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 promonotory of Ayia Irini.
不久之前思灰，在愛琴海的基亞島上，考古學家們有一個很有趣的發(fā)現(xiàn)。一支美國的科考隊在阿伊亞·依里尼海的一座古城里發(fā)現(xiàn)了一座廟宇年碘。
The city at one time must have been prosperous, for it enjoyed a high level of civilization Houses--often three stories high--were built of stone.
這座古城肯定一度非常繁榮妓羊，因為它曾享有高度的文明绊起，房屋一般有3層樓高腔彰，且用石頭建造芍阎。
PS：at one time, 一度
PS++: must have been世曾，過去一定很...
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.
房間很大，墻壁裝飾華麗谴咸。城里一度鋪設了排水系統(tǒng)轮听，因為在狹窄的街道底下發(fā)現(xiàn)了許許多多陶土制作的排水管道骗露。
The temple which the archaeologists explored was used as a place of worship from fifteenth century B.C. until Roman times. In the most sacred room of the temple, clay fragments of fifteen status were found.
考古學家考察的這座廟宇從公元前15世紀直至羅馬時代一直是祭祀的場所，在廟宇中最神圣的一間殿堂血巍，發(fā)現(xiàn)了15尊陶制雕像的碎片萧锉。
Each of these represented a goddess and had, at one time, been printed. The body of one status 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.
每一尊陶像代表一位女神，而且一度上過色述寡。其中有一尊雕像驹暑，她的軀體是在公元前15世紀的歷史文物中發(fā)現(xiàn)的，而她那身首異處的腦袋卻是在公元前五世紀的文物中找到的辨赐。
PS: date from优俘，追溯到。掀序。帆焕。
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 return out to be a very modern-looking woman.
她的腦袋一定是在古希臘古羅馬時代就為人所發(fā)現(xiàn)，并收到了精心的保護不恭。即使在當時叶雹，它也是歷史悠久的珍奇之物』话桑考古工作者把這些碎片重新拼裝起來后折晦，他們驚奇地發(fā)現(xiàn)這尊女神原來是一位相貌及其摩登的女郎。
PS：Classical times, 在西方就指古希臘和古羅馬沾瓦。
PS++：turn out to be ...满着，被證明是。贯莺。风喇。
She stood three feet high and her hands rested on her lip. 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.
她身高3英尺，雙手叉腰缕探，身穿一條拖地長裙魂莫。盡管上了年紀，但體態(tài)的確優(yōu)美爹耗。但是耙考，到現(xiàn)在為止，考古學家們還是沒能發(fā)現(xiàn)她的身份潭兽。
