第3课

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Some time ago, an interesting discovery was made by archaeologists on the Aegean island of Kea.

不久前，考古学家在爱琴海的凯阿岛上有一项有趣的发现。

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An American team explored a temple which stands in an ancient city on the promontory of Ayia Irini.

一个美国小组考察了在阿伊亚伊里尼海角的一座古城中的一座神庙。

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The city at one time must have been prosperous, for it enjoyed a high level of civilization.

这座城市曾一度繁荣，因为它享有高度的文明。

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Houses -- often three storeys high -- were built of stone.

房屋——通常有三层楼高——是用石头建造的。

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They had large rooms with beautifully decorated walls.

它们有大房间，墙壁装饰精美。

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The city was even equipped with a drainage system, for a great many clay pipes were found beneath the narrow streets.

这座城市甚至配备了排水系统，因为在狭窄的街道下发现了大量的陶土管道。

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The temple which the archaeologists explored was used as a place of worship from the fifteenth century B.C. until Roman times.

考古学家考察的神庙从公元前15世纪一直到罗马时代都被用作礼拜场所。

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In the most sacred room of the temple, clay fragments of fifteen statues were found.

在神庙最神圣的房间里，发现了15尊雕像的陶土碎片。

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Each of these represented a goddess and had, at one time, been painted.

每一尊都代表一位女神，并且曾被涂上颜色。

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The body of one statue was found among remains dating from the 15th century B.C.

一尊雕像的身体是在可追溯到公元前15世纪的遗迹中发现的。

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Its missing head happened to be among remains of the fifth century B.C.

它缺失的头部碰巧在公元前5世纪的遗迹中。

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This head must have been found in Classical times and carefully preserved.

这个头部一定是在古典时期被发现并精心保存下来的。

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It was very old and precious even then.

即使在当时，它也非常古老而珍贵。

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When the archaeologists reconstructed the fragments, they were amazed to find that the goddess turned out to be a very modern-looking woman.

当考古学家重组这些碎片时，他们惊讶地发现这位女神竟然是一个看起来非常现代的女人。

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She stood three feet high and her hands rested on her hips.

她身高三英尺，双手叉腰。

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She was wearing a full-length skirt which swept the ground.

她穿着一件拖地的长裙。

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Despite her great age, she was very graceful indeed, but, so far, the archaeologists have been unable to discover her identity.

尽管她年代久远，但确实非常优雅，不过到目前为止，考古学家们还未能发现她的身份。