裕兴新概念英语第三册笔记第三课课文讲解

新概念第三册课文翻译及学习笔记：Lesson3【课文】 Listen to the tape then answer the question below. 听录音，然后回答以下问题。

How did the archaeologists know that the statue was a goddess? Some time ago, an 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 even 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. Its 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 sweptthe ground. Despite her great age, she was very graceful indeed, but, so far, the archaeologists have been unable to discover her identity. 【课文翻译】 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。

完整版)新概念英语第三册课文及详解第3课In ancient times。

there was a goddess who was worshipped by the people of a small village。

She was known for her beauty and kindness。

and the XXX。

as time passed。

XXX。

One day。

a group of archaeologists XXX。

They were amazed by the beauty of the temple that had been built in her honor。

and they set out to learn more about her。

XXX historians。

but they could find no n of the goddess anywhere else。

It was as if she had been otten by the rest of the world。

XXX had created many beautiful works of art in her honor。

XXX the story of the goddess。

XXX and had provided them with a sense of community。

The archaeologists were amazed by the power of this otten goddess。

and they vowed to share her story with the world。

They created a museum dedicated to her and her people。

and they invited visitors from all over the world to come and learn aboutthis unknown goddess and the XXX。

新概念英语第三册学习笔记第3课 An UnknownGoddess第一段词汇解析①explored = examined。

②ancient = very old。

③prosperous = wealthy, booming,flourishing。

④storeys = floors。

⑤beneath = under。

⑥for 引导原因状语从句，对主句附加说明， because 强调原因。

第二段词汇解析①sacred = holy, solemn, divine。

②fragments = pieces。

③remains = surviving pieces。

④这里 B.C.的第二个点与句号合并，为了避免误以为是从句，用括号标出一个不必标出的句号，下同。

⑤英语中表示惊讶的词语强弱水准如下：弱 surprised， astonished，amazed， astounded 强。

小贴士如何背单词？编者认为在准备四六级的过程中，除了认真学习本书之外，还应该在背熟高考考纲词汇的基础上认真背记大学英语四、六级词汇，市面上各种词汇书琳琅满目，其实质就是考纲词汇表的注释，大体差不多，选一本自己比较喜欢的就行。

具体能够借鉴艾宾浩斯遗忘曲线记忆法，在你初背以后的 20 分钟、 1 小时、 8 小时、 1 天、 2 天、 6天、31 天都要实行复习！以作者为例，早上起床以后实行初背，背完后读二十分钟英语接着便是第一次复习，吃过早餐后实行第二次复习，中午起来后实行第三次复习，日后几天的空闲时间也好、中午睡觉前后也好一定要即时复习。

我每天背二十个，就在这二十个单词旁边标明要复习的日期，背完就打个勾。

这是极其考验毅力和情商（统筹、执行等水平）的一件事情。

二十个单词怎么背，在初背时，首先一个单词一个单词地背，背完第二个后要先复习第一个然后再去背第三个，背完后先复习第二个再去背第四个，依此类推。

当然，复习时就没有必要了，我推荐的复习方法是看着中文来回想单词，再看着英文单词说出中文意思，每一次复习后都要感觉这二十个家伙已被自己了如指掌。

Text 课⽂ How did the archaeologists know that the statue was a goddess? Some time ago, an interesting discovery was made by archaeologists on the Aegean island of Kea. some time 1>经过若⼲时间 2>在未来的某时 sometime adv.在某⼀时候, 曾经, 有⼀天 sometimes adv.不时, 有时 中⽂习惯⽤主动语态。

英⽂习惯⽤被动语态。

以事件、结果、影响、效果为主语，强调对客观事实的陈述。

An American team explored a temple which stands in an ancient city on the promontory of Ayia Irini. which引导定语从句，修饰限定temple。

