新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课3

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$课文3  无名女神
36. Some time ago, an interesting discovery was made by archaeologists on the Aegean island of Kea.
        不久之前，在爱琴海的基亚岛上，考古工作者有一项有趣的发现。
/ i/ R1 f+ Q( ^37. An American team explored a temple which stands in an ancient city on the promontory of Ayia Irini.
        一个美国考古队在阿伊亚.依里尼海角的一座古城里考察了一座庙宇。
38. The city at one time must have been prosperous, for it enjoyed a high level of civilization.
        这座古城肯定一度很繁荣，因为它曾享有高度的文明，
39. Houses -- often three storeys high -- were built of stone.
7 J' }7 R- q. I; T4 q$ y* }1 m        房子一般有3层楼高，用石块修建。
40. They had large rooms with beautifully decorated walls.
3 s& j- G. A: R$ |* i        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.
        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。
# \. f6 k. {7 C; l0 e2 Z43. 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。
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。
# i! F, @' J6 r% S8 ?45. The body of one statue was found among remains dating from the fifteenth century B.C.
: |3 R% ^) r* A& o1 m        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，
7 l5 i/ r4 T8 P! e' l46. Its missing head happened to be among remains of the fifth century B.C.
( s" o/ x* o9 V0 R! j        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。
1 U/ O( O+ V" U) [! b7 w9 i' q47. This head must have been found in Classical times and carefully preserved.
  ?& [" R- i8 \0 q        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
49. When the archaeologists reconstructed the fragments,
        古工作者把这些碎片重新拼装起来后，
3 ~# c. V# z! F50. they were amazed to find that the goddess turned out to be a very modern-looking woman.
8 J1 r" J. O" A% G6 T        惊奇地发现那位女神原来是一位相貌十分摩登的女郎。
8 B, h  {. y# z2 |  `  ?9 k  p) o51. She stood three feet high and her hands rested on her hips.
4 g5 Y3 \; L$ B6 O/ B8 G        她身高3英尺，双手叉腰。
52. She was wearing a full-length skirt which swept the ground.
7 y# w, A8 ~) j/ ]: e+ [        身穿一条拖地长裙，
. @! i' h/ ^! }' R% B- }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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