新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课3

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$课文3  无名女神
36. Some time ago, an interesting discovery was made by archaeologists on the Aegean island of Kea.
7 v0 Q! |0 l3 [0 k- U6 [, z/ s) ^        不久之前，在爱琴海的基亚岛上，考古工作者有一项有趣的发现。
37. An American team explored a temple which stands in an ancient city on the promontory of Ayia Irini.
        一个美国考古队在阿伊亚.依里尼海角的一座古城里考察了一座庙宇。
38. The city at one time must have been prosperous, for it enjoyed a high level of civilization.
! p0 D8 @5 b" z" g        这座古城肯定一度很繁荣，因为它曾享有高度的文明，
5 K: \- U1 ^/ H6 G& k+ c39. Houses -- often three storeys high -- were built of stone.
+ R* a. U4 e6 W" T& O0 `        房子一般有3层楼高，用石块修建。
) o% F' j3 n* t- ]1 x0 C1 K40. They had large rooms with beautifully decorated walls.
        里面房间很大，墙壁装饰华丽。
/ W) @: V$ \, }41. The city was even equipped with a drainage system, for a great many clay pipes were found beneath the narrow streets.
6 `5 s: g9 t& \        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。
43. In the most sacred room of temple, clay fragments of fifteen statues were found.
# [1 D+ r6 U4 n: B1 i$ P        在庙中最神圣的一间殿堂里发现了15尊陶雕像的碎片。
( [' k2 p! E: c; a$ A  T+ b/ m44. 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.
5 J( p1 W, }0 w$ T        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，
. }( v0 `0 K! h2 u* w7 f5 K46. 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.
8 }$ v4 B; F3 }0 s9 T$ X0 A        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
- b, R( j- G6 r49. 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.
  d+ K6 u$ N; ~# }$ y8 g        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。
5 I5 E3 [6 s) x; `52. She was wearing a full-length skirt which swept the ground.
        身穿一条拖地长裙，
0 h- ]+ n$ U! k53. Despite her great age, she was very graceful indeed,
0 B1 t/ q3 V: U9 h        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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