新东方网络课堂：新概念英语第三册课堂笔记-第3课

Lesson 3

          An unknown goddess

             无名女神

【New words and expressions】 生词和短语

 

     ★goddess(tile)

n.   女神

     ★archaeologist

n.   考古学家

     ★Aegean

adj. 爱玲海的

     ★explore

v.   考察，勘探

The archaeologists are exploring the cave.

exploration n.

explorer n. 探险家

     

     ★promontory

n.   海角

     ★prosperous

adj. （经济上）繁荣的，昌盛的

our finance is prosperous

thriving 昌盛的，兴旺的

booming  蓬勃的，景气的

flourishing  繁茂的，健康的

     ★civilization

n.   文明

high level of civilization

高度文明

civilize v.

     ★storey

n.   楼层

     ★drainage

n.   排水

     ★worship

n.   祟拜

respect;admire

Who do you worship in the world?

warship n. 军舰战船

     ★sacred

adj. 宗教的，神圣的

holy adj. 神圣的，圣洁的

solemn adj. 庄严的，庄重的

sacred music 圣乐

sacred promise 神圣的诺言

     ★fragment

n.   碎片

     ★remains

n.   遗物，遗迹，废墟

     ★classical

adj. （希腊和罗马）古化的

classical music 古典音乐

classical education  人文科学教育

classic adj. 第一流的

This is the classic example of love at the first sight.

classic n. 杰作，经典之作

     ★reconstruct

v.   修复

re-重新，再次

construct 构造，建造，组织

build house 造建造物

put up a tent

construct a sentence

construct a broken statuary

erect: build high buildings

erect monument 建造纪念碑

erect clock tower 建造钟楼

setup; establish; found 建立

setup students' union

establish a school/rule

found a country

construction n.

constructive adj. 有教育意义的

constructor n.

     ★rest

v.   倚放，放置

     ★hip

n.   屁股，臀部

hip n. [口]在服用兴奋剂、宗教信仰方面赶时髦的人；消息灵通人士；adj.通晓的，见闻广的

Mary is a real hip.

The 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.

     ★full-length

adj. （裙衣）拖地长的

a full-length dress 拽地长裙

     ★graceful

adj. 优雅的

a graceful lady

elegant(behavier)

     ★identity

n.   身份

Listen to the tape then answer the question below.

听录音，然后回答以下问题。

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