新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课3

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$课文3  无名女神
, A' u- g7 X& _  C2 t36. Some time ago, an interesting discovery was made by archaeologists on the Aegean island of Kea.
# \' K; b* }  {5 p        不久之前，在爱琴海的基亚岛上，考古工作者有一项有趣的发现。
7 }0 m* x' u! w9 n: s6 {37. An American team explored a temple which stands in an ancient city on the promontory of Ayia Irini.
' i# l. g# ~7 \# I        一个美国考古队在阿伊亚.依里尼海角的一座古城里考察了一座庙宇。
. p* t9 k7 z" H* i" w4 d38. The city at one time must have been prosperous, for it enjoyed a high level of civilization.
        这座古城肯定一度很繁荣，因为它曾享有高度的文明，
% M% }+ s+ q  N0 H6 |1 F0 M5 A39. Houses -- often three storeys high -- were built of stone.
        房子一般有3层楼高，用石块修建。
40. They had large rooms with beautifully decorated walls.
        里面房间很大，墙壁装饰华丽。
* I2 v: p+ l0 r. ~$ H( P+ p41. 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。
) L& _4 }# b( f3 e. ?, A) p42. The temple which the archaeologists explored was used as a place of worship from the fifteenth century B.C. until Roman times.
) u0 t& J" ]* A/ m        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。
, I7 k6 G+ }- y! l/ ~43. In the most sacred room of temple, clay fragments of fifteen statues were found.
6 J% A' u2 T9 I7 w9 @% {        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.
/ u' s, w7 {4 e) o+ A% s        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.
        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，
* W' m9 P( F4 M: S46. Its missing head happened to be among remains of the fifth century B.C.
- v; N' f! }# _  m; |6 \& H        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 P- A6 V* K4 c+ i, X5 u47. This head must have been found in Classical times and carefully preserved.
  w! @3 U" h- d$ y  \4 M        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。
$ X2 ?5 h: H9 P1 F0 y48. It was very old and precious even then.
8 l- I8 J5 V2 _7 z0 |) Z) M- D        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.
        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。
7 J7 W; p  Y" x52. She was wearing a full-length skirt which swept the ground.
/ ^( G+ f/ f1 j1 W7 q        身穿一条拖地长裙，
" n! e8 ?2 s# Q- }53. Despite her great age, she was very graceful indeed,
        尽管上了年纪，但体态确实优美。
7 ^- M" i' A1 o- m+ `0 u! b54. but, so far, the archaeologists have been unable to discover her identity.

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