（which = that） stand(不及物) = lie(不及物) 位于 = situate(及物) 使位于, 使处于 = locate(及物) 使...坐落于, 位于 which stands in... = which lies in… = which is located in… = which is situated in... Stand 1 >⾝⾼ 2>表⽰⾼⾼坐落于, 矗⽴于 -- She stands 1.75m. 她⾝⾼1.75⽶ -- A great tree stands on the mount. ⼀棵⼤树竖⽴在⼭上。

The city at one time must have been prosperous, for it enjoyed a high level of civilization. for?引导原因状语从句：对主句的附加说明和解释，提供更多的信息。

•archaeology n. 考古学••词根部分archae-:源⾃自古希腊语，指ancient legends or history, 古代传说或者历史;••后缀-ology: the study of sth. 学科•●∙∙∙Some time 一段时间补充：形近表达sometime adv.在某一时候, 曾经, 有一天sometimes adv.不时, 有时some times 几次•stand(vi.) 此处表示“坐落于”“位于”“（高贵）矗立于” be located in•A great tree stands on the mount. 一棵大树竖立在山上。

There is a temple standing on the top of the mountain. 山顶上有座寺庙。

A row of willows stands on the riverside. 河边长着一排柳树。

补充：同义表达lie (vi.) ; situate(vt.); Locate(vt.) 使...坐落于, 位于which stands in... = which lies in… = which is located in… = which is situated in...补充：stand其他用法Stand 做动词还可以表示“身高”。

She stands 1.75m. 她身高1.75米She stood three feet high and her hands rested on her hips. 她身高三英尺，双手叉腰。

1-3 这座古城肯定一度很繁荣，因为它曾享有高度的文明，The city at one time must have been prosperous，{for it enjoyed a high level of civilization}．生词学习●∙∙∙prosperous adj. （经济上）繁荣的，昌盛的Our finance is prosperous. 我们的经济非常的繁荣。

Lesson 11Not guilty 无罪一.单词讲解1.g ui l ty innocent（无罪的，无辜的；纯洁，善良的）【反义词】①be guilty of a crime 犯…罪②be guilty of bribery 犯有行贿罪③be guilty of corruption 犯有贪污罪④be guilty of defamation 犯有诽谤罪⑤be guilty of malfeasance 犯有渎职罪⑥be guilty of rape 犯有强奸罪⑦be guilty of arson 纵火罪⑧surrender oneself 自首⑴feel guilty about:内疚Eg. I feel really guilty about forgetting her birthday again.我又把她的生日给忘了，对此我非常的内疚。

2.tolerant a.宽容大度的（-ant：形容词词缀）Eg: My parents are really tolerant of my choice of football. 我的父母对我选择足球为职业非常宽容。

⑴tolerable: a 可容忍的，可接受的Eg: I find her barely tolerable.我发现她真是让人忍无可忍。

3. Declare v.（正式）宣称，宣告⑴declare war on : 对…宣战Eg: Police have now declared war on drug dealers警察向毒贩子宣战。

⑵申报Eg: Do you have anything to declare?你有要申报的吗？⑶declaration : n.宣言the declaration of Independence : 独立宣言⑷state v. 声明Eg: A problem well stated is half solved.说清了问题就等于解决了问题的一半。

Lesson3 An unknown goddess 无名女神Some time ago ,an 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 an one time mast have been prosperous,for it enjoyed a high level of civilization .House_often three storeys high_were built of stone .They had large rooms with beautifully decorated walls. The city was even equipped with a drainage ,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 the temple ,clay fragments of fifteen statue 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,Its 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 ,the wereamazed 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.Today we’ll learn a story is about an archaeological discovery in Greece.In the story the archaeologists found clay fragments in an ancient temple.These represented the fifteenth statues of goddess which had once been painted .The body of one statue was found among remains from the fifteenth century B.C.Which it’s head was found among remains from the fifth century B.C.When the fragments mere reconstructed,they turned out to be a goddess which stood three feet high .Her hands rested on hips and she was wearing a full_length skirt .Her identity is unknown.Now listen to the story first ,let’s look whether me can answer the question or not.How did the archaeologists know that the statue was a goddess ?(Because the fragment.We found in the most sacred room of temple)Now learn the new words.(1).goddess. n. 女神(2).archaeologist n.考古学家archae =ancientology =to study-ist=....(人）biology 生物学biologist 生物学家geology 地质学geologist地质学家physiology 物理学physiologist 物理学家(3).Aegean adj.爱琴海的(4).explore v. 考察，勘探explorer.勘探家exploration 探险adventure 探险venture 探险(5).promontory n.海角。

