裕兴新概念英语第三册笔记第三课课文讲解

裕兴新概念英语第三册笔记第三课课文讲解

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Lesson 3 An unknown goddess 无名女神

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 . 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 . It's missing head happened to be among remains of the fifth century . 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.

1. Some time ago, and 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。

make a discovery 做出发现

make a name for oneself 出名

make history 创造历史

make a noise 名噪一时

eg. Ben Laden really made a noise by . 本·拉登通过事件名噪一时。make a dent: to make a first step towards success in something 取得初步的、有效的进展；奏效

eg. Chinese open-up policy has made a dent. 中国的改革开放政策已经初见成效。

Aegean [i:'dʒi:ən] n.爱琴海（地中海的一部分,在希腊同土耳其之间）The Aegean sea lies between Greece and Turkey, part of Mediterranean Sea.主题句：为典型的记叙文开头句

记叙文的文体特点：时间、地点、人物、事件。并按事件发生的时间、空间顺序描写，把握住其特征，就能轻松应对文章的理解。

Time: some time ago

Place: on the Aegean Island of Kea

Person: archaeologists

Event: a discovery was made

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

stand 坐落, 位于（有立起之感、高大之感）

eg. China stands in the East of the world. 中国屹立在世界东方。

lie in 坐落, 位于（有平躺之感）

eg. A lake lies in the middle of the forest. 在森林中间有一个湖泊。eg. A grand crocodile lies in wait for its prey.

一条巨大的鳄鱼潜伏在那里等着它的猎物。

lie in wait for 静静地等待着

be situated / be located in 坐落于（正式）

3. The city at one time must have been prosperous, for it enjoyed a high level of civilization. 这座古城肯定一度很繁荣，因为它曾享有高度的文明。enjoy vt. 享有, 享受

enjoy a long history 历史悠久

eg. China enjoys a long history. 中国享有悠久的历史。

enjoy supports 得到支持

eg. Geoge. W. Bush enjoyed a lot of supports during the president-election.

乔治·W·布什在总统竞选中获得许多人的支持。

enjoy good health 身体特棒

eg. I enjoy good health.

enjoy large sales （书）畅销

enjoy a handsome income 收入颇丰

4. Houses --- often three storeys high -- were built of stone. 房子一般有3层楼高，用石块修建。

be built of stone 用石头盖起来的

/be made of stone

eg. He is made of stone. 铁石心肠的人。

5. They had large rooms with beautifully decorated walls. 里面房间很大，墙壁装饰华丽。

介词是英语中很重要的一种词性。with作为抽象含义而使用，表示被描述事物的特征和性质。语言简洁、利落、生动。

a man with a beard 一个留着山羊胡子的男人

a man with a moustache [məs'tɑ:ʃ] 一个蓄着小胡子的男士

a man with whiskers ['hwɪskə, 'wɪs-] 络腮胡子

a man with queues 发辫