新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课3

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$课文3  无名女神
36. Some time ago, an interesting discovery was made by archaeologists on the Aegean island of Kea.
' t4 a# I% P+ s# r0 n! B4 u+ U8 Q        不久之前，在爱琴海的基亚岛上，考古工作者有一项有趣的发现。
( l) U% s! J8 s) q8 c8 P37. An American team explored a temple which stands in an ancient city on the promontory of Ayia Irini.
        一个美国考古队在阿伊亚.依里尼海角的一座古城里考察了一座庙宇。
; p2 [$ [4 U' e38. The city at one time must have been prosperous, for it enjoyed a high level of civilization.
( g5 v  ]$ R- J( x9 U        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。
& ~- D! U  ~, h1 w40. 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.
& v4 @) ]3 \; k, u        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。
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.
* v* o4 V* U+ G4 n        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.
+ p/ G7 Q7 K$ O0 ]  g* o$ K3 S        每一尊雕像代表一位女神，而且一度上过色。
* r; ~; k1 U% p9 E45. 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，
) u$ i( ^, d& o, G( y46. Its missing head happened to be among remains of the fifth century B.C.
0 z4 z+ ]# [* f2 V+ v        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.
9 R; i/ T( _5 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
49. When the archaeologists reconstructed the fragments,
+ U0 c( f2 L  c- J; J  ~! U( g        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.
        她身高3英尺，双手叉腰。
  f- U0 V& F& V/ I52. She was wearing a full-length skirt which swept the ground.
        身穿一条拖地长裙，
0 [% h; N) j9 D. h53. Despite her great age, she was very graceful indeed,
6 d* L; L% w4 \$ G: f' ~        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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