Old house history project

文章大意

历史系学生向导师Hughes博士请教如何追溯叔叔村里一栋约250年历史的老房子的历史，包括查阅房契、观察房屋平面布局、去当地图书馆查大比例尺地图等方法，并讨论项目写作结构。

题目与答案

1. Techniques to use

   Include relevant information of the history of the 21_____

   答案：village

   原文定位：I think you should incorporate into your project any village history which seems to have a bearing on your project

   同义替换：「Include relevant information」↔「incorporate into your project」

2. Find the “deeds”— they will list the previous owners.

   Work out the ground 22_____

   答案：plan

   原文定位：My advice is to start by spending a bit of time looking at the house as a whole, trying to divine what the ground plan is

   同义替换：「Work out」↔「divine what the ground plan is」

3. In the library, look at some large-scale 23_____ from the period.

   答案：maps

   原文定位：visit the local library, and what you need to consult there are large-scale maps from the time you think the house was built

   同义替换：「period」↔「time」

4. Make drawings of:

   The 24_____

   答案：fireplaces

   原文定位：Although you can never be sure that they are original, it is very fruitful to look at and sketch the fireplaces;Yes. There are two or three large ones in the house. They're very distinctive;Right. As I say, make a drawing of them and then look them up in a specialist book

   同义替换：「drawings」↔「sketch」

5. The staircases

   (with uncle’s permission) remove a small piece of 25_____ for examination at the university.

   答案：wood

   原文定位：If your uncle gave permission, you could take a small sample of the wood and discover the date by examining tree rings

   同义替换：「remove a small piece of」↔「take a small sample of」

6. Headings to use

   -reasons for 26_____ the topics

   答案：choosing

   原文定位：The first section, which I think helps you a great deal with the rest, is reasons for choosing the topic

   同义替换：「Headings to use」↔「the first section」

7. -Research process( describe 27_____ fully)

   答案：any problems

   原文定位：Then the research process, including a description of any problems

8. -Summary of findings:

   28_____

   答案：Age

   原文定位：There'll probably be two main subsections there as well. Age

   同义替换：「Summary of findings」↔「two main subsections」

9. 29_____

   答案：occupancy

   原文定位：There'll probably be two main subsections there as well. Age;Oh, right. Yes. And;And the other subsection, I suppose you'd call occupancy

10. -30_____ questions

    答案：unanswered

    原文定位：And the fourth and final section you should make unanswered questions