新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课3

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$课文3  无名女神
4 b/ m3 J& E& F6 [6 p& [; X  ?1 }36. Some time ago, an interesting discovery was made by archaeologists on the Aegean island of Kea.
, k4 C2 g4 d" m7 n6 m        不久之前，在爱琴海的基亚岛上，考古工作者有一项有趣的发现。
) d; f) k4 A- P4 `37. An American team explored a temple which stands in an ancient city on the promontory of Ayia Irini.
8 d, p9 s' ]$ N3 B% o        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。
' a; _* @4 Z3 B5 ~38. 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，
( E  e! R2 z; o2 N5 z5 R. x9 c39. 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& ?0 k! d+ I4 ^6 I; ^        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.
2 u+ q# M5 ^  w( m1 D        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.
: p6 V$ I8 P+ m. D* }        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。
4 G5 K* ]# M: ?, U43. In the most sacred room of temple, clay fragments of fifteen statues were found.
; a) V; z% [* I- d/ t        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.
: l7 G4 a% R6 s, y2 c        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，
( j# N8 H/ n! \# m$ L7 R+ l46. 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。
" k4 `% a4 v2 L47. This head must have been found in Classical times and carefully preserved.
2 _5 ]4 [0 o6 U7 [        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。
48. It was very old and precious even then.
: F9 `- J' x9 r2 u) B/ l        却使在当时，它也属历史悠久的珍奇之物。考
! g3 s" r' q- X6 q49. When the archaeologists reconstructed the fragments,
# K$ W& X- ]0 f3 R" g        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。
  P! o2 L- r! P: l4 ~) }51. She stood three feet high and her hands rested on her hips.
4 w  A: z7 W8 x) U+ t        她身高3英尺，双手叉腰。
8 i  p! c( D7 M- ]- s$ `52. She was wearing a full-length skirt which swept the ground.
# h- @( |) g- ~1 m        身穿一条拖地长裙，
53. Despite her great age, she was very graceful indeed,
5 y+ ?) c+ k  W# }        尽管上了年纪，但体态确实优美。
54. but, so far, the archaeologists have been unable to discover her identity.

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