译林版牛津高中英语(必修3):Unit 3 Back to the past-Project(1)

Ancient Greek¹ statue found in Xinjiang

在新疆发现的古希腊雕像

Researchers announced the discovery of a small statue in northern Xinjiang, China, recently.

研究人员最近宣布了一个发现，在中国新疆北部发现了一个小塑像。

The metal statue is of a Greek soldier.

这个金属塑像是位希腊士兵。

When asked how a statue from distant Greece could have appeared in China, researchers explained that no doubt this was a result of Alexander the Great's influence.

当被问及来自遥远希腊的塑像怎么会出现在中国时，研究人员解释说，这无疑是亚历山大大帝的影响所致。

Alexander the Great (356-323 BC) was the son of a Greek king who defeated many Greek cities in battle.

亚历山大大帝（356-323 BC）是希腊国王的儿子，他在战争中打败了很多希腊城市。

At the age of twenty, Alexander himself became king after his father died.

二十岁的时候，亚历山大自己在父亲死后继承了王位。

However, many cities rose up against Alexander, so he led an army to take them back.

然而，很多城市起来反抗亚历山大，所以他带领着军队夺取这些城市。

Though his army had only 3,000 troops², he won every battle and many enemy soldiers joined him.

尽管他的军队只有3000名士兵，但是他每战必赢，很多敌人的士兵都加入了他的队伍。

1 Greek   

adj.希腊(人)的，希腊语的；n.希腊人；希腊语

参考例句：

• The Greek seaman went to the hospital five times.这位希腊海员到该医院去过五次。
• Delta is the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet.δ是希腊字母中的第四个字母。

2 troops   

n.troop(复数)部队,军队

参考例句：

• troops on active service 现役部队
• The troops were ordered back to barracks . 士兵们被命令返回营房。