悉尼出土文物，英雄狗获奖章

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        本集内容
        Discovery might stop Sydney railway 发现文物 悉尼轻轨施工或将暂停
        War-wounded dog gets medal 因战争负伤军犬获奖章
        文字稿
        The discovery of thousands of indigenous artefacts on a section of Sydney's new light rail line has prompted calls for construction at the site to be halted. More than 20,000 artefacts have been found in the excavation pits in the city's East. The items include spearheads and cutting tools – many of which have never been seen before.
        正在修建中的悉尼新轻轨线一处发掘出了上万件土著文物，这使得一些人呼吁停止现场的施工。人们在城市东部已挖掘的坑中发现了2万余件文物。这些物件包括矛头与切割工具，而其中有很多是人们从未见过的。
        A military dog who lost a leg when sniffing out a roadside bomb in Afghanistan has been honoured at a ceremony in London. Lucca was employed by the US military but on her last day of duty, she lost her front leg when a bomb went off.
        一只军犬曾在阿富汗执行找炸弹任务时被一枚路边炸弹炸伤而失去了一条腿，为此它在伦敦举行的一个仪式上被授予荣誉。卢卡曾受美国军方雇佣，然而她在服役的最后一天因炸弹爆炸失去一条前腿。
        词汇
        prompted
        促使了
        honoured
        被授予了荣誉
        练习
        请从以下词汇中选择适当的答案来完成句子。注意：你可能需要改变单词的时态来完成句子。
        prompted / honoured
        1. British doctors and nurses involved in the fight against the world's worst outbreak of Ebola have been __________by Queen Elizabeth.
        2. A rise in diabetes has__________ the government to start a healthy-eating campaign.
        答案
        1. British doctors and nurses involved in the fight against the world's worst outbreak of Ebola have been honoured by Queen Elizabeth.
        2. A rise in diabetes has prompted the government to start a healthy-eating campaign.
       

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