新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课3

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$课文3  无名女神
36. Some time ago, an interesting discovery was made by archaeologists on the Aegean island of Kea.
        不久之前，在爱琴海的基亚岛上，考古工作者有一项有趣的发现。
+ f1 b+ f# x( ]8 y; L  \37. An American team explored a temple which stands in an ancient city on the promontory of Ayia Irini.
        一个美国考古队在阿伊亚.依里尼海角的一座古城里考察了一座庙宇。
  N) }( Z- J( [- H( l, L2 y% T8 V& H38. The city at one time must have been prosperous, for it enjoyed a high level of civilization.
1 @7 i+ p- l6 o9 ?        这座古城肯定一度很繁荣，因为它曾享有高度的文明，
% t6 s8 {4 J3 }; R6 [: U- l: A/ {39. Houses -- often three storeys high -- were built of stone.
        房子一般有3层楼高，用石块修建。
40. They had large rooms with beautifully decorated walls.
4 E! ?. z4 B, ^6 i+ T        里面房间很大，墙壁装饰华丽。
41. The city was even equipped with a drainage system, for a great many clay pipes were found beneath the narrow streets.
        城里甚至还敷设了排水系统，因为在狭窄的街道底下发现了许许多多陶土制作的排水管道。
3 a  H2 w& K% i9 @42. The temple which the archaeologists explored was used as a place of worship from the fifteenth century B.C. until Roman times.
        考古工作者考察的这座庙宇从公元前15世纪直到罗马时代一直是祭祀祈祷的场所。
: o$ o- L/ q. G* I" `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。
3 {. T2 r, V: \* y6 E44. Each of these represented a goddess and had, at one time, been painted.
" m( {* U2 N, ], t. y        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，
# M8 e, p3 ]# B9 ~; w9 C* a46. Its missing head happened to be among remains of the fifth century B.C.
5 U" Y5 d: X9 E& \7 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。
) {, v9 u4 N# W  D( B8 p7 b* E# Z47. This head must have been found in Classical times and carefully preserved.
) }  p' `* o2 P        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.
        却使在当时，它也属历史悠久的珍奇之物。考
. y. \' o7 k; s+ Q! X1 \49. When the archaeologists reconstructed the fragments,
1 S7 ^/ J7 z5 A2 t! U        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。
52. She was wearing a full-length skirt which swept the ground.
        身穿一条拖地长裙，
5 ]- o4 [# Y" l2 ~4 X* u4 J6 r, c53. Despite her great age, she was very graceful indeed,
        尽管上了年纪，但体态确实优美。
4 f# i; s' q6 }( u$ |+ `8 D54. but, so far, the archaeologists have been unable to discover her identity.

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