新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课3

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$课文3  无名女神
; C5 W1 }9 k( m: j  q36. Some time ago, an interesting discovery was made by archaeologists on the Aegean island of Kea.
0 o  l& E6 f+ x& y" i        不久之前，在爱琴海的基亚岛上，考古工作者有一项有趣的发现。
37. An American team explored a temple which stands in an ancient city on the promontory of Ayia Irini.
        一个美国考古队在阿伊亚.依里尼海角的一座古城里考察了一座庙宇。
1 Z2 q$ z) e3 l38. The city at one time must have been prosperous, for it enjoyed a high level of civilization.
8 ^' o* ~: l% H6 x) l+ F        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。
# X/ O! X/ A0 Q: ]# A  [40. They had large rooms with beautifully decorated walls.
        里面房间很大，墙壁装饰华丽。
" m( r3 w2 G5 Y1 r! j& z2 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.
        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。
% x  y/ `, W! z8 w44. 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。
5 U& x7 g7 U6 I- V8 }# A# M45. 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，
$ T6 E7 S5 e' A4 u! Q4 ^* O46. Its missing head happened to be among remains of the fifth century B.C.
1 J  `2 }: }$ K* X6 ]        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.
        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
9 ~$ g- a8 x2 k49. When the archaeologists reconstructed the fragments,
3 p. }! K* a1 [" K$ {6 B" o        古工作者把这些碎片重新拼装起来后，
/ v4 u( w0 I2 J3 m' w) T0 O. t4 A50. they were amazed to find that the goddess turned out to be a very modern-looking woman.
. P- \- u- l$ a5 v        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.
3 N/ K; L. {7 x2 J% S" m, M        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，
; ~% x( x! t( q/ X: r% s53. Despite her great age, she was very graceful indeed,
# ]+ r% ~0 P0 E# [8 @        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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