新概念第三册第三课笔记

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Some time ago ,an interesting discovery was made by archaeologists on the Aegean island of American team explored a temple which stands in an ancient city on the promontory of Ayia Irini. The city an one time mast have been prosperous,for it enjoyed a high level of civilization .House_often three storeys high_were built of stone .They had large rooms with beautifully decorated walls. The city was even equipped with a drainage ,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 Roman times .In the most sacred room of the temple ,clay fragments of fifteen statue 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 ,Its missing head happened to be among remains of the fifth century head must have been found in Classical times and carefully was very old and precious even the archaeologists reconstructed the fragments ,the 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.

Today we’ll learn a story is about an archaeological discovery in the story the archaeologists found clay fragments in an ancient represented the fifteenth statues of goddess which had once been painted .The body of one statue was found among remains from the fifteenth century it’s head was found among remains from the fifth century the fragments mere reconstructed,they turned out to be a goddess which stood three feet high .Her hands rested on hips and she was wearing a full_length skirt .Her identity is unknown. Now listen to the story first ,let’s look whether me can answer the question or did the archaeologists know that the statue was a goddess ? (Because the found in the most sacred room of temple)

Now learn the new words. (1).goddess. n. 女神 (2).archaeologist n.考古学家 archae =ancient ology =to study -ist=....(人) biology 生物学 biologist 生物学家 geology 地质学 geologist地质学家 physiology 物理学 physiologist 物理学家 (3).Aegean adj.爱琴海的 (4).explore v. 考察,勘探 explorer.勘探家 exploration 探险 adventure 探险 venture 探险 (5).promontory n.海角。 promontory of Ayia Irini 阿依亚.依里尼海角 (6).prosperous adj. (经济上的)繁荣的,昌盛的。 prosperous country. prosperous business (7).civilization n. 文明 (8).storey n. 楼层 storey→storeys楼层 story→stories 故事 Eg: a two storey house The house is two storeys high . 英式 美式 阁楼 attic attic 顶层 the top floor the top floor ..... ..... ..... 二层 The first floor The second floor 一层 The ground floor The first floor 地下室 basement basement

(9).drainage n.排水 Drainage system 排水系统 (10).worship n. 崇拜 a place of worship 祭祀祷告的场所 (11)sacred adj. 宗教的,神圣的 Eg:In the most sacred room of the temple. 在庙中最神圣的一间殿堂里 (12).fragment n.碎片 Clay fragment 陶瓷碎片 (13)remains n. 遗物,遗迹,废墟 the remains of meal the remains of ancient Rome (14).classical adj. (希腊和罗马)古文化的 classical studies 古代文学研究/古典研究 classical music 古典音乐 (15).reconstruct v.修复,改造,宫廷。 build again reconstruct=rebuild. (16).rest. V.倚放,放置 rest on/upon Eg:Her hands rested on her hips. (17).hip n. 屁股,臀部。 (18).full-length adj.(裙衣)拖地长的。 A full-length skirt (19). graceful adj.优雅的 (20). identity n. 身份 identity card 身份证

After learning the new try to answer the question,and do the ask and answer. (1).where was this interesting discovery made?(on the Aegean island of Kea) (2).How do we know the city must have been prosperous?(Because it enjoyed a high level of civilization.) (3).How high were some of the houses?(Three storeys) (4).what were they built of?(Stone) (5).what was the city equipped with?(A drainage system) (6).They found fragments of many statues?(Fifteen) (7).What did these statues represent?(Goddess) (8).What was interesting about the body and head of one of the statues?(The body was among remains dating from the fifteenth century and the head among the remains of the fifth century (9).What hid the archaeologists do to the fragments?(They reconstructed then) (10).And what was the result?(The goddess turned out to be a very modern-looking woman)

Text.课文讲解 (1)Some time ago ,an interesting discovery was made by archaeologists on the Aegean island of Kea. .some time “一段时间”或“较长一段时间” Sometime 指某一不确定的时间