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.
        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。
9 _. c/ f- P- v& ^8 _' i37. An American team explored a temple which stands in an ancient city on the promontory of Ayia Irini.
; q& |4 u, R1 \# P! b        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。
9 E0 q' q9 u; q0 V9 T2 k7 u38. The city at one time must have been prosperous, for it enjoyed a high level of civilization.
% `9 c5 M  j) b- j        这座古城肯定一度很繁荣，因为它曾享有高度的文明，
39. 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.
. \" w. D, I6 b; }        里面房间很大，墙壁装饰华丽。
41. The city was even equipped with a drainage system, for a great many clay pipes were found beneath the narrow streets.
        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# X+ L! l% w# W6 \8 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。
43. 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。
44. Each of these represented a goddess and had, at one time, been painted.
) q( Z* _2 \" L! b  M7 O6 S        每一尊雕像代表一位女神，而且一度上过色。
+ c5 a9 V7 W# G8 T7 T5 Y5 Q& t6 w/ l45. The body of one statue was found among remains dating from the fifteenth century B.C.
        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.
6 o7 [5 m) @: d3 O8 X7 L9 U        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。
47. This head must have been found in Classical times and carefully preserved.
        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 [) b2 v, b8 Q* v48. It was very old and precious even then.
        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,
        古工作者把这些碎片重新拼装起来后，
50. they were amazed to find that the goddess turned out to be a very modern-looking woman.
; j* Q+ ]( e, O, N4 P% z, D        惊奇地发现那位女神原来是一位相貌十分摩登的女郎。
5 t. e9 i. Z5 L  F  ~7 I4 R51. She stood three feet high and her hands rested on her hips.
        她身高3英尺，双手叉腰。
52. She was wearing a full-length skirt which swept the ground.
4 F" v, v% L9 D- r. ?        身穿一条拖地长裙，
0 G/ u: ~# Q9 n0 M8 b+ ~) V53. Despite her great age, she was very graceful indeed,
1 m: i3 q' z1 ?% o( N        尽管上了年纪，但体态确实优美。
8 M0 [" A, P! r2 W$ f' s5 ]' d54. but, so far, the archaeologists have been unable to discover her identity.

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