Lesson oneA puma at large一、课文讲解Puma a large cat-like animal 美洲狮●Lion tiger leopard 豹jaguar美洲虎cougar美洲豹Cheetah 猎豹lynx 大山猫Panther 黑豹◆Cat-like 像猫一样Mother-likeChildlike (lovelyChildish (immature■At largeLarge-powerful-out of controlE.g.: The desperate criminal is still at large . Escape 逃跑Flee away 跑开Scatter away 四散而逃Evade tax 逃税DesertDesert one's army逃兵Cut class 逃课◆Spot n./v.N . 点,斑点A beauty spotSolar spotSpotlight 聚光灯Be in the spotlightEg. Tom cruse is in the spotlight in american film industry . Eg. A leopard will not change its spot . 江山易改,本性难移。

V. 不易察觉Observe (正式观察,观测DiscoverRecognizeDetect 探测Explore 探索■Evidence n. 证据Self-evident a. 不言自明的《the declaration of independence》It was draw up by Thomas Jefferson in 1776 and one of the most important documents ever published . Here isthe first sentence which shook the ruling classes of Europe .We hold these truths to be self-evidence , that all men are created equal , that they are endowed by their creator with the certain unalienable rights ,that among these are life , liberty and the pursuit of happiness .◆Oblige : be made to do sth by law or morality (often in passive viceFeel obliged to doEg. Men feel obliged to take the responsibility for family .Compel : to make people have a particular feeling or attitude9-year's compulsory education 九年义务教育Drive : to make someone feel or do sth bad or unpleasantDrive sb nutsE.g.: The terrible music drove me nuts .■Hunt v. 打猎,狩猎Hunt for 搜寻,寻找Hunt for a jobHunt for a loveGo hunting forJob hunterHead hunterBargain hunter●Human being(s(god and animalMankindEg. In the long history of the mankindHuman race : all people , considered together as a single group Men : 人类♦Be 存在《hamlet》......when he hesitated ti kill his uncleTo be or not to be 存在或者灭亡Being1-creatureGod being animal being2-existenceComing into beingThe people republic of china came into being in 1949 .For the time being 眼下E.g.: For the time being , the cheetahs are hard up . 眼下,猎豹手头比较紧。

新概念3-3英语第三册第三课New concept English Lesson 3An unknown goddess 无名女神goddess，女神；极受崇敬（或敬慕）的女人How did the archaeologists know that the statue was a goddess?考古学家是怎么知道雕像是一个女神的？archaeologist，考古学家statue，雕像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基亚岛上做出一个有趣的发现。

