书摘
参考译文
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15世纪直至罗马时代一直是祭祀祈祷的场所。在庙中最神圣的一间殿堂里发现了15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,她的躯体是在公元前15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。
xercises 练习
1 Some plays are so successful that they run for years on end.
(1.1) Write three sentences illustrating the use of so ... that;
such ... that; and such a ... that. (ISD 35) (参见第2册第35课难点)
2 In the last act, a gaoler would always come on to the stage.
(11.7-8) Which verb could be used in place of wouldhere? Write
two sentences illustrating the use of would and used to. (IKS
55b) (参见第2册第55课关键句型b)
3 The noble was expected to read the letter at each performance.
He always insisted that it should be written out infull.
(11.8-9) Join these two sentences, then compare your answer with
the sentence in the passage. (IKS 49) (参见
第2册第49课关键句型)
4 He always insisted that it should be written out in full,
(1.9) Write sentences using the following: He suggested that...
He insisted that ... He demanded that ... (IKS 63) (参见第2册第63课关键句型)
5 He had managed to learn the contents of the letter by heart.
(1.11) Write two sentences showing how managed tocan be used
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