E13 The Shipwreck Treasure

The Shipwreck Treasure | 短故事＋5个词＋present perfect with just/already/recently/yet 现在完成时常用时间词＋小练习

Listening Text

P1: About 2,000 years ago, a large ship was sailing near a Greek island called Antikythera. It was carrying many valuable things on its way to Rome. But during the journey, a storm hit the ship, and it sank into the sea. Many years later, in 1900, divers found the shipwreck. They discovered many interesting objects under the water. One of them was a strange machine. Today, people call it the Antikythera mechanism. Some people even call it an ancient computer because it was used to study the stars. But the story of the shipwreck did not end there.

P2: In 2017, a new team of archaeologists came back to the area. They wanted to learn more about the old shipwreck. They dived into the sea and searched the seabed carefully. Soon, they found some ancient objects. One of the most exciting things was part of a metal statue. It was an arm. The team brought it up from the seabed and studied it on their boat. They think it may be part of a statue of an important Greek thinker. The archaeologists were excited because this discovery could help them understand more about the ship and the people who used it.

P3: The team also found another interesting object: a metal disk with a picture of a bull on it. They brought it out of the water and examined it carefully. However, they still do not know exactly what it means or what it was used for. In the next few days, the archaeologists found even more artifacts near the shipwreck. Now they believe this area may have one of the largest collections of ancient shipwreck objects in the region. They plan to continue their work there. They hope they can learn more about the ship, the people on it, and the treasures it carried long ago.

Words

- shipwreck: a ship that has sunk in the sea, or the remains of that ship under the water.

- artifact: an old object made by people in the past, such as a tool, a statue, or a piece of metal.

- discover: to find something for the first time, or to learn something new.

- seabed: the bottom of the sea.

- examine: to look at something very carefully in order to learn more about it.

Practice

Complete the sentences with just, already, recently, or yet.

1. The archaeologists have ______ found part of a metal statue.

2. I have ______ started reading this book.

3. My brother has ______ finished his lunch.

4. We haven’t seen the new teacher ______.