Some time ago，不久前the Aegean island of Kea，爱琴海的基亚岛An American team explored a temple which stands in an ancient city on the promontory of Ayia Irini. 一个美国团队在阿伊亚·伊里尼海角探索了一个坐落于一个古老城市的庙宇explore，探索temple，（非基督教的）庙宇，寺院，神殿，圣堂ancient，古老的promontory ，海角The city at one time must have been prosperous, for it enjoyed a high level of civilization.这个城市在某个时代肯定是繁荣的，因为它曾经享有高度文明prosperous，繁荣的enjoy，享有high level of civilization，高度文明Houses -- often three storeys high -- were built of stone.房子- - 通常有三层高- - 是用石头建的storey，层They（指房子）had large rooms with beautifully decorated walls.它们（指房子）有很大的房间，墙面装饰很漂亮decorate，装饰The city was equipped with a drainage system,城市装备有排水系统equipped with装备drainage排水for a great many clay pipes were found beneath the narrow streets.因为有大量的陶土管子在狭窄的街道下面被发现a great many，许多，大量clay，陶土beneath，在……下面The temple which the archaeologists explored was used as a place of worship from the fifteenth century B.C. until Roman times.考古学家探索的庙宇，从公元前15世纪到罗马时代，是用作祭拜的地方，worship，祭拜the fifteenth century B.C. 公元前十五世纪Roman times，罗马时期，罗马时代In the most sacred room of the temple,在庙宇最神圣的房间sacred，神圣的clay fragments of fifteen statues were found.15个雕像的陶土碎片被发现fragments，碎片Each of these（指雕像）represented a goddess and had, atone time, been painted.这些（雕像）的每一个都代表一个女神，并且在某个时候（雕像）是画了色彩的represent，代表，相当于The body of one statue was found among remains dating from the fifteenth century B.C.一个雕像的身体在一堆古代遗物中被发现，（这些古代遗物）可以追溯到公元前15世纪remains，古代遗物dating from，追溯到It's missing head happened to be among remains of the fifth century B.C.它丢失的头颅碰巧在一堆公元前5世纪的古代遗物中happen to be，碰巧This head must have been found in Classical times and carefully preserved.这个头颅肯定在古典时代被发现，并且被小心保存Classical times，古典时代preserved，保存It was very old and precious even then.即便是那个时候（指古典时代），它（指头颅）是非常古老和珍贵的precious，珍贵的When the archaeologists reconstructed the fragments,当考古学家把这些碎片组合起来的时候they were amazed to find that the goddess turned out to be a very modern-looking woman.他们惊奇的发现女神原来是非常时髦的女人turn out to be，证明是，结果是，原来是modern-looking，时髦的She stood three feet high and her hands rested on her hips.她站高三英尺，双手（hands是复数，所以是双手）叉腰（支在臀部上，腰部的位置）rest on，被支持在…上hip，臀部She was wearing a full-length skirt which swept the ground.她穿着拖地长裙Despite her great age, she was very graceful indeed, but, so far, the archaeologists have been unable to discover her identity.尽管上了年纪，她的确很优雅，但是，到目前为止，考古学家还无法发现她的身份。

