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Lesson 3 An unknown goddess
爱琴海文明
爱琴文明是指公元前20世纪至公元前12世纪间的爱琴海域的上古文明。它是指公元前20年~前12世纪存在于地中海东部的爱琴海岛、希腊半岛及小亚细亚西部的欧洲青铜时代的文明,因围绕爱琴海域而得名。在希腊文明之前,是最早的欧洲文明,是西方文明的源泉。
爱琴文明最早起源于克里特岛,然后传播到希腊大陆和小亚细亚。公元前1700~前1400年,克里特文明发展到它的全盛时期,不久突然衰退,爱琴文明的中一心转移到希腊半岛的迈锡尼。主要包括米诺斯文明和迈锡尼文明两大阶段,前后相继。有兴旺的农业和海上贸易,宫室建筑及绘画艺术均很发达,是世界古代文明的一个重要代表。
About Greece
The famous god and goddess
古希腊人信奉的诸神,主要包括有主神宙斯(Zeus)、天后赫拉(Hera)、海神波塞冬(Poseidon )、智慧女神雅典娜(Athena )、美神维纳斯(Venus)、太阳神阿波罗(Apollo)、月亮与狩猎女神阿尔泰弥斯、谷物女神德墨忒尔 、火神赫菲斯托斯、战神阿瑞斯、众神使者与亡灵接引神赫尔墨斯、灶神或家室女神赫斯提,有时也包括酒神狄俄尼索斯和英雄赫拉克勒斯。
Pronunciation
Goddess
Archaeologist
Aegean island
explore
Promontory
Prosperous
Civilization
storey
Drainage
Worship
Sacred
Fragment
remains
Classical
reconstruct
rest
hip
Full-length
Graceful
Identity
Vocabulary
1. goddess-女神 god+女性
--waiter—waitress, actor—actress, host—hostess, lion—lioness
2. discovery-发现;发觉:发现的行为和事例
to make a discovery 有发现
3. archaeologist--考古学家
--archaeology n.考古学; archaeological adj.考古学的, 考古学上的
4. explore v. 探险, 探测, 探究
--exploring outer space 太空勘探
--explore every possibility系统研究每一个可能性
temple-圣堂, 神殿, 庙宇, 寺院
ancient-远古的, 旧的 very old
5. promontory-缩写 prom.岬,海角
6. prosperous-繁荣的; prosperity n.繁荣
--a prosperous business-兴旺的事业
--prosperous leaves-茂盛的树叶
7. civilization-文明, 文化, 文明社会
--civil-有礼貌的:充分地遵守或符合公认的社会习俗的 civil-ize-ation
8. storey-[建] 层 the first storey, the first floor
decorate-v. 装饰, 为...做室内装修
--decorate a house for New Year装饰房子过新年
equip-v.装备, 配备
--be equipped with装[配]备; 安装
--equip sb. With 用...装备起来, 使装[具]备
--equip oneself 整装, 预备行装, 装备自已
9. drain v.排出 drainage system排水系统
10. clay-n. 粘土, 泥土 a clay pipe陶制烟斗; 陶管
11. worship-vi.敬神, 拜神;vt.崇拜, 尊敬
12. sacred-adj. 神的, 宗教的, 庄严的, 神圣的
--The cow is a sacred animal to Hindus. 对印度人来说, 牛是一种神圣的动物。
13. fragment—n.碎片, 断片, 片段
statue-n.雕像
represent-v.代表:代表;象征:
The bald eagle represents the United States.
秃鹰象征了美国
representative-n. 代表
14. remains-n. 残余, 遗迹, 遗体
15. preserve-v.保护, 保持, 保存, 保藏
--preserve forests保护森林 preserve order 维护秩序
--preserves.-n. [常用复]蜜饯; 果酱; 罐头水果
16. precious-adj.宝贵的, 贵重的, 珍爱的
--precious metals 珍贵金属(如 金、银、铂)
17. reconstruct-v.重建, 改造
--reconstruct city after the war 战后重建城市
18. rest-vi.依靠, 搁在
The ladder rests firmly against the tree. 梯子稳固地靠在树上
--rest with 在于,归属于:作为责任或负担被赋予:
The final decision rests with the chairperson.由主席做最后决定
--rests on 依靠或依赖: That argument rests on a false assumption. 那个论点是基于错误的前提
19. hip-n. 臀部
20. despite-prep. 不顾, 尽管, 纵使
--He remains modest despite his achievements.
他尽管有成绩仍然保持谦虚
21. graceful-adj. 优美的
22. identity-n.身份 ID card(identification card)
Listen and answer question
Questions
Where was the interesting discovery made
What did the American team explore
It’s in a place called Ayia Irini, isn’t
How do we know the city must have been prosperous
How high were some of the houses
What were they built of
They weren’t made of wood, were they
What were these houses like
What was the city equipped with
How long had the temple they explored been used as a place of worship
They found fragments of statues. How many statues
What ws interesting about the body and head of one of the statues
When had the head been found and preserved
What did the archaeologists do to the fragments
And what was the result
What did she look like
What was she wearing
Text
1.Some time ago, an interesting discovery was made by
archaeologists on the Aegean island of Kea.
some time 一段时间
e.g. The writer decided to live in the Sahara Desert for some time.
sometime
在某一时候, 曾经, 有一天
e.g. You can hand in your homework sometime before Friday.
有一个口诀可以帮助记忆:
分开“一段时间”,相聚“某个时候”;
S连住是“有时”,分开“几次”、“几倍”行。
Aegean
2. An American team explored a temple which stands in an ancient city on the promontory of Ayia Irini.
e.g. She stands 1.75m. 她身高1.75米.
A great tree stands on the mountain.
stand (vi.)
