18.Robert Marx and his few helpers spent months swimming around the ruins.It was dangerous work.They moved through the dirty water using only the sense of touch.Sharks could swim behind them unseen.Sometimes the swimmers leaned on walls which began to fall,and if they tried to hold them up,heavy stones would fall upon them,holding them fast until their friends were able to save them
18. Robert Marx and his few helpers spent months swimming around the ruins. It was dangerous work. They moved through the dirty water using only the sense of touch. Sharks could swim behind them unseen. Sometimes the swimmers leaned on walls which began to fall, and if they tried to hold them up, heavy stones would fall upon them, holding them fast until their friends were able to save them
19.In order to clear the sand around the ruins,they used a big air pipe through which sand was sent up to a boat in the harbour. Light things,such as rings and coins,were sucked through this pipe,but bigger things were carried up in sacks.Many of the drowned buildings were inns,and the swimmers found hundreds of bottles and knives and spoons and cups and plates and tins. Many things were found lying on the tables where they had been set. 20.The most exciting find was a great box containing hundreds of silver coins.The explorers could not control their excitement as sacks of money came up from the sea floor!This was high pay for their work！
19. In order to clear the sand around the ruins, they used a big air pipe through which sand was sent up to a boat in the harbour. Light things, such as rings and coins, were sucked through this pipe, but bigger things were carried up in sacks. Many of the drowned buildings were inns, and the swimmers found hundreds of bottles and knives and spoons and cups and plates and tins. Many things were found lying on the tables where they had been set. 20. The most exciting find was a great box containing hundreds of silver coins. The explorers could not control their excitement as sacks of money came up from the sea floor! This was high pay for their work!
21.The archaeologists were not looking for treasure.They wanted to build the old city again.They wanted to obtain a clear idea of the scene in Port Royal in June,1692.Firstly,they found old streets and houses and then brought up actual bricks for building the houses on land.A map of the city is now being made. However,the best places for digging are still to be found-even archaeologists get tired of collecting broken pots and plates!The richer houses and the forts will undoubtedly contain more things of value and interest.Meanwhile the archaeologists are learning how people lived in Port Royal in the seventeenth century. From Exploring Our Past, ed.,Joan Mackintosh 73 Approximately 1,5
. 21. The archaeologists were not looking for treasure. They wanted to build the old city again. They wanted to obtain a clear idea of the scene in Port Royal in June, 1692. Firstly, they found old streets and houses and then brought up actual bricks for building the houses on land. A map of the city is now being made. However , the best places for digging are still to be found－even archaeologists get tired of collecting broken pots and plates! The richer houses and the forts will undoubtedly contain more things of value and interest. Meanwhile the archaeologists are learning how people lived in Port Royal in the seventeenth century. From Exploring Our Past, ed. , Joan Mackintosh, 1973. Approximately 1,500 words
Exercises ■Multiple Choice Translation
Exercises ◼ Multiple Choice ◼ Translation