新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课3

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$课文3  无名女神
# q5 J" h% c1 d: K$ D) ?2 B36. 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。
8 P; S9 u: ?7 l, A2 @* i. Q/ O% T38. 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.
/ U, j+ d8 ~$ Q/ p, G$ ]        里面房间很大，墙壁装饰华丽。
% M3 @3 a& U6 n# W! C41. 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。
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。
3 z6 Z! r2 Q& x. k5 ?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。
/ Z% h: P7 c3 o3 v44. 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。
, o8 y4 ?' N* D% B4 |45. The body of one statue was found among remains dating from the fifteenth century B.C.
* q% q' p; s( p1 z# N7 {: O+ T        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.
/ w( H' d4 Z( L5 e        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。
7 \/ f- N3 f. x0 {9 ^. p7 L48. It was very old and precious even then.
) d! [$ A. h5 T# I        却使在当时，它也属历史悠久的珍奇之物。考
' j( t! E& X3 b# u1 H7 r49. When the archaeologists reconstructed the fragments,
0 \* B" F# H# n  _        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。
7 k5 a8 j' o( j51. She stood three feet high and her hands rested on her hips.
) \3 V% p0 ?2 a, I, c        她身高3英尺，双手叉腰。
' i! e% |$ Z5 m5 m( v* L52. She was wearing a full-length skirt which swept the ground.
        身穿一条拖地长裙，
  R; h6 A: I) @53. Despite her great age, she was very graceful indeed,
* x, D( _" N1 X7 D        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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