英雄狗獲獎章 悉尼出土文物輕軌施工或暫停

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輕軌線一處發掘出了上萬件土著文物，這使得一些人呼籲停止現場的施工。人們在城市東部已挖掘的坑中發現了2萬餘件文物。這些物件包括矛頭與切割工具，而其中有很多是人們從未見過的。

　　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.

　　一隻軍犬曾在阿富汗執行找炸彈任務時被一枚路邊炸彈炸傷而失去了一條腿，為此它在倫敦舉行的一個儀式上被授予榮譽。盧卡曾受美國軍方雇傭，然而她在服役的最後一天因炸彈爆炸失去一條前腿。

　　辭彙

　　prompted

　　促使了

　　honoured

　　被授予了榮譽

　　練習

　　請從以下辭彙中選擇適當的答案來完成句子。注意：你可能需要改變單詞的時態來完成句子。

　　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.