An unknown goddess Some time ago, an 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 even equipped with a drainage system, 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 B.C. until Roman times. In the most sacred room of the temple, clay fragments of fifteen statues 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 B.C. Its missing head happened to be among remains of the fifth century B.C. This head must have been found in Classical times and carefully preserved. It was very old and precious even then. When the archaeologists reconstructed the fragments, they were amazed to find that the goddess turned out to be a very modern-looking woman. She stood (was) 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.
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goddess 女神
archaeologist 考古學(xué)家
Aegean 愛琴海的
explore 考察
promontory 海角
prosperous 繁榮的
civilization 文明
storey 樓層
drainage 排水
worship 崇拜
sacred 宗教的
fragment 碎片
remains 遺跡
classical 古文化的
reconstruct 修復(fù)
rest 倚放
hip *
full-length 拖地長(zhǎng)的
graceful 優(yōu)雅的
identity 身份
Step 3 特別的單詞總是要特別的待遇，下面的單詞記住，有空多練習(xí)。：）
1.explore 探索
英釋
To search for discovery; examine
形近詞
├explode 爆炸
├exploit 開發(fā),利用,剝削
├expedite 加速,迅速的
└expedition 探險(xiǎn)
詞組例句
explore outer space 太空勘探
explore every possibilities 系統(tǒng)地研究每一個(gè)可能性
explore ancient temple 考察古廟
The archaeologists are exploring the cave.
2.prosperous 繁榮的（修飾經(jīng)濟(jì)）
英釋
successful or thriving,esp.financially
同/近義詞
├wealth 富有的
├flourishing 興旺的,繁茂的
├thriving 興隆的
├booming 火的迅猛發(fā)展的
└adequate 充足的
詞組例句
Our finance is prosperous.我們的經(jīng)濟(jì)是繁榮的。
a prosperous new business 一家成功的新公司
a prosperous family 富裕的一家
a prosperous moment to make a decision 做決定的有利時(shí)機(jī)
3.civilization 文明
常用詞組：enjoys a high level of civilization 享有高度的文明
4.worship 崇拜（非理性的）
英釋
admire;respect
同/近義詞
├admire 敬佩
├adore 愛戴
└respect 尊敬
形近詞
warship 軍艦戰(zhàn)船
例句
Who do you worship in the world?
5.sacred 宗教的，神圣的（可修釋職業(yè)）
同/近義詞
├divine神的
├m(xù)ystic神秘的
├blessed神佑的
├religions宗教的
├solemn 莊嚴(yán)的，莊重的
└holy神圣的，圣潔的
詞組
sacred music圣樂(lè)
sacred promise神圣的諾言
6.classic adj.精典的,第一流 n.杰作,經(jīng)典之作
形近詞
classical古典的（未必精）
eg. classical music古典音樂(lè)
classical education人文科學(xué)教育
例句
This is the classic example of love at the first sight.
7.construct（抽象虛的）建設(shè)
build （house）/put up （a tent） 實(shí)體的建設(shè)
同/近義詞
erect:(build high buildings)
eg. erect monument 建造紀(jì)念碑
erect clock tower建造鐘樓
set up : set up a union -
establish: establish a school |--側(cè)重"建立"的意思
found: found a country -
詞組
construction of socialism社會(huì)主義建設(shè)
construct a sentence
construct a broken statuary
8. rest ... on 搭在...上
eg. Her eyes rest on the picture.
rest with +sb由某人決定
eg. This great decision rests with your mother.
9. 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，見聞廣的
例句
Mary is a real hip.
The guy isn't a hip.那個(gè)家伙什么都不懂.
常用詞組
Joined at the hip [口]交情極厚的
eg.This two are joined at the hip.
Shoot from the hip信口開河
eg. Sorry,I said that I shouldn't have shot from the hip.
10.graceful 優(yōu)雅的（修飾長(zhǎng)相體態(tài)）
同/近義詞
├elegant優(yōu)雅的(修飾舉止behavior)
├gentle ┬溫柔的
├tender ┘
└naive 可愛的
11.identity 身份
establish identity 驗(yàn)證身份
Step 4 學(xué)英語(yǔ)就必須勤學(xué)苦練，學(xué)而不練，事倍功半，下面就做幾個(gè)練習(xí)吧。
參與練習(xí)獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)50HB~請(qǐng)?jiān)O(shè)置~回復(fù)只有樓主可見~謝謝^_^
1.They have tried their best to protect the _______ of the city wall.
a. remains b. remain c.remainder
2.________ his great age,the old man still helps the family at harvest time.
a. Although b. Despite c. In spite
3. People used to go to Canterbury to _____ the saints there.
a. warship b. love c. worship
4. She lookes so ______ that she won the heart of the young man at once.
a. grace b. graceful c.disgraced
5. In the most______ room of the temple, clay fragments of fifteen statues were found. Each of these represented a goddess and had, at one time, been painted.
A . holy b. religious c frightening
6. The city had once known ______.,for it enjoy a high level of civilization.
a. a prosperity b. the prosperity c. prosperity
7.The head was carefully preserved .It was ______.
a. conserved b. maintained c. in good condition
