Lesson 3 An Unknown Goddess
第三课未知的女神
Listen to the tape, then answer the question below.
听录音，然后回答以下问题。
How did the archaeologists know that the statue was a goddess?
考古学家是怎么知道这尊雕像是女神的？
Some time ago, an interesting discovery was made by archaeologists on the Aegean island of Kia.
前段时间，考古学家在爱琴海的起亚岛上有了一个有趣的发现。
An American team explored a temple which stands in an ancient city on the promontory of Ia Arena.
一个美国团队探索了一座寺庙，这座寺庙矗立在Ia竞技场海角的一座古城中。
The city at one time must have been prosperous, for it enjoyed a high level of civilization.
这座城市曾经一定很繁荣，因为它享有高度的文明。
Houses, often three stories high, were built of stone.
房子通常有三层楼高，是用石头建造的。
They had large rooms with beautifully decorated walls.
他们的房间很大，墙壁装饰精美。
The city was even equipped with a drainage system, for a great many clay pipes were found beneath the narrow streets.
这座城市甚至配备了排水系统，因为在狭窄的街道下发现了许多粘土管道。
The temple, which the archaeologists explored, was used as a place of worship from the 15th century BC until Roman times.
考古学家探索的这座寺庙从公元前15世纪到罗马时代一直被用作礼拜场所。
In the most sacred room of the temple, clay fragments of 15 statues were found.
在寺庙最神圣的房间里，发现了15尊雕像的粘土碎片。
Each of these represented a goddess and had at one time been painted.
每一个都代表一个女神，曾经被画过。
The body of one statue was found among remains dating from the 15th century BC.
一尊雕像的尸体是在公元前15世纪的遗骸中发现的。
Its missing head happened to be among remains of the 5th century BC.
它丢失的头部碰巧是公元前5世纪的遗迹之一。
This head must have been found in classical times and carefully preserved.
这个头颅一定是在古典时期被发现并被仔细保存下来的。
It was very old and precious even then.
即使在那时，它也非常古老和珍贵。
When the archaeologists reconstructed the fragments, they were amazed to find that the goddess turned out to be a very modern looking woman.
当考古学家重建碎片时，他们惊讶地发现女神原来是一个看起来非常现代的女人。
She stood three feet high and her hands rested on her hips.
她站在三英尺高，双手叉腰。
She was wearing a full length skirt which swept the ground.
她穿着一条横扫地面的长裙。
Despite her great age, she was very graceful indeed.
尽管她年纪很大，但她确实很优雅。
But so far, the archaeologists have been unable to discover her identity.
但是到目前为止，考古学家还无法发现她的身份。