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1、1Step 1 单词都在文中标出了，大家发挥一下想象和推理能力，猜猜那些生词都是什么意思吧。阅读中非常需要这种猜测推理能力的哦。 An unknown goddessSome 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
2、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
3、.The temple which the archaeologists explored was used as a place of worship from the fifteenth century l0 B.C. until Roman times. In the most sacred room of the temple, clay fragments of fifteen statues were found. Each of these represented a goddess and had, at one time, been painted. The body of
4、one statue was found among remains dating from the fifteenth century BC. 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 th
5、e fragments, they were amazed to fin, that the goddess turned out to be a very modern-looking woman. She stood three feet high and her hand 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 archaeolog
6、ists have been unable to discover her identity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。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。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。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。考古工作者考察的这座庙宇从公元前 l5 世纪直至罗马时代一直是祭祀祈祷的场所。在庙中最神圣的一问殿堂里发现了 l5 尊陶制雕像的碎片。每一尊雕像代表一位女神，而且一度上过色。其中有一尊雕像，她的躯体
7、是在公元前 l5 世纪的历史文物中发现的，而她那身首异处的脑袋却碰巧是在公元前 5 世纪的文物中找到的。 她的脑袋一定是在古希腊罗马时代就为人所发现，并受到了精心的保护。即使在当时，它也属历史悠久的珍奇之物。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。她身高 3 英尺双手叉腰，身穿一条拖地长裙，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。Step 2 词汇的意思都在这里了哦。看看你都猜对了么？goddess 女神archaeologist 考古学家Aegean 爱琴海的explore 考察promontory 海角prosp
8、erous 繁荣的civilization 文明storey 楼层drainage 排水worship 崇拜sacred 宗教的fragment 碎片remains 遗迹classical 古文化的reconstruct 修复rest 倚放hip 屁股full-length 拖地长的graceful 优雅的identity 身份Step 3 特别的单词总是要特别的待遇，下面的单词最好记住，有空多练习。）1.explore 探索 to search for discovery; examine形近词 explode 爆炸 exploit 开发,利用,剥削 expedite 加速,迅速的 expe
9、dition 探险词组例句 explore outer space 太空勘探 explore ancient temple 考察古庙explore every possibilities 系统地研究每一个可能性 The archaeologists are exploring the cave.22.prosperous 繁荣的（修饰经济） successful or thriving, esp. financially同/近义词 wealth 富有的 flourishing 兴旺的,繁茂的 thriving 兴隆的booming 火的迅猛发展的 adequate 充足的词组例句 Our fi
10、nance is prosperous.我们的经济是繁荣的。a prosperous new business 一家成功的新公司 a prosperous family 富裕的一家a prosperous moment to make a decision 做决定的有利时机3.civilization 文明 常用词组：enjoys a high level of civilization 享有高度的文明4.worship 崇拜（非理性的） admire; respect同/近义词 admire 敬佩 adore 爱戴 respect 尊敬形近词 warship 军舰战船 例句 Who do y
11、ou worship in the world?5.sacred 宗教的，神圣的（可修释职业）同/近义词 divine 神 mystic 神秘 blessed 神佑 religions 宗教的solemn 庄严的，庄重的 holy 神圣的，圣洁的 词组 sacred music 圣乐 sacred promise 神圣的诺言6.classic adj.精典的,第一流 n.杰作,经典之作 形近词 classical 古典的（未必精）eg. classical music 古典音乐 classical education 人文科学教育例句 This is the classic example o
12、f love at the first sight.7.construct（抽象虚的）建设 build （house）/put up （a tent） 实体的建设同/近义词 erect :(build high buildings) eg. erect monument 建造纪念碑 set up : set up a union establish: establish a school 侧重“建立”的意思found: found a country 词组 construction of socialism 社会主义建设 construct a sentence8. rest on 搭在上 e
13、g. Her eyes rest on the picture.rest with +sb 由某人决定 eg. This great decision rests with your mother.9. hip n.口在服用兴奋剂,宗教信仰方面赶时髦的人;消息灵通人士 ; adj.通晓的，见闻广的例句 Mary is a real hip. The guy isnt a hip.那个家伙什么都不懂.常用词组 Joined at the hip 口 交情极厚的 eg.This two are joined at the hip.Shoot from the hip 信口开河 eg. Sorry,
14、I said that I shouldnt have shot from the hip.10.graceful 优雅的（修饰长相体态）同/近义词 elegant 优雅的(修饰举止 behavior) gentle 温柔的 naive 可爱的11.identity 身份 establish identity 验证身份Language points1, An American team explored a temple which stands in an ancient city on the promontory of Ayia Irini *which 引导定语从句，修饰限定 temp
15、le在这个句子中，which = that; stand = lie be situated (vt.) be located (vt.), 因此进行词语替换后，本句可改成： An American team explored a temple which/ that is located / situated inAn American team explored a temple which/that lie in*stand v. 表示高高坐落于，矗立于 She stands 1.75m. 她一米七五。A great tree stands on the mount. 山上有个大树。（我们也可以用 there be 句型来表达中文意思，但是请大家体会下两者的差异。there be 陈述客观事实：那里有什么，而例句则突出树，并且很高，感情色彩一下就不一样了。）2，The city at one time must have been prosperous，for it enjoyed a high level of civilization * for 引导原因状语从句，对主句进行附加说明，译作“因为”3对比： because 引导原因状语从
