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新概念英语第三册课文及详解：Lesson3AnUnknownGoddess无名女神

引言

《新概念英语第三册》（NewConceptEnglishBook3）以其精妙的选文和系统的语言训练，一直是提升英语综合能力的经典教材。本课AnUnknownGoddess（无名女神）不仅为我们展现了一段引人入胜的考古发现历程，更蕴含了丰富的词汇、复杂的句式结构以及细腻的叙事技巧。本文将对这篇课文进行深入剖析，旨在帮助学习者不仅理解课文内容，更能掌握其中的语言精华，提升阅读理解与写作表达能力。

一、课文呈现(TextPresentation)

AnUnknownGoddess

Sometimeago,aninterestingdiscoverywasmadebyarchaeologistsontheAegeanislandofKea.AnAmericanteamexploredatemplewhichstandsinanancientcityonthepromontoryofAyiaIrini.Thecityatonetimemusthavebeenprosperous,foritenjoyedahighlevelofcivilization.Houses--oftenthreestoreyshigh--werebuiltofstone.Theyhadlargeroomswithbeautifullydecoratedwalls.Thecitywasevenequippedwithadrainagesystem,foragreatmanyclaypipeswerefoundbeneaththenarrowstreets.

ThetemplewhichthearchaeologistsexploredwasusedasaplaceofworshipfromthefifteenthcenturyB.C.untilRomantimes.Inthemostsacredroomofthetemple,clayfragmentsoffifteenstatueswerefound.Eachoftheserepresentedagoddessandhad,atonetime,beenpainted.ThebodyofonestatuewasfoundamongremainsdatingfromthefifteenthcenturyB.C.ItsmissingheadhappenedtobeamongremainsofthefifthcenturyB.C.ThisheadmusthavebeenfoundinClassicaltimesandcarefullypreserved.Itwasveryoldandpreciouseventhen.Whenthearchaeologistsreconstructedthefragments,theywereamazedtofindthatthegoddessturnedouttobeaverymodern-lookingwoman.Shestoodthreefeethighandherhandsrestedonherhips.Shewaswearingafull-lengthskirtwhichswepttheground.Despitehergreatage,shewasverygracefulindeed,but,sofar,thearchaeologistshavebeenunabletodiscoverhername.

二、课文详解(DetailedExplanation)

（一）词汇与短语(VocabularyandPhrases)

1.archaeologist(n.):Apersonwhostudieshumanhistoryandprehistorythroughtheexcavationofsitesandtheanalysisofartifactsandotherphysicalremains.(考古学家)