新概念英语第三册Lesson3：An unknown goddess.docx

新概念英语第三册Lesson3：An unknown goddess无名女神　　Listen to the tape then answer the question below.　　听录音，然后答复以下问题　　视频: 点击这里收听课文录音　　How did the archaeologists know that the statue was a goddess?　　Some time ago, and interesting discovery was made by archaeologists on the Aegean island of Kea. An American team explored a temple which stands in an ancient city on the promontory of Ayia Irini. The city at one time must have been prosperous, for it enjoyed a high level of civilization. Houses -- often three storeys high -- were built of stone. They had large rooms with beautifully decorated walls. The city was equipped with a drainage system, for a great many clay pipes were found beneath the narrow streets.　　The temple which the archaeologists explored was used as a place of worship from the fifteenth century B.C. until Roman times. In the most sacred room of temple, clay fragments of fifteen statues were found. Each of these represented a goddess and had, at one time, been painted. The body of one statue was found among remains dating from the fifteenth century B.C. It”s missing head happened to be among remains of the fifth century B.C. This head must have been found in Classical times and carefully preserved. It was very old and precious even then. When the archaeologists reconstructed the fragments, they were amazed to find that the goddess turned out to be a very modern-looking woman. She stood three feet high and her hands rested on her hips. She was wearing a full-length skirt which swept the ground. Despite her great age, she was very graceful indeed, but, so far, the archaeologists have been unable to discover her identity.　　New words and expressions 生词和短语　　goddess(tile)　　n. 女神　　archaeologist　　n. 考古学家　　Aegean　　adj. 爱玲海的　　explore　　v. 考察，勘探　　promontory　　n. 海角　　prosperous　　adj. (经济上)富强的，兴盛的　　civilization　　n. 文明　　storey　　n. 楼层　　drainage　　n. 排水　　worship　　n. 祟拜　　sacred　　adj. 宗教的，神圣的　　fragment　　n. 碎片　　remains　　n. 遗物，遗迹，废墟　　classical　　adj. (希腊和罗马)古化的　　reconstruct　　v. 修复　　rest　　v. 倚放，放置　　hip　　n. *，臀部　　full-length　　adj. (裙衣)拖地长的　　graceful　　adj. 优雅的　　identity　　n. 身份　　参考译文　　不久之前，在爱琴海的基亚岛上，考古工有一项好玩的发觉。

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这座古城确定一度很富强，由于它曾享有高度的文明，房子一般有3层楼高，用石块修建里面房间很大，墙壁装饰华美城里甚至还敷设了排水系统，由于在狭窄的街道底下发觉了许很多多陶土制作的排水管道　　考古工考察的这座庙宇从公元前15世纪直到罗马时代始终是祭祀祈祷的场所在庙中最神圣的一间殿堂里发觉了15尊陶雕像的碎片每一尊雕像代表一位女神，而且一度上过色其中有一尊雕像，她的躯体是在公元前15世纪的历史文物中发觉的，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她的脑袋肯定是在古希腊罗马时代就为人所发觉，并受到细心的爱护却使在当时，它也属历史悠久的珍奇之物考古工把这些碎片重新拼装起来后，惊异地发觉那位女神原来是一位相貌非常摩登的女郎她身高3英尺，双手叉腰身穿一条拖地长裙，尽管上了年纪，但体态的确美丽不过，考古工至今未能确定这位女神的身份。