An unkown goddess

Some time ago, An interesting discovering was made by the archaeologists in the Aeker island of Kea. An american team explored a temple which stands on the ancient city on the promontory of Aryea Irini. The city ,at one time, must have been prosperous for it had enjoyed a high level civillization. The houses,often three storeys high, were built of stones. They had large rooms with beautifully decorated walls. The city even was equided with drainige system for a great many clay pipes were found beneath the narrow steets. The temple which the archeaologists explored was used of a place of worship dating from fifteenth centary BC to the romains time. In the most sacred room of the temple, fifteen clay fragments statues was found. each of these was represented as a goddess and had at one time been painted. One body of the statues was found among remains for fifteenth centary BC.It's missing head happend to be among remains of fifth centary BC.It must have been discovered in the classical time and preserved well.It was very old and precious even then.when the archeaologist reconstructed the fragments ,they were amazed to find that the goddess turn out to be a modern-like woman.She stood three feet high,her hands rest on her hips.She wears a full-length skirt which swept the ground.Despide her old age,she looks graceful indeed.But the archeaologists were unable to discover her identity.

 

Vacabulary:

         goddess 女神，（写的时候容易写错哦）

 

        prosperous/ thriving/ booming/ flourishing 

        high level of cibillization 高度文明

 

        worship/ respect/ admire   区分warship和worship，  前者是战舰， 后者是崇拜

        holy/ solemn/ sacred 

        classical education 人文教育  calssical musical 古典音乐

        区分classic   adj.第一流的    eg: This is the classic example of love at the first sight. 

                              n. 杰作，经典之作

        build house , put up a tent ,  construct a sentence,  erect monument(注：该词适用于建高层建筑),

           setup/establish/found   eg: setup students' union   establish a school   found a country

       constructive   adj.有教育意义的

 

       hip   n  臀部   his hand rests on hips.

               adj, 通晓的，见识广的， eg: Mary is a real hip;   this guy isn't a hip

                                    joined at the hip  表示交情极厚的     eg: THese two are joined at the hip.

                                    shoot from the hip 信口开河   eg:   Sorry，I said that I shouldn't have shot from the hip.

    

      graceful /  elegant(形容举止) 

  

 

An American team explored a temple which is located/situated in .....

An American team explored a temple which lies in .....

A great tree stands ont the mount.

 

beneath与under区别      表方位，二者可以替换，

                                       under可以表进行中， eg: under discussion,   under repairs

              below 强调在斜下方  eg: She is sitting  below the window.

bookcase  书柜

 

happen to 强调事情的偶然发生  eg: I happen to have driven that kind of car.   He happened to hind th ticket in his pocket.

It happens that .....   eg: It happens that I met her on my way to work/I happened to met her on my way to work.

happen on 巧遇，  eg :1. I happened on this old picture in th  back of the drawer.  2.Guess, who I happened on while I was in London last month?

 

surprised/astonished/amazed/astounded 

 

turn out to be..../  It turn out that ....

as it turn out    eg:  As it turned out, the report was mistaken.  后来发现，这篇报道错了。

 

despite = in spite of 

 

so far , up to now  完成时的标志

It is stil a problem for the archeaologist up to now.

 

make a fuss 大惊小怪   eg：This is but just a small loss to us. Don't make such a fuss over it.