新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课3

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$课文3  无名女神
36. Some time ago, an interesting discovery was made by archaeologists on the Aegean island of Kea.
) s  b# w" r7 M( m& f( `        不久之前，在爱琴海的基亚岛上，考古工作者有一项有趣的发现。
37. An American team explored a temple which stands in an ancient city on the promontory of Ayia Irini.
& Z; O$ ]' C# @9 @2 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。
/ p: a0 W3 i. v: E1 O# 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.
        房子一般有3层楼高，用石块修建。
& |4 M. Y/ e; N$ @+ e$ Y3 W40. They had large rooms with beautifully decorated walls.
/ w& R) x- `$ ^( m- `& V        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.
; g$ J) v. Y  J8 G& k! H        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.
. t: L0 o6 w/ ^' J" W        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。
" y' ^% E0 E$ u1 J43. 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.
% G% F0 s+ {' C8 j/ S        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.
        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，
! s+ \; J4 U% C, R46. 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.
4 a3 g9 b" Y5 }4 Z        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.
3 s& z$ e1 T/ u( s) J* S. L        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.
0 N! x; L( K) G7 o) T5 r0 M        惊奇地发现那位女神原来是一位相貌十分摩登的女郎。
9 P5 b& {  y9 F& z51. 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.
% L0 @) H+ N5 @5 d8 M- s! {+ U        身穿一条拖地长裙，
, ]& C- ^, t1 F1 \; q53. Despite her great age, she was very graceful indeed,
1 _- M. J) }  z5 c5 M        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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