Lesson 01 A Puma at large 逃遁的美洲狮New words and expression 生词和短语学习词汇时仅知道汉语语义是不够的，要把单词放在语句中体会其应用学习关键句结构是则要把它放在段落结构或文章里puma n.美洲狮spot v.看出, 发现??= see, pick out, recognize, catch sight of 强调结果, 辨别出, 看见, 识别, 发现-- A tall man is easy to spot in the crowd.-- He has good eye for spotting mistakes.同意词：-- find：强调发现的结果 / find?out：查出事实真相-- discover：做出重大发现 / notice：注意到-- observe：观察 / watch：观察活动中的人或画面Spot n.斑点-- There is a white spot on the shirt.on the spot 有两个含义：1> 立刻, 马上（at?once, immediately）-- Anyone breaking the rules will be asked to leave on the spot.2> at?the?place?of?the?action 在现场-- Wherever she is needed, she is quickly on the spot.Evidence n.证据（不可数名词）Evident adj.明显的, 显然的 / evidently adv.明显地, 显然Evidence = proof (n.证据)-- When the police arrived, he had already destroyed the evidence.in?evidence 显而易见的-- He was in evidence at the party.Accumulate v.积累, 积聚（强调积累的过程）-- As the evidence accumulates, experts from the zoo felt obliged to investigate.Gather vt.聚集, 把某人召集在某处-- The teacher gathered his students in the class Collect vt.搜集, 采集-- Do you collect stamps? Yes, I collect stamps as my hobby.（n.业余爱好）Assemble v.集合, 集会 / 装配-- A large number of people assemble on the square. Hoard vt.大量的储存（-- hoard?up = store?up 储藏）-- The squirrel hoards up nuts for the cold winter （squirrel n.松鼠） nut n.坚果）amass vt.积聚（主要用于诗歌和文学作品）-- The clouds amassed above the hillsOblige v.使…感到必须feel?obliged?to?do?sth 感觉有必要做某事-- I feel obliged to say no to his demand（n.要求, 需要）be?obliged?to?do?sth 被迫做某事-- They were obliged to sell their car to pay their debts off.（debt n.债务）hunt v.n.追猎, 寻找（hunt for）-- The experts from London zoo began to hunt (v.) for a puma.-- The hunt (n.) for the puma proved the difficult. （prove vt.证明, 证实）search 搜寻某处为了寻找到某人或某物-- The police were searching the forest for the missing boy.run?after 强调追赶, 追求-- look, a dog is running after a cat-- what are you run after in your lifeseek = pursue? v.追寻(理想)chase v.追赶（-- They are chasing a thief / They are running after a thief）blackberry n.黑莓 / berry n.浆果human?being 人类corner v.使走投无路, 使陷入困境作为动词, 经常使用被动语态-- The thief was cornered at last-- The problem cornered me.corner n.角落-- at the corner of the street-- in the corner of the room-- on the corner of the deskTrail n.一串, 一系列trail vt. 跟踪, 追踪（= follow）-- The police trailed the criminal to the place where he was hiding （criminal n.罪犯）Print n.印痕Cling v.粘（clung, clung, clinging）-- She is always clinging to her mother.学习指导参考-- He clung to the hope that he would succeed. 他怀有成功的希望stick? v.粘住（-- stick the envelop）n.信封stick?to?坚持（-- stick to the plan / stick to one’s promise）n.许诺sticky? adj.粘的（-- sticky fingers）convince v.使…信服1>convince sb of sth-- I convince him of my honesty.（n.诚实, 正直）我使他相信我的诚实。

