[08:28.58]Lesson 3
[08:31.95]goddess
[08:33.57]女神
[08:35.19]They were amazed to find
[08:37.26]他们惊奇地发现
[08:39.34]that the goddess turned out to be a very modern-looking woman.
[08:42.32]那位女神原来一位相貌十分摩登的女郎。
[08:45.30]Hebe is the Goddess of youth in Greek mythology.
[08:48.08]赫柏是希腊神话中的青春女神。
[08:50.86]It is unwise to make a god"or goddess"of whom you love.
[08:54.24]把所爱的人神化是不明智的。
[08:57.63]archaeologist
[08:59.45]考古学家
[09:01.28]Some time ago,an interesting discovery was made by archaeologists
[09:04.61]不久以前，考古工作者
[09:07.94]on the Aegean Island of Kea.
[09:10.18]在爱琴海的基亚岛上
[09:12.41]An archaeologist is someone who makes scientific study
[09:15.49]有一项有趣的发现。
[09:18.58]of the life and culture of ancient peoples
[09:21.01]考古学家是通过发掘古代城市，
[09:23.44]by excavation of ancient cities,relics etc.
[09:26.77]文物对古代人的生活，文化进行科学研究的人。
[09:30.10]The exhibition kindled the boy's interest in archaeology
[09:32.92]展览引起了小男孩对考古学的兴趣，
[09:35.74]and he made up his mind to become an archaeologist.
[09:38.42]使他下定决心要做一个考古学家。
[09:41.09]Aegean
[09:42.57]爱琴海
[09:44.05]explore
[09:45.63]考察，勘探
[09:47.21]An American team explored a temple which stands in an ancient city
[09:54.16]on the promontory of Ayria Irini.
[09:56.87]一支美国考古考察了阿亚.伊里尼海角一个古城里的一座神庙。
[09:59.59]Every adventurer dreams of exploring new continents.
[10:02.76]每个冒险家都梦想着探索新大陆。
[10:05.94]The author explored various issues in his new book.
[10:08.88]作家在新作里探究了各种各样的问题。
[10:11.81]promontory
[10:13.34]海角
[10:14.87]On the map that promontory looks like a nose,naughtily turned up.
[10:18.70]从地图上年，那个海角就像一只调皮地翘起来的鼻子。
[10:22.52]Once I sat upon a promontory,and heard a mermaid,on a dolphin's back,
[10:26.46]有一次我坐一个海角上，望见一个美人鱼骑在海豚的背上，
[10:30.39]uttering such dulcet and harmonious breath,
[10:33.06]她的歌声是这样婉转而谐美，
[10:35.74]that the rude sea grew civil at her song,
[10:38.17]镇静了狂暴的怒海，
[10:40.60]and certain stars shot madly from their spheres to hear the sea-maid's music.
[10:44.43]好几个星星都疯狂地跳出了它们的轨道，为了听这海女的声乐。
[10:48.25]prosperous
[10:49.93]繁荣的，昌盛的
[10:51.60]The city at one time must have been prosperous.
[10:54.22]这座城市肯定一度很繁荣。
[10:56.85]No matter how prosperous a man might be,
[10:59.63]一个人无论怎样行时走运，
[11:02.41]he could not be certain that his children would never want for bread.
[11:05.90]也不能保证自已的孩子一辈子衣食无忧。
[11:09.39]Every citizen wants his country prosperous,but the question is how.
[11:13.07]每个公民都希望自已的祖国繁荣昌盛，问题是怎么做。
[11:16.75]civilization
[11:18.58]文明
[11:20.41]It enjoyed a high level of civilization.
[11:22.93]它曾享有高度的文明。
[11:25.45]A civilization which has been shaping itself through centuries
[11:28.73]一个延续了几千年的文明是不会被猝然摧垮的。
[11:32.01]cannot be abruptly attacked.
[11:36.37]What we need to do for the Chinese civilization
[11:39.26]中国文明需要我们做的不是躺在过去的辉煌上睡大觉，
[11:42.15]is not to lie on past glories,but to look ahead and around.
[11:45.53]而是放眼向前看，向周围看。
[11:48.91]storey
[11:50.35]楼层
[11:51.78]Houses-often three storeys high-were built of stone.
[11:54.96]房子一般有三层楼高，用石块修建。
[11:58.13]Our house has three bedrooms on the second storey.
[12:01.11]我们房子的三层有三间卧室。
[12:04.09]Minnie were out of breath when she reached the fifteenth storey.
[12:07.07]米尼爬到15层楼的时候上气不接下气。
[12:10.04]drainage
[12:11.82]排水
[12:13.60]The city was even equipped with a drainage system.
[12:16.22]城里甚至还敷设了排水系统。
[12:18.85]Our backyard is flooded by heavy rain because the drainage is poor.
[12:22.67]因为排炎系统很差，我们的后院被大雨淹了。
[12:26.50]Workers are digging new drainage channels.
[12:28.98]工人们在开挖新的排水沟渠。
[12:31.46]worship
[12:33.15]崇拜
[12:34.83]The temple was used as a place of worship
[12:37.11]这座庙宇从公元前15世纪直至罗马时代一直是敬神礼拜的场所。
[12:39.38]from the fifteenth century B.C until Roman times.
[12:45.26]The boy gazed at the football star with worship in his eyes.
