本期精读选自新概念3的一篇小短文An unknown goddess新概念3是一本很好的提升写作的书籍今天的文章只有两端，我们下面直接进行进行详细分析:，接下来我们就来聊聊关于新概念3的内容?以下内容大家不妨参考一二希望能帮到您!

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本期精读选自新概念3的一篇小短文An unknown goddess。新概念3是一本很好的提升写作的书籍。今天的文章只有两端，我们下面直接进行进行详细分析:

Some time ago, an interesting discovery was made by archaeologists on the Aegean island of Kea. An American team explores 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 even equipped with a drained system, for a great many clay pipes were found beneath the narrow streets.

Some time ago, an interesting discovery was made by archaeologists on the Aegean island of Kea.

不久之前，在爱琴海的基亚岛上，考古工作者有一项有趣的发现。

Some time一般含有两种意义：较长一段时间；某一不定时间（如某一天等），如：

He left Beijing some time ago.他前些日子离开了北京。It will take me some time to read this book.读完整本书要花费我不少时间

在表达某一天的意思时，some time、sometime 都可以使用，无重复的含义，通常用在将来时态中，如：

Let’s have dinner together sometime(one day) next week.

让我们下周（哪一天）什么时候一起吃饭吧。

When will I get married? This year, next year, some time, never?

我什么时候能够结婚？今年？ 明年？ 哪一天？ 永远不吗？

Sometime 也可以做形容词，表示“从前的”之意，而sometimes/some time则不行，如：

He was sometime professor of physics at the university.

他是那所大学的前物理学教授。

另一个值得注意的点是discovery这个词的使用。一词常与动词make搭配使用，其后常见的介词有about、in或of，如：

Many discoveries about the heavenly bodies have been made recently.

近来在天体方面有许多发展。

They made a new discovery in astronomy.

他们在天文学上有了新的发现。

Dr. Fleming made his discovery of penicillin in1928.

弗莱明博士于1928年发现了青霉素。

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 largr rooms with beautifullly decorated walls. The city was even equipped with a drainage system, for a great mnay clay pipes were found beneath the narrow streets.

这座古城肯定一度很繁荣，因为曾享有高度的文ing。房子一般有三层楼高，用石块修建,里面房间很大墙壁装饰很华丽。墙上甚至还铺设了排水系统，因为在下载的街道地下发现了许许多多陶土制作的排水管道。

At one time:一度曾经 at a time每次，例如：

At one time we met every day.我们一度每天见面。

Don’t ask so many questions at a time.不要一次问那么多问题。

Houses -- often three storeys high -- were built of stone.置于破折号内的often three storeys high为对Houses的插入说明。在破折号内加入插入说明的形式常用于口语体裁中。如课文那样。如这样的插入语用于句子中，其前后均需标注破折号，如用于句末，在其前使用破折号即可，表示后又想到，或者追加说明的内容，如：

We’ll be arriving on Monday morning --- at least, I think so.我们将于星期一上午到达--至少我认为如此。

was even equipped with配备有，装备有（设备）；具有（知识、能力等），如：

The army was equipped with up-to-date weapons.军队配备有最新式的武器装备。

He was equipped with sufficient knowledge for this job.他具备从事此项专业足够的知识。

Equipped with 还常做修饰名词的后置短语，如：

Soldiers equipped with rocket launchers装备有火箭筒的士兵们。

A car equipped with air conditioning 一辆具有空调的小轿车

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 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. Its missing head happened to be among remians of the fifteenth 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.

The temple which the archaeologists was used as a place of worship from the fifiteenth centurey B.C. until Roman times. In the most sacred room of the temple, clay fragments of fifteen statues were found century. Each of these represented a goddess and had, at one time , been painted.

