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新概念英语第三册课文及详解第3课--第1页

Lesson3AnUnknownGoddess

Sometimeago，aninterestingdiscoverywasmadebyarchaeologistsonthe

AegeanislandofKea．AnAmericanteamexploredatemplewhichstandsinan

ancientcityonthepromontoryofAyiaIrini．Thecityatonetimemusthavebeen

prosperous，foritenjoyedahighlevelofcivilization．Houses--oftenthree

storeyshighwerebuiltofstone．Theyhadlargeroomswithbeautifully

decoratedwalls．Thecitywasevenequippedwithadrainagesystem，foragreat

manyclaypipeswerefoundbeneaththenarrowstreets．Thetemplewhichthe

archaeologistsexploredwasusedasaplaceofworshipfromthefifteenth

centuryB.C.untilRomantimes.Inthemostsacredroomofthetemple,clay

fragmentsoffifteenstatueswerefound.Eachoftheserepresentedagoddess

andhad,atonetime,beenpainted.Thebodyofonestatuewasfoundamong

remainsdatingfromthefifteenthcenturyB.C.Itsmissingheadhappenedtobe

amongremainsofthefifthcenturyB.C.Thisheadmusthavebeenfoundin

Classicaltimesandcarefullypreserved.Itwasveryoldandpreciouseventhen.

Whenthearchaeologistsreconstructedthefragments,theywereamazedto

findthatthegoddessturnedouttobeaverymodern-lookingwoman.Shestood

threefeethighandherhandsrestedonherhip.Shewaswearingafull-length

skirtwhichswepttheground.Despitehergreatage,shewasverygraceful

indeed,but,sofar,thearchaeologistshavebeenunabletodiscoverheridentity.

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