新概念英语第三册英语 - 英汉对照情景例句第2页

Lesson 2 Thirteen equals one

'It's working all right, but I'm afraid that at one o'clock it will strike thirteen times and there's nothing I can do about it.

“不错，钟能报时了，但是，恐怕每到1点钟，它总要敲13下，对此我已无能为力了。”

Lesson 2 Thirteen equals one

We'll get used to that, Bill,' said the vicar.

“大家慢慢就习惯了，比尔，”牧师说。

Lesson 2 Thirteen equals one

Thirteen is not as good as one, but it's better than nothing.

“13下是不如1下好，但总比1下也不敲强。

Lesson 2 Thirteen equals one

Now let's go downstairs and have a cup of tea.'

来，咱们下楼去喝杯茶吧。”

Lesson 3 An unknown goddess

Some time ago, and 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。

Lesson 3 An unknown goddess

An American team explored a temple which stands in an ancient city on the promontory of Ayia Irini.

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。

Lesson 3 An unknown goddess

The city at one time must have been prosperous, for it enjoyed a high level of civilization.

这座古城肯定一度很繁荣，因为它曾享有高度的文明，

Lesson 3 An unknown goddess

Houses -- often three storeys high -- were built of stone.

房子一般有3层楼高，用石块修建。

Lesson 3 An unknown goddess

They had large rooms with beautifully decorated walls.

里面房间很大，墙壁装饰华丽。

Lesson 3 An unknown goddess

The city was equipped with a drainage system, for a great many clay pipes were found beneath the narrow streets.

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。

Lesson 3 An unknown goddess

The temple which the archaeologists explored 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。

Lesson 3 An unknown goddess

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。

Lesson 3 An unknown goddess

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。

Lesson 3 An unknown goddess

The body of one statue was found among remains dating from the fifteenth 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，

Lesson 3 An unknown goddess

It's missing head happened to be among remains of the fifth century B.C.

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。

Lesson 3 An unknown goddess

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。

Lesson 3 An unknown goddess

It was very old and precious even then.

却使在当时，它也属历史悠久的珍奇之物。

Lesson 3 An unknown goddess

When the archaeologists reconstructed the fragments, they were amazed to find that the goddess turned out to be a very modern-looking woman.

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。

Lesson 3 An unknown goddess

She stood three feet high and her hands rested on her hips.

她身高3英尺，双手叉腰。

Lesson 3 An unknown goddess

She was wearing a full-length skirt which swept the ground.

身穿一条拖地长裙，

Lesson 3 An unknown goddess

Despite her great age, she was very graceful indeed,

尽管上了年纪，但体态确实优美。

Lesson 3 An unknown goddess

but, so far, the archaeologists have been unable to discover her identity.

不过，考古工作者至今未能确定这位女神的身份。