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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 探究: To search for discovery; examine

　　形近词

　　explode 爆炸

　　exploit 开发,使用

　　expedite 加快,敏捷的

　　expedition 探险

　　词组例句

　　explore outer space 太空勘探

　　explore every possibilities 系统地研讨每一个可能性

　　explore ancient temple 调查古庙

　　The archaeologists are exploring the cave.

　　2.prosperous 昌盛的(润饰经济)

　　successful or thriving, esp. financially

　　同/同义词

　　wealth 富有的

　　flourishing 兴隆的,茂盛的

　　thriving 兴隆的

　　booming 火的迅猛发展的

　　adequate 充足的

　　词组例句

　　Our finance is prosperous.咱们的经济是昌盛的。

　　a prosperous new business 一家成功的新公司

　　a prosperous family 殷实的一家

　　a prosperous moment to make a decision 做决议的有利机遇

　　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，崇高的(可修释工作)是指献给天主或神的事物，因为是崇高的，不容亵渎，指遍及视为崇高不可侵犯的东西

　　同/同义词

　　Divine崇高的：偏重于神性，在如今英语中指绝妙或非人世一切的事物

　　a divine punishment.上天的赏罚

　　expect to divine the future

　　mystic奥秘的

　　blessed神佑的

　　religions宗教的

　　solemn 严肃的，严肃的

　　holy崇高的，圣洁的与sacred 替换

　　词组

　　sacred music圣乐

　　sacred promise崇高的许诺

　　6.classic adj.精典的,第一流 n.创作,经典之作

　　形近词

　　classical古典的(未必精)

　　eg. classical music古典音乐

　　classical education人文科学教学

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

　　7.construct(笼统虚的)对比正式，有技能较高，较杂乱的构造，规划较大，笼统+详细

　　build /put up (实体的)缔造

　　erect: (build high buildings) 偏重对高而笔直的东西缔造，不如build广泛

　　eg. erect monument 缔造纪念碑

　　erect clock tower缔造钟楼

　　set up : set up a union 缔造，偏重于开端

　　establish: establish a school 偏重稳固的建成，有“树立”的意思，树立校园系统等

　　found: found a country 偏重于建好根底，详细笼统皆可

　　词组

　　construction of socialism社会主义缔造

　　construct a sentence

　　construct a broken statuary

　　8. rest … on 搭在…上

　　eg. Her eyes rest on the picture.

　　rest with +sb由某人决议

　　eg. This great decision rests with your mother.

　　9. 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.知晓的，见闻广的

　　例句

　　Mary is a real hip.

　　The guy isn’t a hip.那个家伙什么都不懂.

　　常用词组

　　Joined at the hip [口]友谊极厚的

　　eg.This 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.

　　10.graceful 高雅的(润饰长相身形)

　　同/同义词

　　Elegant 高雅的(润饰举动behavior)

　　gentle 温柔的

　　naive 心爱的

　　tender: Someone or something that is tender expresses gentle and caring feelings

　　Tender is the night 夜色温柔菲茨杰拉德