新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课3

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$课文3  无名女神
  F0 T3 G6 z' {: `36. Some time ago, an interesting discovery was made by archaeologists on the Aegean island of Kea.
        不久之前，在爱琴海的基亚岛上，考古工作者有一项有趣的发现。
37. An American team explored a temple which stands in an ancient city on the promontory of Ayia Irini.
        一个美国考古队在阿伊亚.依里尼海角的一座古城里考察了一座庙宇。
& {- T6 R' [- x+ a- x4 u38. The city at one time must have been prosperous, for it enjoyed a high level of civilization.
) q/ D5 [- [9 s  P8 d9 }2 y: S        这座古城肯定一度很繁荣，因为它曾享有高度的文明，
, I- m% e1 z6 a- N' o) v39. Houses -- often three storeys high -- were built of stone.
        房子一般有3层楼高，用石块修建。
40. They had large rooms with beautifully decorated walls.
        里面房间很大，墙壁装饰华丽。
; g/ A* e9 }: g1 C& z" Y5 u41. The city was even equipped with a drainage system, for a great many clay pipes were found beneath the narrow streets.
        城里甚至还敷设了排水系统，因为在狭窄的街道底下发现了许许多多陶土制作的排水管道。
+ G/ c' b5 Q$ X( l6 ]' P42. 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。
7 h+ I& j0 Q) s; f$ F43. In the most sacred room of temple, clay fragments of fifteen statues were found.
9 I+ h5 ?+ e4 b  k        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.
' c$ i& q' z" m$ C. ~+ a( p, s        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，
- m3 `# w; d& ~; x' O+ [46. Its missing head happened to be among remains of the fifth century B.C.
% O, e) F. C1 c+ q( p' |        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.
5 B. ?* o  u. P$ ^8 Z" Z* R        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
) R' k2 f; c  Q9 `6 P- v- B49. When the archaeologists reconstructed the fragments,
        古工作者把这些碎片重新拼装起来后，
# C& `& l6 @+ h. E7 n6 H- B  J50. 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。
/ s7 D6 e* K' W51. 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.
        身穿一条拖地长裙，
) i. Y) v" {; B# ~/ |/ A( I53. Despite her great age, she was very graceful indeed,
* O8 p+ A0 C/ Q) \/ t        尽管上了年纪，但体态确实优美。
) n1 |0 j. h, N5 n, U; D54. but, so far, the archaeologists have been unable to discover her identity.

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