[打卡] 大英博物馆失窃

今天的外刊金句来自《经济学人》“大英博物馆失窃”：

The British Museum is in trouble. Precisely how much is not yet clear. The museum has announced a few facts: objects dating as far back as the 15th century BC, including gold jewellery and gems, are “missing, stolen or damaged”.

词/短语：

1. be in trouble: 有麻烦
   

2. precisely: adv.准确地

3. dating back: 追溯到

4. gold jewellery: 黄金珠宝

5. gem: n.宝石

语法：

1. objects [dating as far back as the 15th century BC], [including gold jewellery and gems] 两个后置定语

译：大英博物馆有麻烦了。博物馆方面已经公布了一些事实，具体损失有多少还不清楚：包括公元前15世纪的物品，包括黄金珠宝和宝石在内的文物“失踪、被盗或损坏”。