新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课3

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$课文3  无名女神
! `- ^+ q3 z) F0 y36. 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。
6 k" u3 y/ ]1 f# t/ H& U% J37. An American team explored a temple which stands in an ancient city on the promontory of Ayia Irini.
, G; @  |/ s  z1 ~6 J        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，
39. Houses -- often three storeys high -- were built of stone.
& y* d0 @3 d2 A2 w/ {' _; ?& K) \0 L        房子一般有3层楼高，用石块修建。
  x  l: W% P. X; e40. 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.
        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。
9 d8 f" u/ m6 R+ \0 U& d43. In the most sacred room of temple, clay fragments of fifteen statues were found.
% C4 U9 ~; L6 S' W! ?9 P: L        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.
) @7 }( N& z. i! q        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.
$ i/ q. ]0 i; U/ Y' I' Z3 y% m        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，
& e2 \3 M4 L: J% o46. 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.
        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。
4 ^( ]  o  r* m3 ~48. It was very old and precious even then.
, _+ i1 U$ C3 z/ f( y6 n9 z        却使在当时，它也属历史悠久的珍奇之物。考
0 f# f  A6 t8 K49. 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.
        她身高3英尺，双手叉腰。
52. She was wearing a full-length skirt which swept the ground.
2 x6 c" [; F. K4 T7 R! z, H        身穿一条拖地长裙，
2 v* W! ~+ j' M! N) _, @53. Despite her great age, she was very graceful indeed,
        尽管上了年纪，但体态确实优美。
) m/ G) D2 i5 @' b8 z9 h% P- h8 ~54. but, so far, the archaeologists have been unable to discover her identity.

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