Lesson 3 An unknown goddess

Vocabulary goddess －女神 --goddess=god ＋女性--waiter—waitress, actor—actress, host—hostess, lion

—lioness discovery- 发现；发觉：发现的行为和事例 to

make a discovery 有发现 archaeologist-- 考古学家--archaeology n. 考古学 ; archaeological adj. 考古学

的 , 考古学上的 island- 岛 , 岛屿 explore v. 探险 , 探测 , 探究--exploring outer space 太空勘探--explore every possibility 系统研究每一个可能性

temple- 圣堂 , 神殿 , 庙宇 , 寺院 ancient- 远古的 , 旧的 very old promontory- 缩写 prom. 岬，海角 prosperous- 繁荣的 ; prosperity n. 繁荣--a prosperous business- 兴旺的事业--prosperous leaves- 茂盛的树叶 civilization- 文明 , 文化 , 文明社会--civil- 有礼貌的：充分地遵守或符合公认的社会习俗

的 civil-ize-ation storey-[ 建 ] 层 the first storey, the first floor decorate-v. 装饰 , 为 ... 做室内装修--decorate a house for New Year 装饰房子过新年

equip-v. 装备 , 配备--be equipped with 装 [ 配 ] 备 ; 安装--equip sb. With 用 ... 装备起来 , 使装 [ 具 ] 备--equip oneself 整装 , 预备行装 , 装备自已 drain v. 排出 drainage system 排水系统 clay-n. 粘土 , 泥土 a clay pipe 陶制烟斗 ; 陶管 worship-vi. 敬神 , 拜神 ;vt. 崇拜 , 尊敬 sacred-adj. 神的 , 宗教的 , 庄严的 , 神圣的--The cow is a sacred animal to Hindus. 对印度人来说 ,

牛是一种神圣的动物。 fragment—n. 碎片 , 断片 , 片段 statue-n. 雕像

represent-v. 代表：代表；象征： The bald eagle represents the United States. 秃鹰象征了美国 representative-n. 代表 remains-n. 残余 , 遗迹 , 遗体 preserve-v. 保护 , 保持 , 保存 , 保藏--preserve forests 保护森林 preserve order 维护秩序--preserve eggs in salt 腌蛋--preserves.-n. [ 常用复 ] 蜜饯 ; 果酱 ; 罐头水果 precious-adj. 宝贵的 , 贵重的 , 珍爱的--precious metals 珍贵金属 ( 如 金、银、铂 ) reconstruct-v. 重建 , 改造--reconstruct city after the war 战后重建城市

rest-vi. 依靠 , 搁在 The ladder rests firmly against the tree. 梯子稳固地靠在树上--rest with 在于，归属于：作为责任或负担被赋予：The final decision rests with the chairperson. 由主席做最后决

定--rests on 依靠或依赖： That argument rests on a false assu

mption. 那个论点是基于错误的前提 hip-n. 臀部 despite-prep. 不顾 , 尽管 , 纵使--He remains modest despite his achievements.他尽管有成绩仍然保持谦虚 graceful-adj. 优美的 identity-n. 身份 ID card （ identification card)

Questions Where was the interesting discovery made? What did the American team explore? It’s in a place called Ayia Irini, isn’t? How do we know the city must have been pro

sperous? How high were some of the houses? What were they built of? They weren’t made of wood, were they? What were these houses like? What was the city equipped with?

How long had the temple they explored been used as a place of worship?

They found fragments of statues. How many statues? What ws interesting about the body and head of one

of the statues? When had the head been found and preserved? What did the archaeologists do to the fragments? And what was the result? What did she look like? What was she wearing?

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

explore explore the outer space

explore an issue, a question

ancient very old

The city at one time must have been prosperous, for it enjoyed a high level of civilization.

must have

--I can’t find my textbook!

--You must have left it in your room. enjoy I enjoy meeting people.

enjoy oneself

People all enjoy the freedom of speech.

Houses---often three storeys high—were built of stone.

be built of sth. The house is built of wood. The city was even equipped with a drainage

system, for a great many clay pipes were found beneath the narrow streets.

a great many=a great number of --a great deal a great many (a great number of ) people a great deal of water Beneath=under

The temple which the archaeologists explored was used as a place of worship from the fifteen century B.C. until Roman times.

be used as Pen is used as a tool for writing. times Roman times, Classical times, ancient

times

In the most sacred room of the temple, clay fragments of fifteen statues were found.

Sacred—holy, divine profane Statue Statue of Liberty

stature 身高 , 身材 , ( 精神、道德等的 ) 高度 a singer of great stature

status 身份 , 地位 social status marital status

statute 法令 , 条例 college statute

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

Paint

paint my room pink

paint the nails

paint a picture

painter

The body of one statue was found among remains dating from the fifteenth century B.C.

Remains

Remains of the aircraft

Remains of a meal date from 源自：有过去特定时间的起源--This statue dates from 500b.c.

这座雕像可以追溯到公元前 500 年 date –v.

Are you still dating him?

Its missing head happened to be among remains of the fifth century B.C.

happen to 偶然 I happened to find the ticket in my pocket. It happened that I found the ticket in my po

cket. I couldn’t find out what had happened. What happened to him?

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

amaze We were amazed at the giant statue in the remains.. 遗迹中巨大的雕像使我们惊叹 [ 佩服 ] 。 astonish I was astonished at his rudeness. 他的粗野使 我大吃

一惊。 Surprise We were surprised at finding the house empty. 我们惊讶地发现房子是空的。

be amazed to We were amazed to find that the house was empty

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

turned out to

--The weather forecast said that today would be raining, but it turned out to be sunny.

--The person I went to meet turned out to be my best friend.

She was wearing a full-length skirt which swept the ground.

full-length dress/coat/mirror/photo Sweep-swept sweep the floor

Despite her great age, she was very graceful indeed, but, so far, the archaeologist have been unable to discover her identity.

despite prep. 不管 , 尽管 , 不论He remains a great leader despite his age. despite = in spite of 不管 , 不顾They kept going in spite of their fears. 他们不

顾害怕继续前进 so far = until now

So far so good.

Words for position …a temple which stands in an ancient city She stood three feet high and her hands

rested on her hips The Eiffel Tower stands 300ms high. A bunch of flowers were sitting on my

table. The ladder rested against the wall.

Retelling the story Temple—archaeologist explored—a place

of worship—15th century B.C. to Roman times

In most sacred room—fragments fifteen statues found

Each—a goddess—had been painted Body of one—remains from 15th century B.

C. Missing head—remaIns from 5th century B.

C.

Retelling the story

Found Classical times—carefully preserved—old and precious even then

Archaeologists reconstructed fragments—amazed—modern-looking woman

Three feet high—hands on hips Full-length skirt—swept the ground Very graceful—archaeologists unable—

discover identity

Key to vocabulary Explored---examined Ancient—very old Prosperous—wealthy Storeys—floors Beneath—under Fragments—pieces Remains—surviving pieces

Key to exercises on Page 25 1—5 D D A D B 6—10 C B B A D 11—12 B B