新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课3

ltlong52010

$课文3  无名女神
* Y, y# d2 A8 z7 w% d' V36. Some time ago, an interesting discovery was made by archaeologists on the Aegean island of Kea.
        不久之前，在爱琴海的基亚岛上，考古工作者有一项有趣的发现。
37. An American team explored a temple which stands in an ancient city on the promontory of Ayia Irini.
4 o! [0 U+ |& Q        一个美国考古队在阿伊亚.依里尼海角的一座古城里考察了一座庙宇。
' I3 i& ?2 l: h( T38. The city at one time must have been prosperous, for it enjoyed a high level of civilization.
  J) u( Y0 w+ T+ g0 h; A. w; Q        这座古城肯定一度很繁荣，因为它曾享有高度的文明，
! |9 U" }( E7 |& n39. Houses -- often three storeys high -- were built of stone.
' o6 B. R7 {! P% O2 p9 b2 W+ M$ V        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。
5 O" X( P) W* U6 r, B41. 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。
. a: x- e6 f" Y44. Each of these represented a goddess and had, at one time, been painted.
8 T+ D$ O+ M& k. z$ q        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.
. q7 J* C& X. \9 ^        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，
46. Its missing head happened to be among remains of the fifth century B.C.
) D( d: m2 I8 e        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.
  m! B  @4 E1 E/ B$ f) q1 G        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.
: C) N  B+ N" \. a2 W2 J        却使在当时，它也属历史悠久的珍奇之物。考
  {' m8 a6 p! e7 k3 M1 z% _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.
        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.
& i( K8 u5 y9 X. G- c& k' ^3 n        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,
        尽管上了年纪，但体态确实优美。
" l+ L* i- r6 h" d/ m54. but, so far, the archaeologists have been unable to discover her identity.

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