新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课3

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$课文3  无名女神
& \1 Z- _% l1 c; X" l" i+ h36. Some time ago, an interesting discovery was made by archaeologists on the Aegean island of Kea.
7 R( |! E7 D9 T% \2 a2 B0 [$ ~        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。
" ~- `- J' l3 U* P+ W/ V; o38. 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.
6 X" T: ?8 y4 I5 \3 u        房子一般有3层楼高，用石块修建。
40. They had large rooms with beautifully decorated walls.
" R* _- p6 [( y* a) s8 R        里面房间很大，墙壁装饰华丽。
: P) Q: ^  @5 p% Q. h, h( x$ E41. The city was even equipped with a drainage system, for a great many clay pipes were found beneath the narrow streets.
) A5 c! J9 M+ q$ s" L1 ~$ S/ ^& g5 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.
        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。
% k9 F% b9 q5 K2 [9 t43. 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.
9 L& a  `# i2 n, E! i' @        每一尊雕像代表一位女神，而且一度上过色。
' ^' U  G' J" O! |7 ]8 Y( Q45. 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，
9 v* G0 u& K( B46. Its missing head happened to be among remains of the fifth century B.C.
% b) }" {$ [8 h) H+ 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。
47. This head must have been found in Classical times and carefully preserved.
0 P7 S0 L+ @3 c& M# w: h$ u        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
49. When the archaeologists reconstructed the fragments,
, ~; x. e- G* x  q$ c# ]/ f- i        古工作者把这些碎片重新拼装起来后，
- X0 ~. y6 a4 f# F( p* k50. 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.
0 w4 }0 i$ v: R* j  u# f        身穿一条拖地长裙，
; A0 ]. V4 s1 D53. Despite her great age, she was very graceful indeed,
        尽管上了年纪，但体态确实优美。
$ Q* O0 O( P& V/ h3 w% `54. but, so far, the archaeologists have been unable to discover her identity.

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