新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课3

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$课文3  无名女神
( U! r' R& [- D1 y+ W5 X36. Some time ago, an interesting discovery was made by archaeologists on the Aegean island of Kea.
        不久之前，在爱琴海的基亚岛上，考古工作者有一项有趣的发现。
37. An American team explored a temple which stands in an ancient city on the promontory of Ayia Irini.
        一个美国考古队在阿伊亚.依里尼海角的一座古城里考察了一座庙宇。
38. The city at one time must have been prosperous, for it enjoyed a high level of civilization.
6 A  e! ]2 ~2 `- J        这座古城肯定一度很繁荣，因为它曾享有高度的文明，
39. Houses -- often three storeys high -- were built of stone.
        房子一般有3层楼高，用石块修建。
0 p8 i8 J. u4 U, |* w1 D40. They had large rooms with beautifully decorated walls.
- N7 q3 Y, x6 N8 p% x7 N8 P/ j        里面房间很大，墙壁装饰华丽。
# G0 x( }4 n- Y41. The city was even equipped with a drainage system, for a great many clay pipes were found beneath the narrow streets.
; D6 Y9 s3 f" ]% l0 ]% N        城里甚至还敷设了排水系统，因为在狭窄的街道底下发现了许许多多陶土制作的排水管道。
% q% Z; O( I4 o* E/ o42. The temple which the archaeologists explored was used as a place of worship from the fifteenth century B.C. until Roman times.
: i. U: [3 u9 I! y  J" M  x        考古工作者考察的这座庙宇从公元前15世纪直到罗马时代一直是祭祀祈祷的场所。
43. In the most sacred room of temple, clay fragments of fifteen statues were found.
! R- w% Y, W" K8 r6 T+ p7 b        在庙中最神圣的一间殿堂里发现了15尊陶雕像的碎片。
  T$ P  D7 N: ]3 C; Z3 ?- C1 w/ \4 X44. 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。
0 {9 g5 C" j7 n0 O0 E0 v3 h+ R2 A- J- m45. The body of one statue was found among remains dating from the fifteenth century B.C.
6 L# `$ q5 p$ y, h5 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，
46. 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。
+ a0 x. t& b9 B! }- S8 o2 |1 b47. This head must have been found in Classical times and carefully preserved.
- }- |" u& N/ a, l  h' x2 D2 [( j        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.
5 Q6 n2 t4 _# M  o        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，
" e1 _4 ?7 }2 I50. they were amazed to find that the goddess turned out to be a very modern-looking woman.
/ Y, N0 L. ]. R5 j4 @0 f; n        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.
, ^" L7 E. [" E) d$ k9 d2 ]( T        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，
53. Despite her great age, she was very graceful indeed,
" D" @+ E" @8 Z  h0 h* X4 m) @        尽管上了年纪，但体态确实优美。
, Z6 g0 u8 }, g$ X6 o  D/ ^54. but, so far, the archaeologists have been unable to discover her identity.

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