新概念英語(yǔ)第三冊(cè)課堂筆記-第3課
Lesson 3
An unknown goddess
無(wú)名女神
【New words and expressions】 生詞和短語(yǔ)
★goddess(tile)
n. 女神
★archaeologist
n. 考古學(xué)家
★Aegean
adj. 愛(ài)玲海的
★explore
v. 考察，勘探
The archaeologists are exploring the cave.
exploration n.
explorer n. 探險(xiǎn)家
★promontory
n. 海角
★prosperous
adj. （經(jīng)濟(jì)上）繁榮的，昌盛的
our finance is prosperous
thriving 昌盛的，興旺的
booming 蓬勃的，景氣的
flourishing 繁茂的，健康的
★civilization
n. 文明
high level of civilization
高度文明
civilize v.
★storey
n. 樓層
★drainage
n. 排水
★worship
n. 祟拜
respect;admire
Who do you worship in the world?
warship n. 軍艦戰(zhàn)船
★sacred
adj. 宗教的，神圣的
holy adj. 神圣的，圣潔的
solemn adj. 莊嚴(yán)的，莊重的
sacred music 圣樂(lè)
sacred promise 神圣的諾言
★fragment
n. 碎片
★remains
n. 遺物，遺跡，廢墟
★classical
adj. （希臘和羅馬）古化的
classical music 古典音樂(lè)
classical education 人文科學(xué)教育
classic adj. 第一流的
This is the classic example of love at the first sight.
classic n. 杰作，經(jīng)典之作
★reconstruct
v. 修復(fù)
re-重新，再次
construct 構(gòu)造，建造，組織
build house 造建造物
put up a tent
construct a sentence
construct a broken statuary
erect: build high buildings
erect monument 建造紀(jì)念碑
erect clock tower 建造鐘樓
setup; establish; found 建立
setup students' union
establish a school/rule
found a country
construction n.
constructive adj. 有教育意義的
constructor n.
★rest
v. 倚放，放置
★hip
n. 屁股，臀部
hip n. [口]在服用興奮劑、宗教信仰方面趕時(shí)髦的人；消息靈通人士；adj.通曉的，見(jiàn)聞廣的
Mary is a real hip.
The guy isn't a hip.
joined at the hip 表示交情極厚的
Eg.: These two are joined at the hip.
shoot from the hip 信口開(kāi)河
Eg.:Sorry,I said that I shouldn't have shot from the hip.
★full-length
adj. （裙衣）拖地長(zhǎng)的
a full-length dress 拽地長(zhǎng)裙
★graceful
adj. 優(yōu)雅的
a graceful lady
elegant(behavier)
★identity
n. 身份
Listen to the tape then answer the question below.
聽(tīng)錄音，然后回答以下問(wèn)題。
How did the archaeologists know that the statue was a goddess?
Some time ago, and 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 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 equipped with a drainage system, for a great many clay pipes were found beneath the narrow streets.
The temple whi
