新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课3

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$课文3  无名女神
36. Some time ago, an interesting discovery was made by archaeologists on the Aegean island of Kea.
        不久之前，在爱琴海的基亚岛上，考古工作者有一项有趣的发现。
37. An American team explored a temple which stands in an ancient city on the promontory of Ayia Irini.
        一个美国考古队在阿伊亚.依里尼海角的一座古城里考察了一座庙宇。
5 U( a4 P% y1 {( [: ]+ [38. The city at one time must have been prosperous, for it enjoyed a high level of civilization.
) e- [: ?/ ?" F        这座古城肯定一度很繁荣，因为它曾享有高度的文明，
39. Houses -- often three storeys high -- were built of stone.
        房子一般有3层楼高，用石块修建。
40. They had large rooms with beautifully decorated walls.
        里面房间很大，墙壁装饰华丽。
41. The city was even equipped with a drainage system, for a great many clay pipes were found beneath the narrow streets.
        城里甚至还敷设了排水系统，因为在狭窄的街道底下发现了许许多多陶土制作的排水管道。
3 N) K* C9 {& {4 z42. The temple which the archaeologists explored was used as a place of worship from the fifteenth century B.C. until Roman times.
6 T/ f- w$ e; z1 O! c        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。
: o7 n& C) Z2 n7 c& k+ R44. 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。
  I! V  g- L0 ?" T& Q( t- y  o* \1 p- p45. The body of one statue was found among remains dating from the fifteenth century B.C.
- {- Z( g- g7 \8 z) R4 @; U6 n& b        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.
4 r; Y( a( a" \        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。
3 f! [% ^7 ~  X: v1 {47. This head must have been found in Classical times and carefully preserved.
6 j% K/ E+ h* |* J        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。
+ L: a% V6 L4 j$ |$ L# 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
; W( Z, i1 W* D% L  D* i) x49. When the archaeologists reconstructed the fragments,
) r8 ^' P7 n" R8 o; _; I        古工作者把这些碎片重新拼装起来后，
3 B; {" A6 H/ f6 _50. they were amazed to find that the goddess turned out to be a very modern-looking woman.
6 K# _. c/ d( x  q) ]! [        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.
( f7 ^8 N, C7 p  l3 L$ ?        她身高3英尺，双手叉腰。
/ b4 I! K8 e+ b3 I  y52. She was wearing a full-length skirt which swept the ground.
        身穿一条拖地长裙，
& \4 W0 n+ f5 H2 n% l: e/ A& G53. Despite her great age, she was very graceful indeed,
4 }1 p; R& Y9 o        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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