新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课3

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$课文3  无名女神
$ F# t5 q5 V! {6 P36. Some time ago, an interesting discovery was made by archaeologists on the Aegean island of Kea.
  N" T3 ~* x! R; M* m- {2 x        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.
( o  `! P( G  z6 |$ F$ g0 z. j# q! F( A        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.
        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。
40. They had large rooms with beautifully decorated walls.
! l" ^! L/ I4 Y+ O% Y7 z" x        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.
6 n$ t5 N/ K& w: y; t# n8 p        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。
$ V/ N5 C4 H0 a+ p: u, ^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.
        在庙中最神圣的一间殿堂里发现了15尊陶雕像的碎片。
& d$ h. z* E. ]9 s7 H) R- J44. 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。
6 B$ ]7 |% v/ R5 X+ l' z45. 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，
8 V& v" E" I( T' _3 e! W; }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。
47. This head must have been found in Classical times and carefully preserved.
) _4 s8 F9 N( |' _$ E6 z- V5 |        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.
3 {9 F9 U% T4 s5 n' ~5 D7 d& ~% J' M% H- I        却使在当时，它也属历史悠久的珍奇之物。考
( r4 N* |8 b+ {1 c8 R  l4 d- l' g49. 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.
& L" U. C7 A6 P$ k        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.
        身穿一条拖地长裙，
0 o* K1 ~' `' G5 L9 S$ g- w53. 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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