'World's oldest trousers' found at burialsite in China
《电讯报》：中国在古墓发现“世界上最古老的裤子”
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ ... -site-in-China.htmlA team of researchers in China haveuncovered what is believed to be the oldest pair oftrousers in the world.
中国的一组科研人员已经发现了被认为是世界上最古老的裤子。
The wool trousers, and other items ofclothing, were discovered in the Yanghai tombs in the Tarim Basinand are thought to date back approximately 3,000 years, according toradiocarbon dating.
根据放射性碳定年法，在塔里木盆地洋海古墓发现的毛裤和其他衣物可追溯至大约3000年前。
The tombs, in western China, are anancient burial ground.
这些位于中国西部的墓地是古代的埋葬场。
According to an article in the journalQuaternary International, fragments of woollen trousers were found in two tombswhich date from between the 13th and the 10th century BC.
据发表在《国际第四纪研究》期刊上的一篇论文，科学家们在两座可追溯至公元前13世纪至10世纪间的坟墓里发现了破碎的毛裤。
The men who wore the trousers wereestimated to be approximately 40 years old, and the design of the trousersindicates that they were horse riders.
据估计，身着这些毛裤的人年龄大约为40岁，裤子的外观设计表明他们是骑马者。
The researchers, led by archaeologistsUlrike Beck and Mayke Wagner of the German Archaeological Institute in Berlin, said thestraight-fitting legs and a wide crotch-piece indicates the garments were apredecessor of modern riding trousers.
这些科研人员由来自德国柏林考古机构的考古学家乌尔里克·贝克（Ulrike Beck）和梅克·瓦格纳（Mayke Wagner）带领，他们说笔直的裤腿和宽大的裤裆表明这些服装是现代骑裤的前身。
The trousers were made of threeindependently woven pieces of fabric, two legs pieces and a crotch-piece whichbridged the gap between the two sidepieces.
这些裤子是由三块独立的织物编织成的，两个裤腿加上一块将两个裤腿接合起来的裤裆。
There was also an indication that thetrousers had been custom tailored to be the correct size to fit a specificperson.
还有迹象表明，裤子是量身定制的。
