新概念英语第三册逐句精讲语言点第3课(下)

新概念英语第三册逐句精讲语言点第3课(下)

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 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. It's 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.

9. Each of these represented a goddess and had, at one time, been painted.

每一尊雕像代表一位女神，而且一度上过色。

语言点：句子结构分析：each of these作主语，强调“每一…”。And连接两个并列的谓语represented和had been painted;had been painted是过去完成时的被动语态，表示上色这个动作发生在“过去的过去”。

10. The body of one statue was found among remains dating

from the fifteenth century B.C.

其中一尊雕像，她的躯体是在公元前15世纪的历史文物中发现的。

语言点1：句子结构分析：本句中的现在分词短语dating from the fifteenth century B.C.作定语，修饰remains。

语言点2：date from（=date back to,trace by）的意思是“起始于”。

例句支持：

The castle,the very best in Europe,has a long history dating back to the ancient Roman times.古堡为欧洲之最，其历史悠久，

能够追溯到古罗马时代。

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

fifth century B.C.

而她那身首异处的脑袋却碰巧是在公元前5世纪的文物中找到的。

语言点1：句子结构分析：missing为现在分词形式，相当于形容词，作定语，修饰head。

语言点2：happen to do sth的意思是“碰巧做某事”。

12. This head must have been found in Classical times and carefully preserved.

她的脑袋一定是在古希腊罗马世代就为人所发现，并受到了精心的保护。

语言点1：句子结构分析：must have been found是对过去的推测。

In classical times作时间状语。And连接两个并列句，说明这个女

神的头“被发现”和“被保护”这两个动作。

语言点2：preserved为部分省略式,本句补充完整为：This head must have been found in Classical times and was carefully preserved.

13. It was very old and precious even then.

即使在当时，它也属历史悠久的珍奇之物。

语言点1：it为代词，指代the statue。

语言点2：even then指“即使在当时”，相当于even at that time，但前者比后者更增强调时间的特殊性。

14. When the archaeologists reconstructed the fragments,

they were amazed to find that the goddess turned out to be a very modern-looking woman.

考古工作者把这些碎片重新拼装起来后，惊奇的发现那位女神原来是

一位相貌十分摩登的女郎。

语言点1：句子结构分析：when引导时间状语从句。That引导宾语从句，说明find的内容。

语言点2：be amazed to do sth，的意思是“某人惊奇的做某事”。