新概念第三册第三课笔记

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 were amazed to find that the goddessturned 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。

promontory of Ayia Irini 阿依亚.依里尼海角（6）.prosperous adj. (经济上的）繁荣的，昌盛的。

prosperous country.prosperous business(7).civilization n. 文明(8).storey n. 楼层storey→storeys楼层story→stories 故事Eg: a two storey houseThe house is two storeys high .(9).drainage n.排水Drainage system 排水系统（10）.worship n. 崇拜a place of worship 祭祀祷告的场所(11)sacred adj. 宗教的，神圣的Eg:In the most sacred room of the temple. 在庙中最神圣的一间殿堂里（12）.fragment n.碎片Clay fragment 陶瓷碎片（13）remains n. 遗物，遗迹，废墟the remains of mealthe remains of ancient Rome(14).classical adj. (希腊和罗马）古文化的classical studies 古代文学研究/古典研究classical music 古典音乐(15).reconstruct v.修复，改造，宫廷。

build againreconstruct=rebuild.(16).rest. V.倚放，放置rest on/uponEg:Her hands rested on her hips.(17).hip n. 屁股，臀部。

(18).full-length adj.(裙衣）拖地长的。

A full-length skirt(19). graceful adj.优雅的(20). identity n. 身份identity card 身份证After learning the new words.Now try to answer the question,and do the ask and answer.(1).where was this interesting discovery made?(on the Aegean island of Kea)(2).How do we know the city must have been prosperous?(Because it enjoyed a high level of civilization.)(3).How high were some of the houses?(Three storeys)(4).what were they built of?(Stone)(5).what was the city equipped with?(A drainage system)(6).They found fragments of statues.How many statues?(Fifteen)(7).What did these statues represent?(Goddess)(8).What was interesting about the body and head of one of the statues?(The body was among remains dating from the fifteenth century and the head among the remains of the fifth century B.C)(9).What hid the archaeologists do to the fragments?(They reconstructed then)(10).And what was the result?(The goddess turned out to be a very modern-looking woman）Text.课文讲解（1）Some time ago ,an interesting discovery was made by archaeologists on the Aegean island of Kea.①.some time “一段时间”或“较长一段时间”Sometime 指某一不确定的时间Sometimes 为频率副词，“有时候”Some times N次②.discovery 一词常与动词make搭配使用，后面常与about/in/of 连用，Eg:They made a new discovery in astronomy他们在天文学上有了新发现(2).An American team explored a temple which stands in an ancient city on the promontory of Ayia IriniExplored 考察（3）.The city an one time mast have been prosperous,for it enjoyed a high level of civilization① at one time 曾经，一度，at one time ≠at a timeAt a time 是表示“每次”之意Eg: At one time me met very day.我们一度每天见面（4）.Houses_often three storeys high_were built of stone 破折号内的often three storeys high 是对houses的插入进行说明。