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.
$ t  P* n7 E  j+ c* f, s; b        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。
$ f9 \) h, Q* ?3 V37. 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。
38. The city at one time must have been prosperous, for it enjoyed a high level of civilization.
2 L& w, `' H: n1 b/ ]. o        这座古城肯定一度很繁荣，因为它曾享有高度的文明，
+ z. S8 B7 k9 V8 B1 o$ k) y6 d39. Houses -- often three storeys high -- were built of stone.
$ ~6 d7 d! w( }7 w( i0 q! E+ b3 ~+ `        房子一般有3层楼高，用石块修建。
: f8 o1 i9 x: `40. They had large rooms with beautifully decorated walls.
        里面房间很大，墙壁装饰华丽。
" @4 f( P8 l& {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。
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。
. U. a4 P5 l  W4 Q1 ]43. In the most sacred room of temple, clay fragments of fifteen statues were found.
8 Y) ], r1 D5 |7 V. o7 e        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.
        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，
2 I% n) O8 ~% v46. 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。
! m5 _/ a# M- i& F* }: ?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。
  P0 l5 G, b0 l; ]) i48. It was very old and precious even then.
1 O/ G6 r9 S) p# G0 V# C0 [& @( A6 ?        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,
+ b$ ^3 x3 @2 G, @) v        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.
* n: w$ b) m0 w% i( b: {        惊奇地发现那位女神原来是一位相貌十分摩登的女郎。
/ Y. E6 M5 D9 r( u51. She stood three feet high and her hands rested on her hips.
        她身高3英尺，双手叉腰。
+ G8 D1 A& A' y6 o52. She was wearing a full-length skirt which swept the ground.
        身穿一条拖地长裙，
5 \" j, X' m- \# O0 l53. Despite her great age, she was very graceful indeed,
1 Y2 X( m0 @# @  m' u# |        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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