新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课3

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$课文3  无名女神
36. Some time ago, an interesting discovery was made by archaeologists on the Aegean island of Kea.
, Q+ Q4 W- E6 [        不久之前，在爱琴海的基亚岛上，考古工作者有一项有趣的发现。
; x$ N3 l) @, q: O& ?: j% k7 w37. An American team explored a temple which stands in an ancient city on the promontory of Ayia Irini.
        一个美国考古队在阿伊亚.依里尼海角的一座古城里考察了一座庙宇。
+ T1 `4 w6 {+ l! m38. The city at one time must have been prosperous, for it enjoyed a high level of civilization.
        这座古城肯定一度很繁荣，因为它曾享有高度的文明，
5 e2 o2 q  o+ a! F$ Z2 O39. Houses -- often three storeys high -- were built of stone.
        房子一般有3层楼高，用石块修建。
40. They had large rooms with beautifully decorated walls.
        里面房间很大，墙壁装饰华丽。
% |" T# i. P: l  a) e41. The city was even equipped with a drainage system, for a great many clay pipes were found beneath the narrow streets.
; r4 {' C- Z' C1 p        城里甚至还敷设了排水系统，因为在狭窄的街道底下发现了许许多多陶土制作的排水管道。
42. The temple which the archaeologists explored was used as a place of worship from the fifteenth century B.C. until Roman times.
) F  d) l& ~9 u        考古工作者考察的这座庙宇从公元前15世纪直到罗马时代一直是祭祀祈祷的场所。
6 Z3 ~0 l- y( S( ]% `& U* b. Y6 z43. In the most sacred room of temple, clay fragments of fifteen statues were found.
        在庙中最神圣的一间殿堂里发现了15尊陶雕像的碎片。
5 @0 F# V) ?& x7 e) N3 `1 x1 ^44. Each of these represented a goddess and had, at one time, been painted.
        每一尊雕像代表一位女神，而且一度上过色。
45. The body of one statue was found among remains dating from the fifteenth century B.C.
" d% f+ D7 E% t8 q4 z$ ^9 f        其中有一尊雕像，她的躯体是在公元前15世纪的历史文物中发现的，
46. Its missing head happened to be among remains of the fifth century B.C.
        而她那身异处的脑袋却碰巧是在公元前5世纪的文物中找到的。
0 [( _3 z5 F- K+ t6 P  V47. This head must have been found in Classical times and carefully preserved.
2 ?% G! g% S) `        她的脑袋一定是在古希腊罗马时代就为人所发现，并受到精心的保护。
6 o) Q* O2 K8 X48. It was very old and precious even then.
7 S& l$ E! t8 K        却使在当时，它也属历史悠久的珍奇之物。考
49. When the archaeologists reconstructed the fragments,
; I* M0 E1 Q/ B7 x8 _  D        古工作者把这些碎片重新拼装起来后，
% H, F* L: h: Z  B& r50. they were amazed to find that the goddess turned out to be a very modern-looking woman.
  ]' v% z* [% X5 L# `! u        惊奇地发现那位女神原来是一位相貌十分摩登的女郎。
51. She stood three feet high and her hands rested on her hips.
        她身高3英尺，双手叉腰。
9 l! A& Q% c' x; m* F52. She was wearing a full-length skirt which swept the ground.
        身穿一条拖地长裙，
53. Despite her great age, she was very graceful indeed,
$ I/ f3 v) U9 m5 }4 a0 d        尽管上了年纪，但体态确实优美。
0 n4 E$ }6 c; [* P/ K5 Y54. but, so far, the archaeologists have been unable to discover her identity.

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