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進入《中英對照讀新聞》Fossilized turtle excavated in southern New Mexico 新墨西哥州南方挖出石化的烏龜
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Fossilized remains of a turtle believed to have lived in a swampy environment ago have been recovered from a desert location in southern New Mexico.
石化的烏龜遺體據信應該是生活在數千萬年前的沼澤環境裡，其已在新墨西哥州南方的沙漠地帶被復原。
The Las Cruces Sun-News reports that scientists and volunteers from the New Mexico Museum of Natural History excavated the fossilized turtle found on federal property near Truth or Consequences last week.
「克魯西太陽新聞」報導，來自新墨西哥自然史博物館的科學家和志工，上週開挖這具在知名溫泉郡「真理或結果」附近國有地內發現的烏龜化石。
The team first scoured ground at the site for loose pieces of fossilized bone and turtle shell, which were placed in bags.
工作團隊一開始先沖洗地面，以鬆開石化的骨頭和烏龜殼，再把這些石化的骨頭和烏龜殼一個個放入袋子裡。
The team then carefully dug around the bulk of the fossilized turtle and applied plaster to keep the remains intact while it’s transported back to the museum for display.（AP）
工作團隊隨後小心地在石化的烏龜身體周圍挖掘，並敷上石灰，以讓烏龜化石在運回博物館展示的過程中不受到損害。（美聯社）
新聞辭典
fossilize：動詞，使成化石。例句：The mud helped to preserve and fossilize the wood.（泥漿能幫助木頭保存及石化。）
excavate：動詞，挖掘。例句：They excavated an ancient city.（他們挖掘一個遠古城市。）
scour：動詞，刷洗，擦亮。例句：He scoured the pan with steel wool.（他用鋼絲絨刷洗平底鍋。）
plaster：名詞，石膏，灰泥。例如：plaster walls（石灰泥牆）
