By the 9th century, several Indian tribes had prospered in North America. One of these was the Anasazi. The Anasazi Indians lived in pueblos. Pueblos are large, multistory apartment compounds made of stone. Its name comes from the Spanish word for "town". A pueblo usually contains dozens of houses constructed below cliffs. It was large enough to hold up to hundreds of families.
公元九世紀時，北美洲有好幾支印第安部落非常興盛。其中有一支叫阿那薩齊族。他們住在石屋城。石屋城是多樓層的大型公寓住宅區。這個名字取自西班牙文的「城鎮」。石屋城通常包括好幾十幢房舍，沿著山崖底下建築而成。它大得能容得下好幾百戶人家。
Aside from living quarters, each pueblo included one or more circular underground rooms. They provided a suitable place where the elders led religious ceremonies and the villagers settled their affairs. When the Spanish first arrived in the area, they heard stories of cities made of gold, but none of these cities was ever found. Anasazi pueblos were probably the source of this myth.
除了住家之外，每一座石屋城還有一個以上的圓型地下屋。這個地下屋提供適當的場所供長老們舉行宗教儀式，也讓村民們解決他們的事務。西班牙人初抵這個地區時，就聽說有黃金打造的城市，但一座也沒被發現。阿那薩齊族的石屋城可能就是這個不實傳說的來源。
語法重點
1. 介紹短語介詞 aside from 的用法：
a. aside from 可用於肯定句中，表 ''除了……之外尚且……''，如下例：
Aside from a huge villa, the billionaire has ten fancy sports cars.
= Apart from a huge villa, the billionaire has ten fancy sports cars.
= On top of a huge villa, the billionaire has ten fancy sports cars.
= In addition to a huge villa, the billionaire has ten fancy sports cars.
這位億萬富翁除了擁有一棟大豪宅外，尚有十部高級跑車。
b. aside from 亦可用於否定句中，表 ''除了……之外，其餘均……''，如下例：
Aside from an old dog, the poor old man had almost nothing left after hishouse was burnt down.
= Apart from an old dog, the poor old man had almost nothing left after hishouse was burnt down.
= Except (for) an old dog, the poor old man had almost nothing left after his house was burnt down.
這位可憐的老伯伯房子被燒毀之後除了一隻老狗外，其他幾乎一無所有了。
2. 由上得知 aside from 及 apart from 均可使用於肯定或否定句中。在肯定句中，這兩個短語介詞等於 on top of 或 in addition to；在否定句中，它們則等於 except (for)。
3. 本課第二段第一句即採用了 aside from，用於肯定句中：
Aside from living quarters, each pueblo included one or more circularnderground rooms.
=In addition to / On top of living quarters, each pueblo included one or more circular underground rooms.
除了住家之外，每一座石屋城還有一個以上的圓型地下屋。