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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 AyiaIrini. 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.
1.explore 探索: To search for discovery; examine
形近词
explode 爆炸
exploit 开发,利用
expedite 加速,迅速的
expedition 探险
词组例句
explore outer space 太空勘探
explore every possibilities 系统地研究每一个可能性
explore ancient temple 考察古庙
The archaeologists are exploring the cave.
2.prosperous 繁荣的(修饰经济)
successful or thriving, esp. financially
同/近义词
wealth 富有的
flourishing 兴旺的,繁茂的
thriving 兴隆的
booming 火的迅猛发展的
adequate 充足的
词组例句
Our finance is prosperous.我们的经济是繁荣的。
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 做决定的有利时机
3.civilization 文明
常用词组：enjoys a high level of civilization 享有高度的文明
4.worship 崇拜(非理性的): admire; respect
admire 敬佩
respect 尊敬
warship 军舰战船
例句
Who do you worship in the world?
5.sacred 宗教的，神圣的(可修释职业)是指献给上帝或神的事物，因为是神圣的，不容亵渎，指普遍视为神圣不可侵犯的东西
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