练习材料：

L3-(1): An unknowngoddess

Some time ago, aninteresting discovery was made by archaeologists on the Aegean island of Kea.An American team explored a temple which stands in an ancient city on thepromontory of Ayia Irini. The city at one time must have been prosperous, forit enjoyed a high level of civilization. Houses, often three storeys high, werebuilt of stone. They had large rooms with beautifully decorated walls. The citywas even equipped with a drainage system, for a great many clay pipes werefound beneath the narrow streets.

The temple whichthe archaeologists explored was used as a place of worship from the 15thcentury B. C. until Roman times. In the most sacred room of the temple, clayfragments of 15 statues were found. Each of these represented a goddess andhad, at one time, been painted.

ən ʌnˈnəʊn ˈgɒdɪs

sʌm taɪm əˈgəʊ, ən

ˈɪntrɪstɪŋ dɪsˈkʌvəri wəz meɪd baɪ ˌɑːkɪˈɒləʤɪsts ɒn ði iːˈʤiːən ˈaɪlənd əv Kea. ən əˈmɛrɪkən tiːm ɪksˈplɔːd ə ˈtɛmpl wɪʧ stændz ɪn ən ˈeɪnʃ(ə)nt ˈsɪti ɒn ðə ˈprɒməntri əv Ayia Irini. ðə ˈsɪti ət wʌn taɪm məst həv biːn ˈprɒspərəs, fər ɪt ɪnˈʤɔɪd ə haɪ ˈlɛvl əv ˌsɪvɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən. ˈhaʊzɪz, ˈɒf(ə)n θriː ˈstɔːriz haɪ, wə bɪlt əv stəʊn. ðeɪ həd lɑːʤ ruːmz wɪð ˈbjuːtəfʊli ˈdɛkəreɪtɪd wɔːlz.ðə ˈsɪti wəz ˈiːvən ɪˈkwɪpt wɪð ə ˈdreɪnɪʤ ˈsɪstɪm, fər ə greɪt ˈmɛni kleɪ paɪpswə faʊnd bɪˈniːθ ðə ˈnærəʊ striːts. ðə ˈtɛmpl wɪʧ ði ˌɑːkɪˈɒləʤɪsts ɪksˈplɔːd wəz juːzd əz ə pleɪsəv ˈwɜːʃɪp frəm ðiː 15th ˈsɛnʧʊri biː. siː. ənˈtɪl ˈrəʊmən taɪmz. ɪn ðə məʊstˈseɪkrɪd ruːm əv ðə ˈtɛmpl, kleɪ ˈfrægmənts ɒv 15 ˈstætjuːz wə faʊnd. iːʧ əvðiːz ˌrɛprɪˈzɛntɪd ə ˈgɒdɪs ənd hæd, ət wʌn taɪm, biːn ˈpeɪntɪd.

任务配置：L0+L1+L4

知识笔记：

单词：1、goddess：女神，2、archaeologist：考古学家，3、Aegean：爱琴海，4、temple：寺庙，5、promontory：海角，6、prosperous：繁荣，7、storeys：层数，8、equipped：配备，9、drainage system：排水系统，10、clay：黏土，11、worship：崇拜，朝奉，12、sacred：神圣，13、fragment：碎片，14、represent：代表

音标：/j/ 双唇微开，舌抵下齿贴近硬颚，气流摩擦而出。

练习感悟：

这篇文章，难度突然增加了，好多的生词，不过读起来还是感觉不错的，录了两遍也就勉强达标了。