般的爱情故事.
reveal v.露出,透露,显示
Companies should be made to reveal more about their financial position.
应该要求公司使其财务状况更为透明化。
scandal n.丑闻
There were fears he would be dragged down by the scandal.
有人担心他会因丑闻而辱没了身份。
public figure 公众人物
figure n.数据,人物,角色
In figure 24 "D" denotes quantity demanded and "S" denotes quantity supplied.
在图24中,D代表需求量而S代表供应量。
evidence n.证据
This evidence supports their contention that the outbreak of violence was prearranged.
这一证据证实了他们的观点,即此次突发暴力事件是有预谋的。
proof n.证据
His papers were proof against all but the most expert of scrutinies.
他的论文几乎可以经受住最专业的审查。
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