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.
! }  P. u; W) t  {6 V( H0 P        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.
' r4 t% T3 o2 y* Q3 I& c7 z# L* r        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，
8 J, |6 y/ m4 Z8 k5 }) Q2 A39. Houses -- often three storeys high -- were built of stone.
        房子一般有3层楼高，用石块修建。
  c3 d: W9 l& @' t40. They had large rooms with beautifully decorated walls.
        里面房间很大，墙壁装饰华丽。
5 {  G  y# t9 x9 A* @; ^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。
: \& H! d0 S7 H7 r42. 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。
2 E+ h! [4 G3 Z# x6 x+ f  x6 }43. In the most sacred room of temple, clay fragments of fifteen statues were found.
( A6 r. y8 s0 ]8 l& h8 g9 A        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.
1 s5 A1 C* Q) j1 }: y        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，
7 ~) g8 e) m  H5 X) y! C46. 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.
$ x2 T5 O$ R1 v4 o        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。
( D% ?& J9 Z" _  S48. 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，
50. they were amazed to find that the goddess turned out to be a very modern-looking woman.
; Z  }, v" u( I" J- m        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.
: }& _) `( `' \0 s+ t        她身高3英尺，双手叉腰。
6 U) K, G3 d1 k3 W. {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,
        尽管上了年纪，但体态确实优美。
; s6 q1 ]  k! C% S" }54. but, so far, the archaeologists have been unable to discover her identity.

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