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.
        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。
! {7 a; U! u1 P9 j# t- F38. The city at one time must have been prosperous, for it enjoyed a high level of civilization.
: `* k2 v" u, O        这座古城肯定一度很繁荣，因为它曾享有高度的文明，
" j# g" t+ ?& M% }8 D39. Houses -- often three storeys high -- were built of stone.
        房子一般有3层楼高，用石块修建。
6 c* n# h* {6 F. A40. They had large rooms with beautifully decorated walls.
/ d- O) b6 |- E( s        里面房间很大，墙壁装饰华丽。
# T7 W9 c1 T7 |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。
43. In the most sacred room of temple, clay fragments of fifteen statues were found.
9 H- y. m+ T% _1 g  ^& Z        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。
( r1 ^: G/ f4 h( x  o! g+ D45. 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，
46. Its missing head happened to be among remains of the fifth century B.C.
" D. \; ^& V4 K) O0 `5 y' h3 V: t        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。
% |8 b. r6 N! ]% B- N. A47. This head must have been found in Classical times and carefully preserved.
5 @( U' v1 `- x+ u6 i        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。
7 V0 y5 F) V* B; i48. 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
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.
1 d7 O# M% c+ E4 t8 q3 r. 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。
52. She was wearing a full-length skirt which swept the ground.
- c* Y3 N$ R* u        身穿一条拖地长裙，
4 V& e$ v" L- P4 A- D53. Despite her great age, she was very graceful indeed,
# q4 I% O9 k6 Y5 a" T/ K        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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