新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课3

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$课文3  无名女神
36. Some time ago, an interesting discovery was made by archaeologists on the Aegean island of Kea.
! `# e, I9 b, a) w* B0 S4 l% R        不久之前，在爱琴海的基亚岛上，考古工作者有一项有趣的发现。
37. An American team explored a temple which stands in an ancient city on the promontory of Ayia Irini.
: _2 ~7 L$ ?5 P$ v# Q' Q        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。
8 L5 K. B8 i3 o7 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，
7 S* l1 ~- p% j1 e% v) U39. Houses -- often three storeys high -- were built of stone.
        房子一般有3层楼高，用石块修建。
# b4 g# O) E$ c+ s9 v5 K" {9 A40. They had large rooms with beautifully decorated walls.
        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。
42. The temple which the archaeologists explored was used as a place of worship from the fifteenth century B.C. until Roman times.
( h% F& z( r: D9 Y" G( Q! Y5 Y        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 n8 G0 A, [; F. [' b43. In the most sacred room of temple, clay fragments of fifteen statues were found.
, T# ]3 c5 v* Z% Y. w2 Y) P- W: _3 \% F        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.
        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.
8 y7 ~% ~' J9 |) ~  L( 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，
46. Its missing head happened to be among remains of the fifth century B.C.
+ w) }3 H9 B% U        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。
. ~( z7 ]! s0 h7 p- n" f47. This head must have been found in Classical times and carefully preserved.
        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。
/ o! R- x1 H+ W) S$ ^" A3 q48. It was very old and precious even then.
! F9 I6 |' Z+ @8 ]# ^        却使在当时，它也属历史悠久的珍奇之物。考
; p* [2 \: O- W/ T! E7 N- q# i49. 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.
/ _9 d0 S3 h( O, k8 R        她身高3英尺，双手叉腰。
52. She was wearing a full-length skirt which swept the ground.
: B* `/ i0 k+ t, t  p3 F$ X- ^4 X        身穿一条拖地长裙，
53. Despite her great age, she was very graceful indeed,
5 h6 D+ k8 }0 T& l) z9 M        尽管上了年纪，但体态确实优美。
# E+ T7 Z- U' ~" G54. but, so far, the archaeologists have been unable to discover her identity.

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