新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课3

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$课文3  无名女神
; @3 e4 S) C( `# T$ r6 B) `8 A  V36. Some time ago, an interesting discovery was made by archaeologists on the Aegean island of Kea.
. G, i4 t9 G! Y; |' D        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.
  s& o# ?+ g2 ?1 D7 q. Z: G        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。
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，
5 n9 r  W) Y+ i6 ~! p4 c# p39. 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.
9 v& w1 C. r* {+ q! C5 P& ~; u        里面房间很大，墙壁装饰华丽。
  j! j2 I+ n( x) T& I41. The city was even equipped with a drainage system, for a great many clay pipes were found beneath the narrow streets.
) [+ r( p! {0 h( p/ k/ @        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。
# c& ]' }- o" t  U3 n42. The temple which the archaeologists explored was used as a place of worship from the fifteenth century B.C. until Roman times.
8 l# L8 F/ V; T7 |& B        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.
9 E. ]2 w6 y: V; l- L8 S- U5 Y        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.
0 x; [/ v( L2 H' ~# 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.
7 T. n2 Y2 C1 X( s" Y  H1 [. N        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.
( ?6 Y- t- L$ L/ S* _        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。
; A( V( u4 f  X: n" x8 W0 S* {48. It was very old and precious even then.
7 X. L! Z: v4 _9 t/ j        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,
        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。
7 l9 D6 U+ C- j4 }$ Z, W7 T- h51. 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，
2 y6 X- T& [3 Y' j$ }! H% `53. Despite her great age, she was very graceful indeed,
        尽管上了年纪，但体态确实优美。
; t+ Z. d+ K' X' I" _54. but, so far, the archaeologists have been unable to discover her identity.

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