新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课3

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$课文3  无名女神
2 n- k5 e# ]& P$ Q# t5 Z% W36. 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。
0 [+ [/ n3 w, L37. 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。
7 h) S2 s5 x/ J' e9 e; i: C% J38. The city at one time must have been prosperous, for it enjoyed a high level of civilization.
0 Q8 X4 }* H) a7 `% s        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.
5 f, Q" q( L8 s. P6 B: w* _& ^  Z3 Z) e        房子一般有3层楼高，用石块修建。
40. They had large rooms with beautifully decorated walls.
+ ]& e3 }. h/ ]- L, g        里面房间很大，墙壁装饰华丽。
' q# n/ o( Q4 L* b- ~' D3 z0 f41. 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。
43. In the most sacred room of temple, clay fragments of fifteen statues were found.
6 S/ r) k- G* \        在庙中最神圣的一间殿堂里发现了15尊陶雕像的碎片。
8 v! M2 G8 r; U+ Q! x" J44. 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.
        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，
8 L5 S. o  ~  Z' n8 O46. Its missing head happened to be among remains of the fifth century B.C.
: h( j: D7 P2 S        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.
4 C6 I, Y1 A" _% f' p/ ]        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。
& Z$ r/ ]4 b" Y9 s48. It was very old and precious even then.
; s+ P! s* f" k  d) f- B+ f% v        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，
# }5 p8 _$ v' }- ~/ F50. they were amazed to find that the goddess turned out to be a very modern-looking woman.
( H" ^; `" j; l- Q9 y. i0 p        惊奇地发现那位女神原来是一位相貌十分摩登的女郎。
" \# y9 ?- n! J# X51. She stood three feet high and her hands rested on her hips.
' J) {3 l8 H. T$ y% |        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,
, P! e# t/ L( C; ]        尽管上了年纪，但体态确实优美。
3 A9 t' P) T( j54. but, so far, the archaeologists have been unable to discover her identity.

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