Lesson 3 An unknown goddess一. 单词讲解New words and expressionsgoddess n.女神archaeologist n.考古学家Aegean adj.爱琴海的explore v.考察,勘探promontory n.海角prosperous adj.(经济上)繁荣的,昌盛的civilization v.文明storey n.楼层drainage n.排水worship n.崇拜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)古文化的reconstruct v.修复rest v.倚放,放置hip n.屁股,臀部full-length adj.(裙衣)拖地长的graceful adj.优雅的identity n.身份unknown [ʌnˈnəʊn]1. not be known by name 无名的2. not well-known 不出名的I’m nobody.默默无闻I’m a small potato.我是个小人物.a household [ˈhaushəuld] name 家喻户晓VIP: Very Important Person 大人物He is somebody.a big shot 大人物goddess [ˈgɔdɪs] n. 女神-ess 阴性词词尾,表女性或母性.hostess 女主人; 女主持人stewardess [ˈstu:ədɪs, ˈstju:-] 空姐mistress [ˈmistris] 情妇; (旧) 女家庭教师tigress 雌老虎mother tiger 母老虎性别:gender [ˈdʒendə] (文)sex [seks]人: female[ ˈfi:meil] /male [meil]动物: female/male she/hearch(a)eologist [ˌɑ:kɪˈɔlədʒɪst] n.考古学家arch 拱门arch-archbishop [ɑ:tʃˈbɪʃəp]-ology scientific study 研究-ist ...人-ologyanthropology [ˌænθrəˈpɔlədʒi:]人类学anthropoid [ˈænθrəˌpɔɪd] 类人猿psychology [saiˈkɔlədʒi] 心理学philosophy [fiˈlɔsəfi] 哲学;人生观philo- 喜爱-sophy 智慧physiology [ˌfɪzi:ˈɔlədʒi:] 生理学-ist ...人;...家specialist [ˈspeʃəlist] 专家a heart specialist 心脏病专家Buddhist [ˈbudist 佛教徒racist [ˈreisist] 种族主义者terrorist [ˈterərɪst] 恐怖主义分子pacifist [ˈpæsɪfɪst] 反战主义者explore [ɪkˈsplɔː(r)] v.(travel through an area in order to find out what is here) 考察;勘探explorerInternet Explorer 网络浏览器explode v.爆炸exploit [i ksˈplɔit] v.利用;剥削exploit child labor 剥削童工promontory [ˈprɔməntəri] n. 海角(a high long narrow piece of land which goes out into the sea)cape [keip]: a large piece of land with 3-side water 三面环水的一大块陆地the Cape of Good Hope 好望角channel: a passage of water connecting 2 seas 连接两个大海的,一个非常狭长的海域English Channelstrait [streit]: a passage of water between two lands connecting two seas 两大片土地之间用来连接两大海域的狭长的海域地带Taiwan straitpirate 海盗; 盗版delta [ˈdeltə]Nile Delta 尼罗河三角洲prosperous [ˈprɔspərəs] a.繁荣昌盛的prosperity [prɔsˈperiti] n.We’ll keep the prosperity and stability [stəˈbiliti] of HK at any cost. 中国政府将不惜任何代价维护香港的繁荣与稳定. (at any cost/ at any price)Background [ˈbækɡraund] notes:The America experienced the Great Depression in 1930s’.After the boom [bu:m], everything is gloom ɡlu:m].繁荣过后,尽是萧条.slump [slʌmp] n.衰退a slump in stock 股份下跌slack [slæk] a.松弛的; 不振作的; (市场)疲软的in low time 在最不如意的时候The business is in low time. 生意萧条.civil [ˈsivl] a.civil rights 民权civil law 民法----- criminal law 刑法civil servant [ˈsə:vənt] 国家公务员civil engineering 土木工程civil war 内战domestic [dəˈmestik] market 国内市场domestic violence [ˈvaiələns] 家庭暴力domestic flights 国内航班home crowd 家乡父老drain [drein] n.下水道brain drain 人才流失drainage [ˈdreinidʒ] n.排水系统-age 名词后缀postage [ˈpəustidʒ] 邮资hostage [ˈhɔstidʒ] 人质orphanage [ˈɔ:fənɪdʒ] 孤儿院worship [ˈwə:ʃip] n.祭祀warship [ˈwɔ:ˌʃɪp] 战舰rite: for religious [riˈlidʒəs] purposes 宗教仪式rites of baptism [ˈbæpˌtɪzəm] 洗礼This is a Christian religious ceremony in which sb is touched or covered with water to welcome them to the Christian [ˈkristʃən] faith or name them.pray [prei] : ask God for help 祈祷prey [prei] 猎物Mass 弥撒sacrifices [ˈsækrifaisiz] : offer to God祭品fragment [ˈfræɡmənt] n.碎片fall into fragments 摔得粉碎fall into pieces 口语pieceI am about to go to pieces. 我快崩溃了.fraction [ˈfrækʃən] 一小份in a fraction of a second 片刻,眨眼间fracture [ˈfræktʃə] n.骨折segment [ˈseɡmənt] (果实) 一块,一瓣a segment of an orange 一瓣橘子二. 课文讲解Some time ago，an interesting discovery was made by archaeologists on the Aegean（adj.爱琴海的；n.）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 even 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 the 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 thefifteenth century B.C. Its 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 hip. 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.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。

Lesson 3 An Unknown GoddessSome time ago，an 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 even 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 the 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. Its 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 hip. 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.Language points1, Some time ago，an interesting discovery was made by archaeologists on the Aegean island of Kea．*文中用了被动式，强调discovery，体现发现这个动作被考古学家做出英文表达中常用被动语态。