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36. Some time ago, an interesting discovery was made by archaeologists on the Aegean island of Kea.
! @& m+ u' ]* Q o8 n' m. H 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。 k6 W P" {' ]( I4 n
37. An American team explored a temple which stands in an ancient city on the promontory of Ayia Irini. e! C1 g0 ?2 ^' w" M$ d2 m
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。, l& p* R( r9 l9 a8 C" j
38. The city at one time must have been prosperous, for it enjoyed a high level of civilization.
0 O- U2 O# C; K4 r5 @1 |7 L- k0 H 这座古城肯定一度很繁荣,因为它曾享有高度的文明,
" f. S [" N, w0 h39. Houses -- often three storeys high -- were built of stone.4 D2 H. ^1 i0 F7 K% n6 H' x
房子一般有3层楼高,用石块修建。
; \$ {0 B2 o p0 k9 [% h" {40. They had large rooms with beautifully decorated walls.; {# g& X* n% f3 T4 a7 J) {7 Q
里面房间很大,墙壁装饰华丽。
1 X* w- l5 k* H" ~% @! R1 A3 a41. The city was even equipped with a drainage system, for a great many clay pipes were found beneath the narrow streets.
s N, s0 x* |$ R7 ?3 N* ?+ B2 L 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。/ n& n8 |' `; G# b; e3 K
42. The temple which the archaeologists explored was used as a place of worship from the fifteenth century B.C. until Roman times.
& F7 |' ~& ~3 U 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。
% d7 x, z( ~; f9 {) _43. In the most sacred room of temple, clay fragments of fifteen statues were found.) @& Z' w' k$ E( f
在庙中最神圣的一间殿堂里发现了15尊陶雕像的碎片。* ^- G( m, C5 |6 i- v' G
44. Each of these represented a goddess and had, at one time, been painted.
1 s4 M; E! V$ ^* I3 U7 L* F 每一尊雕像代表一位女神,而且一度上过色。
9 W6 j( R; H N45. The body of one statue was found among remains dating from the fifteenth century B.C.1 h0 R% [& V# s* q
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,
! t. a, {$ f$ s. O! `46. Its missing head happened to be among remains of the fifth century B.C.
! t+ d0 @( ?* N% i: [ 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。# \+ p# \, d7 o2 G
47. This head must have been found in Classical times and carefully preserved.7 e/ d2 K5 {& e! h
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) q+ E% u7 C% ~
48. It was very old and precious even then.
& _+ x" Z) t, p; t3 ^% q. ?* p 却使在当时,它也属历史悠久的珍奇之物。考$ r: P$ J$ M& A$ |
49. When the archaeologists reconstructed the fragments,1 c( R, p1 m% F1 k( J: k8 y. H
古工作者把这些碎片重新拼装起来后,
/ B( x; M1 s9 K$ ]3 s+ O, n. @3 K50. they were amazed to find that the goddess turned out to be a very modern-looking woman.# w- ^+ d D& |0 o$ u8 }/ N
惊奇地发现那位女神原来是一位相貌十分摩登的女郎。- R/ r5 B- @' L& |
51. She stood three feet high and her hands rested on her hips.
* m: ?0 z7 _" x/ F! f8 C F6 G7 M 她身高3英尺,双手叉腰。& N/ G1 I, e3 p& q: O* l) p
52. She was wearing a full-length skirt which swept the ground.8 I Q; v+ {, ?" W) n
身穿一条拖地长裙,( W, e: U. P6 B9 h
53. Despite her great age, she was very graceful indeed,4 T# }% J- A: s. ^, z& i- u, K- p& _2 g
尽管上了年纪,但体态确实优美。6 w2 m, U' X5 j1 g; z
54. but, so far, the archaeologists have been unable to discover her identity. |
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