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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 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.

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 =ancient
ology =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 house
The house is two storeys high .

英式
美式
阁楼
attic
attic
顶层
the top floor
the top floor
.....
.....
.....
二层
The first floor
The second floor
一层
The ground floor
The first floor
地下室
basement
basement

(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 meal
the 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 again
reconstruct=rebuild.
(16) .rest. V.倚放，放置
rest on/upon
Eg: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.
.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
‚.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 Irini
Explored 考察
（3）.The city an one time mast have been prosperous,for it enjoyed a high level of civilization
 at one time 曾经，一度，at one time ≠at a time
At 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。
(5).They had large rooms with beautifully decorated walls
房间大，墙面装饰华丽
（6）.The city was even equipped with a drainage ,for a great many clay pipes were found beneath the narrow streets.
.be equipped with配备有，装备有，具有（知识能力的）
Eg: The army was equipped with up-to-date weapons
军部配有最新式的武器装备。
(7) .The temple which the archaeologists explored was used as a place of worship from the fifteenth century B.C.until Roman times
.which 定语从句 可修饰the temple
‚.as a place of worship 在这里为主语补足语，补充说明是“被用来祭祀祈祷的”
ƒ.除“use”还有其他的词也可这样用。
consider.....as.....认为。。。。是。。。。
recognize.....as....将。。。视为。。。。
regard.....as...认为。。。是。。。
see.....as....把。。。。视为。。。。
treat....as.....把。。当作。。。对待。
describe.....as...把。。。。描述。。。。
（4）.from...until 从....开始，直至。。。
同样的结构还有from...till..和from.... To....
From....until和from...till只可用来表示时间，但from...to 不仅可表示时间，还可用来表示地点。
（8） .In the most sacred room of the temple ,clay fragments of fifteen statue were found
为了强调发现15尊雕像的地点，把他的状语放在了前面。
（9） . Each of these represented a goddess and had ,at one time ,been painted
At one time 曾经，一度
（10） .The body of one statue was found among remains dating from the fifteenth Century B.C
.remains 废墟，遗迹，遗体，是复数形式，但有时谓语动词也可用单数。
Eg:The remains of lunch was taken away.
午饭吃剩的被收走了。
‚.date from 追溯，始，无被动语态。
（11） .Its missing head happened to be among remains of the fifth century B.C
.happen to 碰巧，恰巧，后用不定式，强调事件的偶发性。
Eg:I happened to be there when my mother arrived.
我妈妈到时，碰巧我也在那
‚.happen to 后为人或物，往往指人或物发生不测。
（12） .This head must have been found in Classical times and carefully preserved
（13） .It was very old and precious even then
even then 即使在当时
（14） .When the archaeologists reconstructed the fragments ,the were amazed to find that the goddess turned out to be a very modern_looking woman
.此句中的to find that .....从句用来说明产生amaze的原因，这类动词不定式常用与作补语的形容词之后。
‚.turned out to 是“证明是，原来是，结果是，后来成为”为系动词，其后的动词不定式，可省略，直接将主语补足语放在其后。
Eg:He has turned out (to be )a professor.
他后来成为一名很了不起教授。
ƒ.modern-looking 为合成形容词，由形容词/副词+现在分词，常见的有：
easy-going 好相处的
good-looking 好看的
well-meaning 善意的
hard-looking 工作努力的
(15) .She stood three feet high and her hands rested on her hips
stood 为系动词，three feet high 是表语，当动词后的形容词，名词等被用来描述和说明句子主语而非动词所表示的动作时，这样的动词称为系动词，除be动词外还有：
feel,seem,smell,sound,appear,look,taste,lay sit fall,get,go, turn.等
(16) .he was wearing a full_length skirt which swept the ground
(17) .Despite her great age,she was very graceful indeed ,but,so far,the archaeologists have been unable to discover her identity.
.be unable to do sth. 不能，无法。Unable 为补语形容词
Eg:I’m unable to go to Beijing
‚.enable 为动词，其后常跟人，再加动词不定式短语
“使.......能够”
enable sb.to do sth.
ƒ.disable 为动词，通常指由于疾病事故等所致而失去做事的能力。
The war disabled him
战争使他成了残疾。

Summary writing
(1) .Archaeologists found clay fragments in an ancient temple (1)
(2) .These represented the fifteen status of goddess which had once been painted.(2-3)
(3) .The body of one statue was found among remains from the fifteenth century B.C.While its head was found among remains from the fifth century B.C(4-5)
(4) .When the fragments were reconstructed ,they turned out to be a goddess which stood three feet high(6-7)
(5) .Her hands rested on her hips and she was wearing a full-length skirt(8-9)
(6) .Her identity is known (10)
最后合成一大段。

Composition
After walking round the ancient city.the archaeologists discovered an ancient temple .This temple had obviously been a place of worship because it contained a sacred room On entering the sacred room the archaeologists found the clay fragments of fifteenth statues each of which was a goddess which had once been painted .
After this ,workmen began digging and soon discovered the head of a statue among remains dating from the body of this statue among remains from the fifteenth century B.C.The archaeologists carefully put the fragments together .They were astonished to find that the figure was a goddess .The goddess was a modern -looking woman ,She had her hands on her hips and she was wearing a full-length skirt .Although the archaeologist tried very hard to identity her,they were unable to find out her name .

Letter writing
(1) .I shall be looking forward to seeing you next week.

(2) .I’m very sorry for any in convenience I have caused you

(3) .I hope you’ll accept my apologies

(4) .I wish you every success in your new job

(5) .Please give my regards to your parents

(6) .I’m looking forward to hearing from your soon.
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