= lie (vi.) 位于
= situate (vt.)使位于,使处于
= locate (vt.) 使...坐落于, 位于
which stands in... = which lies in…
= which is located in…
= which is situated in...
stand a >身高 stature /height b>表示高高坐落于, 矗立于
3.The city at one time must have been prosperous, for it enjoyed a high level of civilization.
at one time
曾经,同时
He was at one time so devoted to piano playing.
Don’t ask so many questions at a time.
enjoy 享有
China enjoys over 5000 years’ history.
at a time 每次
4.Houses -- often three storeys high -- were built of stone.
=story(美)
= made of
5.They had large rooms with beautifully decorated walls.
With结构作定语
6.The city was equipped with a drainage system, for a great
many clay pipes were found beneath the narrow streets.
be equipped with 配备, 装备 (equip 装备, 配备)
-- The car was equipped with air conditioning.
beneath = under在正下方
He is standing under/beneath the umbrella.
beneath the narrow streets = under the narrow streets
7. The temple which the archaeologists explored was used
as a place of worship from the fifteenth century B.C. until
Roman times.
be used as / be used to be 把…用作为
e.g. The box was used as a desk in the small village school.
be used to do 被用来做…
e.g. The wooden box is used to contain books
8. In the most sacred room of the temple, clay fragments of fifteen statues were found.
statue (n)雕像
status 地位身份 Social status 社会地位 rank stature (n) 身材 身高 statue (n)
Statue of liberty
自由女神像
9. Each of these represented a goddess and had, at one time, been painted.
stand for (v)代表
represent (v) 代表 象征
The report represents the current situation of our school.
Sales reps / sales representatives 销售代表
symbol (n) 象征
Red is the symbol of danger.
symbolize(v)
10. The body of one statue was found among remains dating from the fifteenth century B.C.
date from = date back to (开始于…, 起始于…)
e.g. The tradition dates from the time when his
grandfather was young.
The castle dates from the 14th century.
= The castle dates back to the 14th century
11. Its missing head happened to be among remains
of the fifth century B.C.
12. This head must have been found in Classical times and carefully preserved.
preserve 保存,保留,维护
It's the duty of the police to preserve the public order.
I think these interesting old customs should be preserved.
Salt helps to preserve meat.
13. It was very old and precious even then.
rare / valuable
14. When the archaeologists reconstructed the fragments, they were amazed to find that the goddess turned out to be a very modern-looking woman.
1> turn out (to be)+ n. /adj. (表示结果)结果是, 原来是
(= prove, 都表示系动词)
Our party turned out (to be) a success.
The concert turned out to be a failure.
2> It turned out + that从句 (it作形式主语)
It turned out that the diamonds had been in the bank all the time.
3> as it turns out… 后来人们发现…
As it turned out, there was no need to worry.
后来人们发现, 没有必要担心。
15.She stood three feet high and her hands rested on
her hips.
rest on 被搁在, 停留在, 信赖
= depend on = lean on= count on = lie on =look to
e.g. His hand rested lightly on my shoulder.
16. She was wearing a full-length skirt which swept the ground.
17. Despite her great age, she was very graceful indeed,
but, so far, the archaeologists have been unable to
discover her identity.
so far = until now
e.g. so far so good
到现在为止一直都还不错
读课文并做练习 vocabulary
Explored---examined
Ancient—very old
Prosperous—wealthy
Storeys—floors
Beneath—under
Fragments—pieces
Remains—surviving pieces
24页练习
Lay-laid laid laying
Lie-lay lain lying
Lie-lied lied lying
Choose-chose—chosen
Beat-beat-beaten
Bite-bit-bitten
Sing-sang-sung
Fall-fell-fallen
Exercise(—)
Multiple choice questions 多项选择
1... A
2... D be employed in 被应用在...方面
this is confirmed by the fact that 引导同位语从句,补充说明fact的内容
3... A in doing sth 在...方面
4... D prosperity n.繁荣(不可数)
know 1>知道, 认识
2>(文学用语)经历过, 曾经有过(= experience, 比experience更加正式)
-- He knew poverty in his early days. 他早年有过痛苦的经历
5... B since:自从 (主干的时态为现在完成时)
6... C
to one's surprise 使某人感到惊讶的是
在句中可做独立的状语, 句子的主语不必是某个人
-- To my great disappointment the train had already left
with surprise 惊讶地 (With satisfaction/delight/dismay)
必须与行为动词连用, 句子的主语必须是某个人
-- He smoked his last cigarette with satisfaction.
-- He went home with dismay.
-- To our dismay the party proved to be a failure.
7... B despite = in spite of (可以和名词、代词、动名词搭配)
Exercise(二)
8… B so far:现在完成时的标志
如果用possible/impossible, 就要采用形势主语it
So far,it has been impossible for the
archaeologists to discover her identity.
9... A Holy adj. 神圣的, 圣洁的
religious 宗教的 / frightening 令人害怕的 / colourful 丰富多彩的
10... D in good condition情况良好 = in good state
well done 侧重强调做得好
conserve vt.保存, 保藏 (= keep from being wasted, damaged, lost, destroyed)
“不用尽或耗尽某物,保留”
Conserve your energy you needed. (energy n.精力, 精神)
你该养精蓄锐,你回用得上的。
We must conserve our forest.
maintain vt.维持, 维修 -- 通过修缮保养, 不使...破损(强调动作的过程)
11... B turn out = prove, 都表示系动词
resolve vt,vi决定 vt.(使)分解, 溶解
-- He resolved on going out. 他决定出去。
12... B
so far = until now, up till now
beforehand (adv.预先) = in advance (adv.预先)
at this distance of/in time 时隔已久
-- I can hardly remember him at this distance of time. 时隔这么久, 我几乎想不起来他了。