
1726年封藏
A time capsule found in the Church of St. Stanislaus in Wschowa, Poland, may be the oldest ever found in the world.
在波蘭弗斯霍瓦的聖斯坦尼斯勞斯教堂發現的一個時光膠囊可能是世界上迄今發現最古老的時光膠囊。
capsule(n.)膠囊space capsule太空艙capsule hotel膠囊旅館
A Polish museum has said that the capsule dates back to 1726.
波蘭一家博物館表示,這個時光囊可以追溯到1726年。
date back to回溯到、從某時代開始date(v.)約會to date迄今This is his best book to date.這是他至今最好的一本書up-to-date(adj.)流行的out-of-date(adj.)過時的
However, testing has not yet been done to confirm its age.
不過,目前尚未進行檢測以確認其年代。
confirm(v.)確認confirmation(n.)確認
The time capsule, which is a small box made from copper with the year 1726 stamped on its lid, was found while repairs were being made to the church’s spire.
這個時光囊是一個銅製的小盒子,蓋子上刻有1726年的字樣,是在維修教堂尖頂時發現的。
be made of由~做成(看得出成分、材質)be made from由~做成(看不出成分、材質)copper(n.)銅put the lid on something使~失敗Jame’s resignation just about put the lid on the project.詹姆斯的離職幾乎使這個專案流產了come to light被披露
Inside were four packages from four different years — 1726, 1796, 1884 and 1914.
裡面有四個不同年份的包裹,分別是1726年、1796年、1884年和1914年。
distinct(adj.)不同的
The contents of the oldest package included papers written in Latin and 300-year-old coins.
最古老的包裹裡有用拉丁文書寫的文件和300年前的硬幣。
content(n.)(adj.)內容、滿意的
Museum workers said that documents tell about a fire that destroyed both the church and the town.
博物館工作人員表示,這些文件講述了一場大火摧毀了教堂和小鎮的故事。
destroy(v.)摧毀lay something to waste完全摧毀The bomb laid the city center to waste.炸彈將市中心夷為平地catastrophic(adj.)有毀滅性的catastrophy(n.)災難
The other three packages contained newspapers and other artifacts.
其他三個包裹裡有報紙和其他文物。
artifact (n.)手工藝品、文物
A deformed lead bullet was also found in the box.
盒子內還發現了一顆變形的鉛彈。
deform(v.)使變形、扭曲Age deforms the spine.衰老會導致脊柱變形deformed(adj.)畸形的transform(v.)變化(型態)
Due to the hole in the box and damage to some of the contents, the museum said that the bullet was likely shot into the time capsule at some point.
由於盒子上的洞和一些內容物的損壞,博物館表示,這顆子彈很可能是在某個時候射入時光膠囊中。
due to由於=because of=as a consequence ofdamage(v.)(n.)損害、破壞at some point在某個時間點
If this time capsule is confirmed to be from 1726, then it will be the oldest time capsule ever found.
如果這個時光膠囊被確認是來自1726年,那麼它將成為迄今為止發現的最古老的時光膠囊。
The current oldest one was found in Boston, Massachusetts, in 2014 and dates back to 1795.
目前最古老的時光膠囊是2014年在馬薩諸塞州波士頓被發現,可以追溯到1795年。
current(adj.)目前的currently(adv.)目前地=presently