新概念英语第三册第3课

Lesson3AnunknowngoddessLecturer:PatienceWangNewwordsandexpressionsReadthenewwordsandexpressionsonpage22.ListeningListentothetapeonceandthenanswerthequestionsbelow.1.Wheredidthearchaeologistsfindclayfragments?2.Whatdidtheyrepresent?3.Wherewasthebodyofonestatuefound?4.Wherewasitsheadfound?5.Howtalldidthegoddessturnouttobe?6.Wheredidherhandsrest?7.Whatwasshewearing?Listeningcomprehension•Choosethecorrectanswerstothefollowingquestions.1.Theinterestingdiscoverymadebythearchaeologistswas_.(a)thatthecityhadoncebeenprosperous(b)thatthetemplehadbeenusedasaplaceofworship(c)theyfoundthefifteenstatueshadbeenpainted(d)thattheywerenotthefirsttohavefoundtheheadofthegoddess2.Thecity‘enjoyedahighlevelofcivilization’.Thisisconfirmedbythefactthat_.(a)someofthehouseswerebuiltonlyonestoreyhigh(b)agreatnumberoffragmentswerefoundinthetemple(c)thecityhadbeenbuiltonclay(d)advancedtechniqueshadbeenemployedinbuildinganddecoratingListeningcomprehension3.Inseekingtoestablishtheidentityofthereconstructedstatue,thearchaeologists_.(a)triedtodeterminewhichgoddessitrepresented(b)piecedtogetherthefragmentstheyfound(c)discoveredthatitwasmoremodernthananyoftheotherstatues(d)wonderedwhetheritbelongedtothefifthorthefifteenthcenturyLesson3Anunknowngoddess•Sometimeago,aninterestingdiscoverywasmadebyarchaeologistsontheAegeanislandofKea.AnAmericanteamexploredatemplewhichstandsinanancientcityonthepromontoryofAyiaIrini.Thecityatonetimemusthavebeenprosperous,foritenjoyedahighlevelofcivilization.Houses--oftenthreestoreyshigh--werebuiltofstone.Theyhadlargeroomswithbeautifullydecoratedwalls.Thecitywasequippedwithadrainagesystem,foragreatmanyclaypipeswerefoundbeneaththenarrowstreets.Lesson3Anunknowngoddess(Ⅱ)ThetemplewhichthearchaeologistsexploredwasusedasaplaceofworshipfromthefifteenthcenturyB.C.untilRomantimes.Inthemostsacredroomoftemple,clayfragmentsoffifteenstatueswerefound.Eachoftheserepresentedagoddessandhad,atonetime,beenpainted.ThebodyofonestatuewasfoundamongremainsdatingfromthefifteenthcenturyB.C.It'smissingheadhappenedtobeamongremainsofthefifthcenturyB.C.ThisheadmusthavebeenfoundinClassicaltimesandcarefullypreserved.Itwasveryoldandpreciouseventhen.Whenthearchaeologistsreconstructedthefragments,theywereamazedtofindthatthegoddessturnedouttobeaverymodern-lookingwoman.Shestoodthreefeethighandherhandsrestedonherhips.Shewaswearingafull-lengthskirtwhichswepttheground.Despitehergreatage,shewasverygracefulindeed,but,sofar,thearchaeologistshavebeenunabletodiscoverheridentity.unknownunknownadj.1.~(tosb.)notknownoridentified未知的，不详的，未被确认的e.g.(1)不知何故，他试图数星星。Hewastrying,forsomeunknownreason,tocountthestars.(2)这名男子的身份还是个谜。Theman’sidentityremainsunknown.2.(ofpeople)notfamousorwellknowne.g.没有名气的演员anunknownactorunknowntosb.(withoutthepersonmentionedbeingawareofit)~尚不知道；把~蒙在鼓里e.g.他背着我签了协议。Unknowntome,hehadalreadysignedtheagreement.unknown(Ⅱ)n.1.(theunknown)placesorthingsthatarenotknownabout未知的地方或事物e.g.探险之旅ajourneyintotheunknown2.[c]apersonwhoisnotwellknown不出名的人e.g.演主角的是一个名不见经传的年轻人。Ayoungunknownplayedtheleadingrole.3.[c](mathematics)未知数；未知量antonym(反义词):knownadj.[onlybeforenoun]知名的；出了名的；已知的e.g.他是个出了名的小偷。Heisaknownthief.discoverydiscoveryn.(pl.~ies)(~ofsth.)(~that)发现，发觉e.g.这个领域的研究人员有了一些重大的新发现。Researchersinthisfieldhavemadesomeimportantnewdiscoveries.v.discover发现；找到；认识到，查明e.g.(1)人们发现他藏在棚屋里。Hewasdiscoveredhidinginashed.(2)我们一直弄不清楚她为什么辞职？Weneverdiddiscoverwhyshegaveupherjob.archaeologistarchaeologistn.考古学家archaeologyn.[u]考古学archaeologicaladj.考古的exploreexplorev.1.~sth.forsth.勘探，勘察，探索，考察e.g.我们一来到岛上就急不可耐地考查起来。Assoonaswearrivedontheislandwewereeagertoexplore.2.探究；调查研究；探索；探讨e.g.这些想法将在第七章里作更详细的探讨。TheseideaswillbeexploredinmoredetailinChapter7.n.explorationadj.exploratoryn.explorer探险者；勘探者；考察者ancientancientadj.1.古代的e.g.古代史ancienthistory古文明ancientcivilization2.古老的；很老的e.g.古橡树anancientoaktreeprosperousprosperousadj.richandsuccessful繁荣的；成功的；兴旺的e.g.繁荣的国家prosperouscountriesprosperv.兴旺；繁荣；发达e.g.他主政期间经济繁荣起来。Theeconomyprosperedunderhisadministration.prosperityn.[u]兴旺；繁荣；发达e.g.国家正值国泰民安、繁荣昌盛的时期。Thecountryisenjoyingaperiodofpeaceandprosperity.enjoyenjoyv.1.togetpleasurefromsth.享受~的乐趣；欣赏，喜爱e.g.(1)我们在纽约的时间过的很快活。WeenjoyedourtimeinNewYork.(2)我喜欢打网球。Ienjoyplayingtennis.2.enjoyyourself过得快活；玩的愉快e.g.他们在聚会上都玩得很愉快。Theyallenjoyedthemselvesattheparty.3.tohavesthgoodthatisanadvantagetosb.享有，享受e.g.这个国家的人民享有很高的生活水平。Peopleinthiscountryenjoyahighstandardofliving.enjoyableadj.givingpleasure.有乐趣的，使人快乐的，使人愉快的enjoymentn.civilizationcivilizationn.1.文明e.g.维多利亚时代的人认为铁路带来了进步和文明。TheVictoriansregardedtherailwaysasbringingprogressandcivilization.2.(特定时期和地区的)社会文明e.g.古希腊和古罗马的社会文明thecivilizationsofancientGreeceandRomecivilizev.教化，开化；使文明；使有教养civilizedadj.1.文明的，开化的e.g..文明世界thecivilizedworld2.有礼貌的；有教养的；举止得体的storeystorey(pl.storeys)1.alevelofabuilding;afloor楼层e.g.单层建筑物asingle-storeybuilding两层建筑物atwo-storeybuilding2.(inadj.)(ofabuilding)havingthenumberoflevelsmentioned有~层的e.g.四层楼房afour-storeyedbuildingstorey(Ⅱ)thedifferencesbetween“storey”and“floor”(1)Weusestoreymainlywhenyouaretalkingaboutthenumberoflevelsabuildinghas.e.g.办公大