感悟：错的真的惨不忍睹呀，有几句话完全听不出来。
archaeologist /ˌɑːr.kiˈɑː.lə.dʒɪst/ someone who studies the buildings, graves, tools, and other objects of people who lived in the past
archaeology
the Aegean : also the Aegean Sea the part of the Mediterranean Sea that is between Greece and Turkey
temple
ancient
promontory /ˈprɑː.mən.tɔːr/ a narrow area of high land that sticks out into the sea
prosperous ˈprɑː.spɚ.əs/ successful, usually by earning a lot of money
civilization /ˌsɪv.əl.əˈzeɪ.ʃən/
(DEVELOPED SOCIETY) human society with its well developed social organizations, or the culture and way of life of a society or country at a particular period in time
PROCESS) [ U ] the process of educating a society so that its culture becomes more developed
storey /ˈstɔːr.i/ a level of a building VS story /ˈstɔːr.i/
equipped /ɪˈkwɪpt/ adj. equipment n.
(PROVIDED) having the necessary tools, clothes, equipment, etc.
(PREPARED) having the skills needed to do something
drainage /ˈdreɪ.nɪdʒ/ n. the system of water or waste liquids flowing away from somewhere into the ground or down pipes
clay /kleɪ/ n. thick, heavy soil that is soft when wet, and hard when dry or baked, used for making bricks and containers
beneath /bɪˈniːθ/ pre.
(BELOW)in or to a lower position than someone or something, under someone or something
(NOT GOOD ENOUGH) be beneath sb to not be good enough for someone
worship /ˈwɝː.ʃɪp/ n. (RELIGION) the act of worshipping God or a god, often through praying or singing
sacred /ˈseɪ.krɪd/ adj. connected with religion
fragments /ˈfræɡ.mənt/ n. a small piece or a part, especially when broken from something whole
represented
precious
reconstructed /ˌriː.kənˈstrʌkt/ to build or create again something that has been damaged or destroyed:
modern
hips
length
swept
identity /aɪˈden.t̬ə.t̬i/ n. who a person is, or the qualities of a person or group that make them different from others
identify v.
Lesson 3 An unknown goddess
Listen to the tape then answer the question below.
How did the archaeologist know that the statue was a goddess?
Some time ago, an interesting discovery was made by archaeologists on the Aegean island of Kea.
An American team explored 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 drainage system, for a great many clay pipes were found beneath the narrow streets.
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 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 remains of the fifth 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.
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