零起点美语-Speaking from the Grave

Speaking from the Grave

Two students, Beth and Carl, are talking about the red-haired mummies. (B=Beth; C=Carl)
B : Can you imagine what it was like 4,000 years ago?
C : That's hard to imagine. But if the mummies could speak, they could certainly tell us a great deal.
B : Well, that, of course, is impossible. But scientists can tell a lot from the things the explorers found.
C : I know. For example, they think the 4000-year-old mummies were Celts.
B : Who were the Celts?
C : They were ancient European people who settled in Britain even before the Romans existed.
B : Wow! That's amazing!
C : So you see, although mummies don't really speak, they are "speaking" from their graves.
B : Stop it! You're giving me the creeps!

两个学生贝丝和卡尔正在讨论有关红发木乃伊的事。
贝丝：你能想象四千年前是什么样子吗？
卡尔：很难想象。但是如果那些木乃伊能够说话的话, 他们一定能够告诉我们很多事。
贝丝：嗯,那当然是不可能的。但是科学家可以从探险家找到的东西告诉我们许多。
卡尔：我知道。比如说,他们认为有四千年历史的木乃伊是塞尔特人。
贝丝：塞尔特人是谁啊？
卡尔：他们是古时候早在罗马人出现前就定居于大不列颠岛的欧洲民族。
贝丝：哇！真是令人惊异！
卡尔：所以你看,虽然木乃伊不会真的说话,他们却会从他们的坟墓“说话”。
贝丝：别说了！你使我毛骨悚然！