新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课3

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$课文3  无名女神
  m' X2 Q5 F  u5 R0 M36. Some time ago, an interesting discovery was made by archaeologists on the Aegean island of Kea.
& U- H& t; z3 i( ^        不久之前，在爱琴海的基亚岛上，考古工作者有一项有趣的发现。
; Q* ~$ b7 {4 i37. An American team explored a temple which stands in an ancient city on the promontory of Ayia Irini.
# ~' U. W' p5 W6 ~3 X. Q$ h        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.
        房子一般有3层楼高，用石块修建。
# l" F: S) [* ~5 P40. They had large rooms with beautifully decorated walls.
        里面房间很大，墙壁装饰华丽。
4 p' R& b' a4 x( ]' J41. 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。
. s# r8 E" ^7 a" z1 ~43. 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.
        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，
2 X# H/ E  s) |" H3 T46. 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.
2 w: C/ k6 x0 ]: u8 u  M. e        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.
4 {1 N0 v/ E0 `  N  q* m        却使在当时，它也属历史悠久的珍奇之物。考
' \0 w, N$ k; X49. When the archaeologists reconstructed the fragments,
        古工作者把这些碎片重新拼装起来后，
6 H/ o: T5 y+ I$ r: H50. 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.
- ^" F- r2 K7 f9 {3 @        她身高3英尺，双手叉腰。
' P7 y7 ]) r- U2 j" x' s4 S52. She was wearing a full-length skirt which swept the ground.
        身穿一条拖地长裙，
* w4 u; v3 ~, t53. Despite her great age, she was very graceful indeed,
        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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