新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课3

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$课文3  无名女神
36. Some time ago, an interesting discovery was made by archaeologists on the Aegean island of Kea.
        不久之前，在爱琴海的基亚岛上，考古工作者有一项有趣的发现。
37. An American team explored a temple which stands in an ancient city on the promontory of Ayia Irini.
        一个美国考古队在阿伊亚.依里尼海角的一座古城里考察了一座庙宇。
9 G- w( h2 |, x2 {% }5 U38. The city at one time must have been prosperous, for it enjoyed a high level of civilization.
        这座古城肯定一度很繁荣，因为它曾享有高度的文明，
39. Houses -- often three storeys high -- were built of stone.
        房子一般有3层楼高，用石块修建。
: g1 {3 u9 T1 l% `' L1 K  ^/ M40. They had large rooms with beautifully decorated walls.
& c% P+ }9 b( F( |, X        里面房间很大，墙壁装饰华丽。
* x; r3 }, {+ u1 i" \# _3 D41. The city was even equipped with a drainage system, for a great many clay pipes were found beneath the narrow streets.
+ V" T, u$ S, W- w        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。
8 o  C. A: a/ w" [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。
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。
; H$ }$ c- m0 H( e7 ^9 N9 `9 w44. 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。
7 @( a' _/ W7 W45. The body of one statue was found among remains dating from the fifteenth century B.C.
! _  k4 v  L! O, f3 d! m9 Q        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。
47. This head must have been found in Classical times and carefully preserved.
) a+ d  X. T7 u% ^4 c8 }& x! k5 x        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。
5 [) J; V5 `1 x* s8 }7 j$ `48. It was very old and precious even then.
3 _( b! O8 d# Y/ e6 ?, {        却使在当时，它也属历史悠久的珍奇之物。考
$ }8 V6 s! N) W) o5 k49. When the archaeologists reconstructed the fragments,
        古工作者把这些碎片重新拼装起来后，
4 G% S! ~. m7 B' Z) X50. they were amazed to find that the goddess turned out to be a very modern-looking woman.
4 E) g3 `7 k1 _/ ^        惊奇地发现那位女神原来是一位相貌十分摩登的女郎。
- n5 _/ k4 d; e% ^* D+ l51. She stood three feet high and her hands rested on her hips.
8 w5 F9 d6 Q4 Y0 c) s        她身高3英尺，双手叉腰。
52. She was wearing a full-length skirt which swept the ground.
9 e. G$ z' k4 {; {        身穿一条拖地长裙，
53. Despite her great age, she was very graceful indeed,
1 [7 K+ t0 V* y, v+ x        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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