新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课3

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$课文3  无名女神
36. Some time ago, an interesting discovery was made by archaeologists on the Aegean island of Kea.
/ J3 Y  \5 ^* g        不久之前，在爱琴海的基亚岛上，考古工作者有一项有趣的发现。
- h5 m$ i# H* G8 X37. An American team explored a temple which stands in an ancient city on the promontory of Ayia Irini.
$ ]8 l1 E  t# |7 ?  f8 S        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。
4 C4 m* P9 V. Y  L; I; V9 P" 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，
$ d  ?; o, e" m( @* ~4 _8 V39. Houses -- often three storeys high -- were built of stone.
$ o4 F6 \# t; C8 `8 t/ G        房子一般有3层楼高，用石块修建。
40. They had large rooms with beautifully decorated walls.
) k6 h) o0 d/ g- j) Q% N: Z        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。
1 K. e% @! j4 K5 A42. 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。
5 l$ \- s8 `5 j/ |9 ]" t" e" @+ g44. Each of these represented a goddess and had, at one time, been painted.
; U, r4 P" M( q- }        每一尊雕像代表一位女神，而且一度上过色。
4 g% w) H) a0 {" G" x9 ~  D45. The body of one statue was found among remains dating from the fifteenth century B.C.
0 W, a$ y+ B) F5 |8 A2 j, p- ?# x        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，
0 h' |4 p' g, @( P' W) U- P46. 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。
+ f0 Y  I9 r6 ?% o) \1 p: b47. This head must have been found in Classical times and carefully preserved.
% M  y8 F. y/ S        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。
' K* S) T9 l9 T. ]7 Z7 ?3 ?/ |48. It was very old and precious even then.
5 K# j1 }' d" X3 o3 O$ S        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,
        古工作者把这些碎片重新拼装起来后，
1 ^) `+ R+ i9 X7 ?; [, s# v2 q; p' f- b50. 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。
( {4 V! y# a0 N  @! Z4 Y/ A( ^9 K52. She was wearing a full-length skirt which swept the ground.
3 u0 F& w6 j; ^( |  E* [! M        身穿一条拖地长裙，
53. 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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