新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课3

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$课文3  无名女神
36. Some time ago, an interesting discovery was made by archaeologists on the Aegean island of Kea.
3 M3 D9 \2 D* l9 [+ Y3 B        不久之前，在爱琴海的基亚岛上，考古工作者有一项有趣的发现。
) N  j  R& O9 R0 j37. An American team explored a temple which stands in an ancient city on the promontory of Ayia Irini.
2 P5 u7 w# ]. G6 r" W/ [        一个美国考古队在阿伊亚.依里尼海角的一座古城里考察了一座庙宇。
38. The city at one time must have been prosperous, for it enjoyed a high level of civilization.
        这座古城肯定一度很繁荣，因为它曾享有高度的文明，
. |+ p5 U$ f+ P/ B$ x, o  O, I9 N39. Houses -- often three storeys high -- were built of stone.
6 |9 c4 L! C0 |2 o2 g        房子一般有3层楼高，用石块修建。
40. They had large rooms with beautifully decorated walls.
; `9 ^) u$ k; _0 i4 }4 Z) I) u        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。
42. The temple which the archaeologists explored was used as a place of worship from the fifteenth century B.C. until Roman times.
/ x8 v; L0 {) }1 j9 r        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。
, O( l* o. l' ?9 b7 B43. 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。
1 X9 |% L1 o3 ]. d% ^+ v( v, e44. Each of these represented a goddess and had, at one time, been painted.
2 t0 U% x3 l' Q& a; c        每一尊雕像代表一位女神，而且一度上过色。
2 ^$ O* b0 e# W  D2 e- 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，
5 x( u. M( Q* J46. 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。
47. This head must have been found in Classical times and carefully preserved.
" Z+ g+ N9 m4 e9 Z5 f        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
) c+ a- X  e- z& T! H49. When the archaeologists reconstructed the fragments,
        古工作者把这些碎片重新拼装起来后，
$ {# V. b- M% L7 Z50. 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.
% }$ s0 G7 w8 J' ?7 E        她身高3英尺，双手叉腰。
52. She was wearing a full-length skirt which swept the ground.
        身穿一条拖地长裙，
53. Despite her great age, she was very graceful indeed,
/ {( m+ }/ @* Y2 t+ P6 V5 e        尽管上了年纪，但体态确实优美。
4 F* |) Z+ t% f' \) t54. but, so far, the archaeologists have been unable to discover her identity.

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