settlement定居点，可数
As an archaeologist， his main job is to research historical settlements that are long gone.
cattle，单复同形；grain可作不可数
Villagers living there kept cattle, caught fish, and stored grain for their livelihoods.
Treasure trove宝库
Candy stores are Children’s treasure troves.
winch 绞车，一种轻小型起重设备
ferry=transport运送，vt；prefabricated=manufactured in sections to enable assembly on site，（零件）提前造好的（未组装）
This site is the final resting place of an ancient Roman ship which sank in the sixth century AD while ferrying prefabricated marble elements for the construction of an early church.
is no easy matter不是件容易的事
Finding a partner suitable for living together for a whole life is no easy matter.
offload=unload卸，vt
If you put your phone close to your computer, it will offload data you’ve selected to the computer.
Surface作vi有露出水面的意思
He hasn’t surfaced since he dived into the ocean half an hour ago. He didn’t put on any equipment， which means he must have been dead.
coordinates 坐标（通常用复数，因为物体的位置基本要有两个坐标，横坐标和纵坐标）；作动词是协调的意思，vt
People just can’t find the treasure trove even though they claim they have the correct coordinates.
注意survey作动词的时候重音在后面，调查，测绘，vt
If an AUV（autonomous underwater vehicle）surveying the seabed finds an intriguing object， it can share the coordinates of the object—that is its position—with a nearby AUV that carries superior cameras and arrange for that AUV to make a closer inspection of the object.
receptacle容器，可数
Many old receptacles were discovered in this shipwreck.
treatment 除了对待的意思外，还有治疗的意思，可不可数都可
There aren’t as many treatments available to our ancestors as to us.
