壹苹派生活美语　透过《温德比之谜》回顾过去

　　The Windeby Puzzle by Lois Lowry is a must-read for people who enjoy historical stories and archaeology. The novel leads readers into the past to find out the true identity of a body discovered in a bog in Germany. The body, known as the Windeby Child or Windeby I, is believed to have been a person that lived around 2,000 years ago during the Iron Age. The story begins in 1952, when workers discovered the remains in the Windeby bog in northern Germany.

　　露薏丝．劳瑞的《温德比之谜》是喜欢历史故事和考古学的人的必读之作。这本小说带领读者回到过去，找出在德国沼泽中发现的一具尸体的真实身分。这具尸体被称为温德比之子或 Windeby I，据信是生活在大约两千年前铁器时代的人。故事始于 1952 年，当时工人们在德国北部的温德比沼泽中发现了遗骸。

生活必备字词：

historical　a. 历史的，有关历史的

identity　n. 身分

remains　n. 遗体（恒为复数）

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