Often when we think of mummies, we think of ancient Egyptians and their elaborate methods of preserving bodies. We used to think Egyptians were the only people practicing mummification during the Bronze Age about, oh, 4,000 years ago, because typical mummies are found in places, for example, with very dry climates like Egypt. But then archaeologists discovered a site in Scotland with evidence of mummification, and Scotland is, well, wet, rainy. This site is called Cladh Hallan, the only place in Britain where we found prehistoric Bronze Age mummies.
化简：We thought mummies were only in ancient Egypt, because of dry climate, but they were also found in Scotland with a wet climate. 词汇：mummy木乃伊；Egyptian埃及人；preserve保存；typical典型的；prehistoric史前的；-----------------详解 . 选读--------------------分析：这一段只有四句话，分别如下1. Often when we think of mummies, we think of ancient Egyptians and their elaborate methods of preserving bodies.复合句（complex sentence）: 条件状语从句，但是我们跳出语法术语，这就是 when..., ... 的句型，也就是前半部分是一句完整的句子，后半部分也是一个完整的句子，通过when这个词将两句话粘成一句话，形成复合句。所以可以分开看。前半部分：we think of mummies, 后半部分: we think of ancient Egyptians and their elaborate methods of preserving bodies化简：when/mummies//ancient Egyptians and methods2. We used to think Egyptians were the only people practicing mummification during the Bronze Age about, oh, 4,000 years ago, because typical mummies are found in places, for example, with very dry climates like Egypt. 这也是complex sentence：原因状语从句，同样跳过语法术语，就是..., because...的句型。化简：only/mummification//because/dry climates3. But thenarchaeologists discovered a site in Scotland with evidence of mummification, and Scotland is, well, wet, rainy. 并列句（compound sentence）：通过and连接。化简：site in Scotland//and/rainy (comparing to "dry")
4. This site is called Cladh Hallan, the only place in Britain where we found prehistoric Bronze Age mummies.
复合句，含有一个同位语和一套定语从句。化简：called CH/ only place/ mummies总结：了解句型之后，就会有清晰的看到句子的脉络，从而快速提取有用信息，并用更通俗的语言化简。整段只有四句话，将四句化简之后的simple sentence（简单句）快速过一遍关键词，就会很快的读懂主要信息，当然细节也有他们存在的价值，但我们是在fast reading，效率高于细节。
