新概念英语第三册-Lesson 03(课文3)

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　　5, The city was even equipped with a drainage system，for a great many clay pipes were found beneath the narrow streets．
　　* be equipped with 配备，装备
　　*for 引导原因状语从句
　　*beneath the narrow streets
　　对比：beneath\under\below
　　(1) prep. beneath = under 正下方
　　e.g.
　　He is standing under / beneath the umbrella.他站在雨伞下面。
　　(2) under 还有"在进行中" 的意思
　　e.g.
　　under control 控制之中；
　　under discussion 讨论之中；
　　under repairs 修理之中
　　(3) below:在下方，强调斜下方
　　e.g.
　　She is sitting below the window.
　　6, The temple which the archaeologists explored was used as a place of worship from the fifteenth century B.C. until Roman times.
　　*be used as / be used to be 把...用作为
　　e.g.
　　The box was used as a desk in the small village school.
　　The wooden box was used as a bookcase.
　　The wooden box is used to contain books.
　　7, Each of these represented a goddess and had, at one time, been painted.
　　* represent vt. 代表
　　e.g.
　　I represent all the classmates.