[12:48.24]男孩儿用崇拜的目光看着足球明星。
[12:51.21]This bird is an object of worship in this region.
[12:54.39]这种鸟在这个地区是受人膜拜的。
[12:57.56]sacred
[12:59.30]宗教的，神圣的
[13:01.04]In the most sacred room of the temple,
[13:05.89]clay fragments of fifteen statues were found.
[13:08.62]在庙里最神圣的一间殿堂里发现了15尊陶制雕像的碎片。
[13:11.35]In ancient Egypt the cat is a sacred animal.
[13:14.23]在古埃及，猫是神对的动物。
[13:17.10]For religious people,a ceremony is sacred.
[13:20.12]对信教的人来说，宗教仪式是神圣的。
[13:23.13]fragment
[13:24.81]碎片
[13:26.48]The maid tried in vain to put the fragments of the broken vase together.
[13:29.95]女仆想把碎花瓶拼起来，可是怎么也拼不好。
[13:33.43]The poem is only a fragment,but the poet's genius can be keenly felt.
[13:37.59]这道诗只是一个片断，可是诗人的天才是可以清楚地感觉到的。
[13:41.76]remains
[13:43.80]遗物，遗迹；剩下的东西
[13:45.84]The body of one statue was found among remains dating from the fifteenth century B.C.
[13:49.96]雕像的躯体是在公元前15世纪的历史文物中发现的。
[13:54.09]The remains of the ancient park is the favorite haunt of local children.
[13:57.92]这个古公园的遗址是附近的孩子们最喜欢去的地方。
[14:01.74]The remains of the supper were given to the poor beggar.
[14:04.47]晚餐吃剩下的东西给了那个可怜的乞丐。
[14:07.20]classical
[14:08.89]文化的，古典的
[14:10.57]The head must have been found in Classical times and carefully preserved.
[14:14.30]雕像的头部一定是古希腊罗马时代就被发现并受到精心保护的。
[14:18.02]The guide's familiarity with the classical culture took the scholar by surprise.
[14:21.74]导游对古典文化的熟稔使学者大为吃惊。
[14:25.46]Apparently Matthew has run into a very cultured thief,
[14:28.78]马修显然是遇到了一位雅贼，
[14:32.10]who took nothing but the five hundred records of classical music.
[14:35.18]除了500张古典音乐的唱片，什么也不拿。
[14:38.26]reconstruct
[14:39.99]修复
[14:41.71]When the archaelogists reconstructed the fragments,
[14:44.65]考古工作者把这些碎片重新拼起来后，
[14:47.59]they were amazed to find that the goddess turned out to be a very modern-looking woman.
[14:51.47]惊奇地发现这位女神原来是位相貌十分摩登的发郎。
[14:55.35]A few years ago,there was a debate about whether to reconstruct Yuan Ming Yuan.
[14:59.62]几年以前对于是否要修圆明园有过一场争论。
[15:03.89]It is far more difficult to reconstruct a culture than a country.
[15:07.61]重建一个文化比重建一个国家要难得多。
[15:11.33]rest
[15:13.36]倚放，放置
[15:15.38]Her hands were rested on her hips.
[15:17.86]她双手叉腰。
[15:20.35]The clerk rested his hands nervously on his knees.
[15:23.53]办事员紧张地把手放在膝盖上。
[15:26.72]The chairman looked around the hall and finally rested his eyes on Stan.
[15:30.44]主席环顾大厅，最后把目光落在斯坦身上。
[15:34.17]hip
[15:35.75]屁股，臀部
[15:37.33]Grandfather affectionately patted the baby on the hip.
[15:40.51]祖父慈爱地拍拍了孩了的屁股。
[15:43.70]Simon reached into his hip pocket and became quite pale-the coin was gone.
[15:47.97]西蒙把手伸进了裤子后袋，脸色一下变得苍白-硬币不见了。
[15:52.24]full-length
[15:54.02]拖地长的
[15:55.79]She was wearing a full-length skirt.
[15:58.42]她穿着一条拖地长裙。
[16:01.05]The new barbie wears a lovely full-length skirt.
[16:04.17]新的芭比娃娃穿了一条可爱的拖地长裙。
[16:07.29]It is going to be a very formal party,
[16:10.02]这是非常正式的宴会，
[16:12.75]white tie and tails for men,full-length gowns for women.
[16:16.03]所以男人要打领带，穿燕尾服，女人要穿拖地长裙。
[16:19.30]graceful
[16:20.92]优雅的，体态优美的
[16:22.54]Despite her great age,she was very graceful indeed.
[16:25.82]这位女神虽然年事已高，但体态仍极为优美。
[16:29.10]Nora must have been a graceful dancer in her youth.
[16:31.92]诺拉年轻的时候舞一定跳得很优雅。
[16:34.74]Oliver has a graceful cat called Gracia.
[16:37.42]奥里佛有一只体态优美的猫，叫做葛拉琪亚。
[16:40.10]identity
[16:42.02]身份
[16:43.94]So far the archaeologists have been unable to discover her identity.
[16:47.67]到目前为止，考古工作者仍未能确定这位女神的身份。
[16:51.41]The guard politely requested to see the newcomer's identity card.
[16:54.64]卫兵礼貌地要求新来的人出示身份证。
[16:57.86]It's difficult to tell his identity from his appearance.
[17:00.89]很难从他的外表判断他的身份。
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