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（单词翻译）

You, here! You，barbarian! Here!

They make up 30% of Italy's population, yet virtually no written accounts of their lives are left behind. They are treated as a commodity rather than people. The story is pieced together from the archaeological evidence, and suggests this building was a market place for human livestock1. The auction2 is a defining moment for a slave. It can be the difference between a relatively3 comfortable existence and a hellish one. But on this day, no one, slave or owner, will be spared from the hell which is about to come. When the mountain erupts some slaves will die still chained. This man will be found where he fell unable to run away. The ash from Mt. Vesuvius smothers4 everything. It captures people fleeing, cowering5, dying in the face of an unfolding disaster. As the ash hardens, it solidifies6 the shapes of its victims’ bodies, long after their flesh is gone.

 

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1 livestock c0Wx1     
n.家畜，牲畜
参考例句：
  • Both men and livestock are flourishing.人畜两旺。
  • The heavy rains and flooding killed scores of livestock.暴雨和大水淹死了许多牲口。
2 auction 3uVzy     
n.拍卖；拍卖会；vt.拍卖
参考例句：
  • They've put the contents of their house up for auction.他们把房子里的东西全都拿去拍卖了。
  • They bought a new minibus with the proceeds from the auction.他们用拍卖得来的钱买了一辆新面包车。
3 relatively bkqzS3     
adv.比较...地，相对地
参考例句：
  • The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
  • The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。
4 smothers 410c265ab6ce90ef30beb39442111a2c     
（使）窒息， （使）透不过气( smother的第三人称单数 )； 覆盖； 忍住； 抑制
参考例句：
  • Mary smothers her children with too much love. 玛丽溺爱自己的孩子。
  • He smothers his hair with grease, eg hair-oil. 他用发腊擦头发。
5 cowering 48e9ec459e33cd232bc581fbd6a3f22d     
v.畏缩，抖缩( cower的现在分词 )
参考例句：
  • He turned his baleful glare on the cowering suspect. 他恶毒地盯着那个蜷缩成一团的嫌疑犯。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He stood over the cowering Herb with fists of fury. 他紧握着两个拳头怒气冲天地站在惊魂未定的赫伯面前。 来自辞典例句
6 solidifies b0f1c3548c8c3da1b2e353ad9a9b5a4c     
（使）成为固体，（使）变硬，（使）变得坚固( solidify的第三人称单数 )； 使团结一致； 充实，巩固； 具体化
参考例句：
  • Jelly solidifies as it gets cold. 肉冻冷却就凝固。
  • It is stirred with 10%sodium carbonate solution(50ml)and then with water (50ml), after which It'solidifies. 与10％碳酸钠溶液（50毫升）混合搅拌，然后再用50毫升水混合搅拌，从而析出固体。

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