新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课3

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$课文3  无名女神
36. Some time ago, an interesting discovery was made by archaeologists on the Aegean island of Kea.
        不久之前，在爱琴海的基亚岛上，考古工作者有一项有趣的发现。
* X5 P+ {; f0 r) C& H# \37. An American team explored a temple which stands in an ancient city on the promontory of Ayia Irini.
' t4 X4 f, G7 r3 J/ x        一个美国考古队在阿伊亚.依里尼海角的一座古城里考察了一座庙宇。
0 R# \# I: h- Z1 q1 o2 U' G) \" }38. The city at one time must have been prosperous, for it enjoyed a high level of civilization.
# _6 K8 T- u5 z2 M        这座古城肯定一度很繁荣，因为它曾享有高度的文明，
& t6 i1 p! j. N2 q39. Houses -- often three storeys high -- were built of stone.
' f4 N0 n, h( I$ O) p4 E        房子一般有3层楼高，用石块修建。
% ~6 M$ f; f  ~, ~9 a/ Z2 |$ @6 D40. They had large rooms with beautifully decorated walls.
        里面房间很大，墙壁装饰华丽。
41. The city was even equipped with a drainage system, for a great many clay pipes were found beneath the narrow streets.
2 h4 u3 k  N+ Q8 t. {        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。
4 z5 ?7 G: F: L; W! l: K42. 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。
' Z9 @8 Y5 c+ i4 ^" m0 e% [0 l43. In the most sacred room of temple, clay fragments of fifteen statues were found.
+ J. L) q; z  ?1 D        在庙中最神圣的一间殿堂里发现了15尊陶雕像的碎片。
$ I( {& n  h- ~/ S7 E44. 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，
4 S5 u: n  a! a/ R1 u$ D46. 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.
        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。
# d" X, w, T/ I2 m6 {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
49. When the archaeologists reconstructed the fragments,
, x. I& N. M! |& M8 s* s        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.
        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.
/ N4 X* B1 t$ A        她身高3英尺，双手叉腰。
52. She was wearing a full-length skirt which swept the ground.
/ q7 K0 c0 x3 ~& A        身穿一条拖地长裙，
6 ?' l% y& {0 q+ z/ p53. 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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