伊卡莱姆的ScalersTalk第四轮新概念朗读持续力训练Day

练习材料:

L3-(1): An unknown goddess

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 Ayia Irini.

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 15th century B. C. until Roman times.

In the most sacred room of the temple,

clay fragments of 15 statues were found.

Each of these represented a goddess and had, at one time, been painted.

应用配置：L0+L4

知识笔记：goddess/gɒdɪs    archaeologists/ɑːkɪˈɒləʤɪsts     Aegean/iːˈʤiːən    promontory/prɒməntri    prosperous/prɒspərəs    storeys/stɔːriz

decorated/dɛkəreɪtɪde    quipped/ɪˈkwɪpt    drainage/dreɪnɪʤ    clay/kleɪ    beneath/bɪˈniːθ    Roman/rəʊmən    sacred/seɪkrɪd    painted/peɪntɪd

练习感悟：这篇课文略长，关键是生词太多，最终还是拆成了两大段来学习。第一段是补录昨天的内容。到了第三册，明显提高了难度，不过这也是逐渐强化过程。