从考古工作者考察的这座庙宇从公元前十五世纪直到罗马时代一直是祭祀祈祷的场所。在庙中最神圣的一间殿堂里发现了15尊陶制雕像的碎片。每一尊雕像代表一位女神，而且一度上过色。

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

（1）此处which从句为定语从句修饰the temple

（2）As a place of worship在这里作为主语补足语（在主动态句子中为宾语补足语），补充说明temple是“被用来祭祀祈祷的”。除动词use 以外，还有若干动词可以用于此结构，如：consider..as, describe..as, recognize.. as, regard..as, see..as, see...as, treat..as 这样的结构常用来表达如何看待、使用、描述某人或者某物，如：

I see you as a basically kind person我认为你还算是个富有同情心的人。

She described her attacker as a tall dark man with a beard.他把袭击者描述为一个高个、黝黑、留着胡子的男人。

（3）此处as为介词，后面可以使用动名词结构（通常为being），如：i don’t regard you as being dangerous.我认为你不是个危险的人物。

（4）但在动词impress和strike之后，虽然也可以使用as这个结构，但是as结构作为主语补足语，不能用作宾语补足语：He didn’t impress me as/being intelligent.他给我的印象并非很聪明

In the most sacred room of the temple为起到强调地点状语的作用，将其放到句首。在英语中，一般在下述3种情况时使用倒装的地点状语：

（1）由于体裁和所用动词原因使用的倒装：在叙事或描述体裁中，如谓语动词为come、lie、stand、walk等这类不及物动词，且地点状语较短时，为使句子更为紧凑，通常使用倒装形式，如：On a hill in front of them stood a great castle.在他们前面的一座小山上矗立着一座巨大的城堡。/round the corner walked a large policeman.就在拐角处一个高大的警察走着。

（2）用于强调的倒装;Here in China we don’t allow any form of discrimination against women.在中国，对妇女任何形式的歧视都是不允许的。

（3）用于加强与前文联系的倒装：There are only a few people in the hall. On the right in front of the counter you could see a young lady speaking something to the reception personal.厅里只有几个人。在右边的柜台前，你可以看到一位年轻人的太太在同接待员说些什么。

The body of one statue was found among remains dating from the fifteenth century B.C. Its missing head happened to be among remians of the fifteenth century B.C. This head must have been found in Classical times and carefully preserved. It was very old and precious even then.

其中有一座雕像，她的躯体是在公元前15世纪的历史文物中发现的，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。她的脑袋一定是在古希腊罗马时期就为人所发现，并受到了精心的保护。即使在当时，它也属于历史悠久的珍奇之物。

Remains废墟；遗迹；遗体。这个词必须使用复数形式，但其动词有时可用单数形式，如：the remains of the supper were/was taken away.晚餐吃剩的东西被收走了。

Date from追溯，始于，这个动词无被动形式，如：these stones dated from the days of the dinosaurs.这些石头早在恐龙时代就存在。

Its missing head happened to be...happen to碰巧恰巧。后用动词不定式，强调事件的偶发性，如：I happened to be there when he arrived.他到时我恰巧在那儿。如happen to后为人或物，往往指某人、某物发生了不测或意外，如： If anything happens to him, phones us as soon as possible. 如果他发生了什么意外，尽快给我们来电话。

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.

考古工作者把这些碎片重新拼装起来后，惊奇地发现那位女神原来是一位相貌十分摩登的女郎。她身高3英尺，双手叉腰，身穿一条拖地长裙，尽管上了年纪，但体态确实优美。不过考古工作者至今未能确定这位女神的身份。

turned out to be原来是，证明是，结果是，后来成为。为系动词，其后的动词不定式可以省略，直接将补语补足语放在其后，如：

He said he was a doctor; but upon close investigation, he turned out (to be )a quack.他自称是个医生，但仔细调查之后，证明他是个闯荡江湖的。

She was wearing a full-length skirt在叙事体（故事等）中，过去正在进行时态常用于描述性文字中，这样显得更为生动，而一般过去时常用于对事件或行为的叙述，如：The bride was wearing a white dress and carring a bouquet of lilies. The bridegroom was trembling and looking pale. Suddenly a man stood up at the back of the church,’Listen,’ he said.

Unable为补语形容词，其后应家to的动词不定式短语，表示“不能”、“无法”之意

Disable为动词，通常指由于疾病、事故等所致而失去做事的能力

Enable为动词，其后常跟人，再加动词不定式短语，表示“使...能够”之意

Discover和invent是两个容易使用错误的词。一般discover指发现已经存在但是从未被人注意过的事物；invent指“发明”新的从未存在过的东西，如：Hargreaves invented the spinning-jenny.哈格里夫斯发明了多轴仿真机。/Columbus discovered America.哥伦布发现了美洲。

担当表达“发明”某种新药或新疗法时，应用invent,如：Radium and penicillin were discovered.发现了镭和青霉素。