新三LESSON3讲义.doc

Lesson 3 An unknown goddess 无名女神 Text 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. 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 swept the ground. Despite her great age, she was very graceful indeed, but so far, the archaeologists have been unable to discover her identity. 单词讲解： 1. goddess n.女神 immortal 神仙 fairy 仙女 ostess waitress actress stewardess mistress murderess tigress 2. archaeology arch 拱形 architect architecture psychology psychologist 心理学physiology physiologist 生理学 special specialist 专家race 种族 racist 种族主义者 terrible terrorist 恐怖分子pacific 和平的 pacifist 和平主义者 natural 自然的 naturalist 自然主义者zoo 动物园 zoologist 动物学家 -- The?archaeologists?are?exploring?the?cave. exploration? n.探险 / explorer? n.探险家