新概念英语课件2 Lesson 77.pptVIP

Lesson 77 A successful operation The mummy of an Egyptian woman who died in 800 B.C. has just had an operation. 死于公元前800年的一位埃及妇女的木乃伊刚刚接受了一次手术。 B.C. = Before Christ公元前，放在年代的后面。 A.D. = anno Domini(=in the year of the Lord=since Christ was born)公元前（位于年代之前，常常可以省略。 ） 公元前55年罗马人入侵了英格兰。 The Romans invaded England in 55 B.C. 乔治一世死于公元1727年。 George I died in A.D. 1727. operation [U] way in which sth works; working 运转; 操作; 工作: [C] ~ (on sb) (for sth); ~ (to do sth)(medical医) action performed by a surgeon on any part of the body, to treat or remove by cutting a diseased or an injured