新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课3

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$课文3  无名女神
. y7 _$ C! U" F1 l, r' T1 T36. 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。
) m+ @4 H+ U- x6 t; K4 `* v37. 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.
9 U1 i6 Q) A% c        这座古城肯定一度很繁荣，因为它曾享有高度的文明，
6 Y9 Q' J0 U- G9 m39. Houses -- often three storeys high -- were built of stone.
        房子一般有3层楼高，用石块修建。
0 m1 B  N2 O/ K$ t6 `4 I3 n6 H9 p40. They had large rooms with beautifully decorated walls.
        里面房间很大，墙壁装饰华丽。
6 m9 J* V) q3 _9 L/ }4 ?- B41. 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。
5 W# W- a3 S; q  h$ S+ ~3 {42. The temple which the archaeologists explored was used as a place of worship from the fifteenth century B.C. until Roman times.
9 o6 u8 p% m: n# e7 M        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。
5 R+ w6 P! z9 A3 p$ ~5 n43. In the most sacred room of temple, clay fragments of fifteen statues were found.
$ J8 P+ h' W7 x: E( {; t5 l        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.
' r( N9 X2 j: t, l7 G8 |        每一尊雕像代表一位女神，而且一度上过色。
5 ^: u+ ^- ~: [' [' G1 N4 Q# c45. The body of one statue was found among remains dating from the fifteenth century B.C.
3 l/ o7 a& m7 b- O" J& ^3 H+ ]) 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，
; y/ ^3 s- l! K% b8 K* C46. Its missing head happened to be among remains of the fifth century B.C.
5 D9 L$ O; z% q1 O9 w8 l- d8 H        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。
! t% x# J0 U' Z$ b47. This head must have been found in Classical times and carefully preserved.
! O+ q7 t! Z5 u        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。
, Y0 F" G5 p, w! y7 i  P48. 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.
6 z: z% |8 @$ O2 Q: Y) B$ }        惊奇地发现那位女神原来是一位相貌十分摩登的女郎。
3 v) V0 i- i( L  x7 K51. She stood three feet high and her hands rested on her hips.
9 |8 s; P" \1 c* I$ R4 g' d        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,
        尽管上了年纪，但体态确实优美。
* S* p2 {! [9 T* \54. but, so far, the archaeologists have been unable to discover her identity.

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