An unknown goddess 无名女神
an interesting discovery 强调
discovery，体现发现这个动作被考古学家做出主动语态难以突出重点
archaeologists made an interesting discovery
中英文表达方式的不同：
中文表达：以发出动作的人为主语。
英文表达：事件、结果、影响、效果为主语，强调对客观事实的陈述
An American team explored a temple which
...
which 引导定语从句，修饰限定 temple
which stands in an ancient city on ...
which=that,stand=lie,situate(vt.),locate(vt.)
An American team explored a
temple which is situate/locate in ...
An American team explored a temple which lies in
...
stand
表示高高坐落于，矗立于
She stands
1.75m./A great tree stands on the mount.
The city at
one time must have been prosperous,for it...
for
引导原因状语从句，对主句的附加说明和解释，提供更多的信息
because
引导原因状语从句，重点突出原因
Eg.:The day
broke for the birds were singing.天亮了鸟在鸣叫。
at one time
表达曾经，一度；过去时态的标志，once
must have
been 对过去事实肯定的推测
enjoyed a
high level of civilization 享有高度文明
with...具有、带有
a young man with broad
shoulders 宽宽肩膀的年轻人
an old lady with black hair
黑头发的一老太太
beautifully decorated
过去分词做定语（被动概念）
a beautifully dressed lady
衣着漂亮的女士
a deserted carpark
废弃的停车场
a white painted door
被粉刷成白色的门
现在分词作定语，被修饰词与修饰词之间为逻辑主动关系
a boy
climbing the tree 正在爬树的男孩
the students
reading in the room 正在教室看书的学生们
The city was even equipped
with...for.. were found
be equipped with
配备，装备
the car was equipped with air
conditioning.这辆车配备了空调系统。
for 引导原因状语从句
beneath the
narrow streets/under the narrow streets
prep.
beneath=under 正下方(作为方介词二者可以通用)
He is
standing under/beneath the umbrella.他正在伞下面。
under在进行中：（只能用under，不能用beneath）
under
control 控制之中
under
discussion 讨论之中
under
repairs 修理之中
below
在下方（范围要比under和beneath广）
，强调在斜下方
She is
sitting below the window.她坐在窗子附近。
The temple
which ...
be used
as=be used to be 把...用作为
The box was
used as a desk in the small village
school.在乡村的小学校木箱被用作书桌。
The wooden
box was used as a bookcase.
大木箱被用做书柜。
The wooden
box is used to contain books.木箱用来装书。（用来干什么used to
do）
In
the most sacred room of ...
Each of
these represented ...been painted.
represent
vt.代表
I represent
all the classmates.我代表着全班的同学们。
The body
of one statue was found...
dating 现在分词，修饰remains
The customs
dating from 1990.追溯回到1990年的一个生活习俗。
The
tradition dates from the time when his grandfather was
young.
The castle
dates from the 14th century.这座城堡建于14世纪。或：The castle
dates back to the 14th
century.
Its missing
head happened to among remains of ...
happened
to（不定式to）强调事情的偶然发生（而不是主观思想上产生的想法和念头）
I happened
to have driven that kind of car. 我恰巧开过那种汽车。
He happened
to find the ticket in his pocket.他恰巧在口袋里找到这张票。
句式：It
happens that...
It happened
that I met her on my way to work.我碰巧在上班的路上遇到他。
或：I happened to meet her on my way
work.
happen on 巧遇、偶遇
I happened
on this old picture in the back of the
drawer.我偶然发现在抽屉的背面发现了这张旧照片。
Guess,who I
happened on while I was in London last
month?猜猜看，上个月我在伦敦遇到了谁？
reconstruct=put together,piece together,restore
amazed=very
much surprised
surprised;astonished;amazed;astounded 感到惊讶的；语气递增
astonished=
much surprised 惊奇
amazed=very
much surprised 惊奇
astounded
非常惊讶、惊愕、惊奇
to
find.../to discover.../to
realize...听到、发现、到看怎么样，（内心是一个什么心情）
I'm not
surprised to see you here.见到你在这儿我一点都不吃惊。
turn out 表示结果=prove（都属于系动词）
turn out (to be )+n./adj.
The concert turn out to be a
failure.音乐会结果失败了。
Our party turned out(to be)a
success.我们的聚会结果很成功。
It turned out that...
that 从句，或其他名词从句；it作形式主语
It turned out that the diamonds had been in the bank all the
time.原来这些钻石一直在银行里保存着。
It turned out that his statement was false.原来他的话是假的。
as it turns out 后来人们发现
Eg.:As it
turned out,there was no need to worry.
后来人们发现没有必要担忧。
Eg.:As it
turned out,the report was
mistaken.后来人们发现这篇报告被弄错了。
She stood
three feet high and her hands rested on her
hips.她站在哪里身高三英尺，双手叉腰。
rest
on=depend on;lean on 放置，搁置
His hand
rested lightly on my shoulder.他的手轻松放在我的肩上。
which
swept the ground (进一步说明)拖地的，曳地的
despite/in
spite of +n./动名词
It is still a problem for the
archaeologists up to now.这个问题依旧有待于解决。
so far,up to now
完成时的标志
discover
her identity=find out her identity 查询他的身份
Special difficulties 难点
happen(to),it happened that ...
Multiple choice questions 多项选择题
（1)...d...
Its missing head happen to be
among remains of the fifth century B.C.
(2)...d...
this is comfirmed by the fact that， that
引导同位语从句，补充说明fact 的内容
be employed in:被应用在...方面
(3)...a...
in doing sth.：在...方面
Structure 结构
(4).....
know:
知道，认识；经历过，曾经有过（=experience）
文学用语，比experience更加正式
(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）
with surprise:惊讶地
(首先，必须与行为动词连用。其次句子的主语必须是某个人）
To my great
disappointment the train had already
left.使我们感到失望的是火车已经开走了。
With
satisfaction（感到满意的）/delight（异常高兴的）/dismay（沮丧的）
He smoked his last cigarette with
satisfaction.他心满意足地抽了他最后的一支烟。
He went home
with dismay.他沮丧地回了家。
To our
dismay the party proved to be a failure.
使我们大家沮丧的是这次晚会结果失败了。
(7)...b...
despite=in
spite of (可以和名词、代词、动名词搭配）
(8)...b...
so far ??现在完成时的标志
如果用possible/impossible,要采用形式主语it
...it has
been impossible for the archaeologists to discover her
identity。
Vocabulary词汇
(9)...a...
原文中用到了sacred(宗教的，神圣的)
religious:宗教的
frightening:令人害怕的
colourful:丰富多彩的
(10)...d...
state
well done 侧重强调做得好
conserve=keep from being wasted,damaged,lost,destroyed
“不用尽或耗尽某物，保留”
conserve your energy you needed 你该养精蓄锐你会用得上的
we must conserve our forest 我们必须保护森林
maintain
通过修缮保养，不使...破损（强调动作的过程）“维修，保养”
(11)
...b...
turn out = prove
(12) .....
so far =>
until now,up till now
beforehand:(a.)事先=in advance
at this
distance(of/in time):时隔已久
I can hardly
remember him at this distance of time.
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