新概念英语第三册 Lesson 3 An unknown goddess 无名女神 讲义

Lesson 3 An unknown goddess 无名女神 1、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。 · unknown (adj.) 不出名的 反：well-known 著名的，众所周知的 · God 上帝 god 神 —— goddess 女神 · some time 一段时间 sometime 某个时间点 some times 几次，几倍 sometimes 有时 · discovery (n.) 发现 —— discover (v.) 发现 = dis + cover 覆盖 · archaeologist (n.) 考古学家 = arch (n.)拱门 + ology (n.)学问 + ist (n.)人，专家、大家 （eg. scientist科学家, chemist 化学家，artist艺术家， pianist钢琴家） 2、An American team explored a temple（which stands in an ancient city on the promontory of Ayia Irini.定语从句） 一个美国考古队在阿伊亚.依里尼海角的一座古城里考察了一座庙宇。 · 位于、座落于：stand = sit = lie = be located = be situated eg. Our school is/stands/sits/lies in front of the supermarket. eg. 故宫位于北京的正中。 The Palace Museum stands in the center of Beijing. · promontory (n.) 海角 2、The city at one time must have been prosperous,（for it enjoyed a high level of civilization.原因状语从句） Houses -- often three storeys high（插入语） -- were built of stone. 这座古城肯定一度很繁荣，因为它曾享有高度的文明，房子一般有3层楼高，用石块修建。 · at one time 一度，曾经 = once · at a time 每次 · must be 一定是，肯定是（对现在表推测） must have been 当时一定是，当时肯定是（对过去表推测） · prosperous (adj.) 富裕的，繁荣的，兴旺的 = extremely rich/wealthy eg. a prosperous businessman 富有的商人 a prosperous country 繁荣的国家 a prosperous industry 发达的工业 · storey (n.) 层 4、They had large rooms with beautifully decorated walls. The city was equipped with a drainage system,（for a great many clay pipes were found beneath the narrow streets原因状语从句）. 里面房间很大，墙壁装饰华丽。城里甚至还敷设了排水系统，因为在狭窄的街道底下发现了许许多多陶土制作的排水管道。 · decorated (v.) 装饰（非谓语动词done表被动） · be equipped with 配备，装备 · drainage system 排水系统 · drainage (v./n.) 排水，下水道 —— dry (adj.) 干的 eg. drain the vegetable drain the hair · 表达“许多”： 1. a lot of + [c]/[u] 2. many + [c] 3. much + [u] 4. a large/great/huge number of + [c] 5. quite a few + [c] 6. numerous + [c] 7. a large quantity of + [c]/[u] 8. quite a lot of + [c]/[u] 9. a great many + [c] 10. a great/large/huge amount of + [u] 11. a great/large huge deal of + [u] · beneath(prep.) 在下面（紧挨着） under (prep.) 在下面 5、The temple（which the archaeologists explored定语从句）was used as a place of worship from the fifteenth century B.C. until Roman times. 考古工作者考察的这座庙宇从公元前15世纪直到罗马时代一直是祭祀祈祷的场所。 · as a place of worship 把…视为（主语补足语） eg. Helen is a woman whom we all . · worship 崇拜（宗教） = idolize （idol 偶像） · respect 尊敬 admire 崇拜，欣赏 look up to 仰视，敬仰 6、In the most sacred room of temple, clay fragments of fifteen statues were found. 在庙中最神圣的一间殿堂里发现了15尊陶雕像的碎片。 · the most sacred 最神圣的（宗教） eg. sacred place 圣地 sacred music 圣乐 · fragment (n.) 碎片 7、Each of these represented a goddess and had, at one time, been painted. 每一尊雕像代表一位女神，而且一度上过色。 · represent (v.) 代表 = stand for · at one time = once 曾经 8、The body of one statue was found among remains dating from the fifteenth century B.C. It's missing head happened to be among remains of the fifth century B.C. 其中有一尊雕像，她的躯体是在公元前15世纪的历史文物中发现的，而她那身异处的脑袋却碰巧是在公元前5世纪的文物中找到的。 · 重点词组： date from 起源于，追溯到 （无被动语态，无过去时态） = date back to eg. The castle C the 14th century. The bridge, which C 1439, needs repairing. A. is dated from B. was dated from C.dates from D. dated from eg. 这种音乐追溯到1871年。 This kind of music dates from 1871. = This kind of music dates back to 1871. · happen to 碰巧 eg. 刚才，我碰巧遇见一位老朋友。 I happened to meet an old friend just now. 9、This head must have been found in Classical times and carefully preserved. 她的脑袋一定是在古希腊罗马时代就为人所发现，并受到精心的保护。 · must have been found 当时一定被发现（对过去表推测） · classical (adj.) 古典的 eg. classical music /musician /literature 古典音乐/音乐家/文学 classic (adj.) 经典的 （= best） eg. classic novel/cartoon/song 经典小说/卡通/歌曲 · preserve (v.) 保存，存放 = keep eg. preserve the meat 保存肉 preserved vegetables/fruit 蔬菜干、水果干 a well-preserved person 一个保养得很好的人 eg. reserve (v.) 预订 = book observe (v.) 观察 conserve (v.) 保留，省 = save (conserve the electricity 省电) 10、It was very old and precious even then. 却是在当时，它也属历史悠久的珍奇之物。 · 后缀-ous/-ious：形容词词根 eg. delicious ,prosperous, precious, famous, serious, nervous, curious, numerous, anxious 11、（When the archaeologists reconstructed the fragments时间状语从句）, they were amazed to find （that the goddess turned out to be a very modern-looking woman宾语从句）. 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。 · reconstruct (v.) 重建 = rebuild = re + construct · amazed (adj.) 极其吃惊 = very surprised · 重点句型：sb.turns out to be/do = It turns out that … 证明是，结果是，原来竟是（出乎意料的） eg. 他竟然是对的。 He turned out to be right. = It turned out that he was right. · 复合形容词：modern-looking 相貌摩登的 (adj./adv. + doing) eg. easy-going 好相处的，平易近人的 hard-working 勤奋的 good-looking 好看的 ugly-looking 难看的 far-reaching 深远的 well-meaning 深远的 12、She stood three feet high and her hands rested on her hips. She was wearing a full-length skirt（which swept the ground定语从句）. 她身高3英尺，双手叉腰。身穿一条拖地长裙。 · stand (v.) 表示东西或人的高度 · hip (n.) 臀部 eg. hip-hop 街舞 · 13、Despite her great age, she was very graceful indeed, but, so far, the archaeologists have been unable to discover her identity. 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。 · Despite (prep.) 尽管，虽然 + (n./pron./doing) = In spite of Although(conj.) 尽管，虽然 + (句子：引导让步状语从句) = Though · Despite her great age… = Although she has great age… · graceful (adj.) 优雅的 = elegant · so far 迄今为止（现在完成时态的标志词组） = up to now = up till now = up to the present · identity (n.) 身份 eg. identity card 身份证 Supplementary exercise: · By moving the radar beam around slowly in circles, we can the surroundings. A. explore B. expose C.exploit D. expand 解析：正确答案A 通过雷达波缓慢做圆周运动，我们就能探索到周围事物的情况。 A．探测，探索； B. 曝光； C. 剥削，利用； D. 膨胀，扩张。 9 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$