新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课3

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$课文3  无名女神
36. Some time ago, an interesting discovery was made by archaeologists on the Aegean island of Kea.
        不久之前，在爱琴海的基亚岛上，考古工作者有一项有趣的发现。
37. An American team explored a temple which stands in an ancient city on the promontory of Ayia Irini.
        一个美国考古队在阿伊亚.依里尼海角的一座古城里考察了一座庙宇。
38. The city at one time must have been prosperous, for it enjoyed a high level of civilization.
: |* |0 g% F, X* t        这座古城肯定一度很繁荣，因为它曾享有高度的文明，
39. Houses -- often three storeys high -- were built of stone.
        房子一般有3层楼高，用石块修建。
40. They had large rooms with beautifully decorated walls.
        里面房间很大，墙壁装饰华丽。
8 f$ [. M8 q5 s: E& k7 p41. 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.
" W9 A/ b/ G. c0 c: F# j. m4 O3 E        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。
* V0 w- R7 T4 ?' ]6 S8 k44. 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.
* V1 g: c& _5 B5 l) G        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，
9 e# l  O. e0 b4 e3 \: z46. 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。
+ c6 Y9 n: D2 p% B" u. p. S47. 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。
48. It was very old and precious even then.
; B, i( n5 W: q" t6 T" I) X: Z        却使在当时，它也属历史悠久的珍奇之物。考
/ U; Q/ q4 J( `4 j; T) ^3 @+ _49. When the archaeologists reconstructed the fragments,
/ k+ P" m, c" d9 K2 |$ j        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.
        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.
, X3 e9 d+ `( S! {2 }        她身高3英尺，双手叉腰。
52. She was wearing a full-length skirt which swept the ground.
2 N8 \" b$ x$ \' U5 I1 p        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。
7 v$ s* g& ^, ]5 [$ v/ k! W2 k* M5 V54. but, so far, the archaeologists have been unable to discover her identity.

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