新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课3

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$课文3  无名女神
36. Some time ago, an interesting discovery was made by archaeologists on the Aegean island of Kea.
4 p8 L+ {) R, s" x0 e4 u        不久之前，在爱琴海的基亚岛上，考古工作者有一项有趣的发现。
37. An American team explored a temple which stands in an ancient city on the promontory of Ayia Irini.
  K2 M# r0 k/ x  [        一个美国考古队在阿伊亚.依里尼海角的一座古城里考察了一座庙宇。
0 G1 K8 v3 |  G- `/ d5 e) T7 X38. The city at one time must have been prosperous, for it enjoyed a high level of civilization.
( g/ y+ m: M& y        这座古城肯定一度很繁荣，因为它曾享有高度的文明，
6 v+ {% e' {" ]  v6 Y39. Houses -- often three storeys high -- were built of stone.
        房子一般有3层楼高，用石块修建。
* ^, _9 D4 L% D4 M1 Q40. They had large rooms with beautifully decorated walls.
        里面房间很大，墙壁装饰华丽。
41. The city was even equipped with a drainage system, for a great many clay pipes were found beneath the narrow streets.
* j$ F. ^+ [& C) T& a        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。
! ?1 U7 Z2 i6 m44. Each of these represented a goddess and had, at one time, been painted.
6 k( Q1 p! I; h; [3 l; T8 ?        每一尊雕像代表一位女神，而且一度上过色。
. ?) J7 N. \7 w8 x5 z( y$ x: r45. 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，
/ B; j) k; i4 F! a; n46. Its missing head happened to be among remains of the fifth century B.C.
4 _! a. ?) v6 G7 ]        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。
' x. r4 \* [9 B3 r- H7 X47. This head must have been found in Classical times and carefully preserved.
& g$ z) R7 h- t& ~, s        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
' V+ I6 r' [: Q5 f, _49. When the archaeologists reconstructed the fragments,
) W) j+ d0 |% P' J8 z2 V# N- D        古工作者把这些碎片重新拼装起来后，
' J) K7 [% k0 ?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.
        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，
' t0 x  R3 ~3 Z9 Z# w2 B# d53. Despite her great age, she was very graceful indeed,
7 Y# ~' v) S- `: |- }( E% j9 x        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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