Some time ago, an interesting discovery was made by archaeologists on the Aegean island of Kea.

Some time ago, archaeologists made an interesting discovery on the Aegean island of Kea. ^{为什么不这样写？}

开篇如果主语是 “archaeologists”，那么我们后面就要围绕着考古学家去描述：“哪些考古学家做出了发现、如何做出的、做了什么样的发现？”本文中一个考古学家的名字都未出现，所以是谁去考的古一点也不重要。

• A radio message from the mainland had been received by the ship's captain instructing him to give up the search. ^NCE3-32

of ^{引出一个地理名词}

• the city of Beijing ^北京市
• the promontory of Ayia Irini ^{阿伊亚伊里尼海角}
• the tiny village of Perachora ^NCE3-16
• the famous monastery of St. Bernard ^NCE3-8
• the Old Town of Lijiang ^丽江古城
• The ancient Town of Ciqikou ^{磁器口古镇}
• the novel of Three Kingdoms × ^{书籍名词不能用of引出(the novel entitled Three Kingdoms)}
• the movie entitled Da Vinci Code ^{电影《达芬奇密码》}
• the man named / called Vincent ^{那个叫文森特的人}

An American team explored a temple which stands in an ancient city on the promontory of Ayia Irini.

An American team = an American team of archaeologists ^{一个美国考古学家小组}

promontory (headland) ^{a long narrow area of high land that sticks out into the sea.}

• cape is a very large piece of land sticking out into the sea.
• the Cape of Good Hope ^好望角

The city at one time must have been prosperous, for it enjoyed a high level of civilization. 

The city at one time must have seen / known prosperity. ^写作替换

Houses — often three storeys high — were built of stone. They had large rooms with beautifully decorated walls.

with ^{做后置定语表从属关系}

• a girl with blue eyes
• a mug with a broken handle

decorate ^{v.装饰，装点}

• a vastly improved method ^{大大改进的方法}
• a much acclaimed novel ^{一部广受好评的小说}
• beautifully decorated walls ^{装饰精美的墙壁}

The city was even equipped with a drainage system, for a great many clay pipes were found beneath the narrow streets.

equip A with B ^用B装备A

• be equipped with ...^配备…
• The classrooms are equipped with modern multimedia teaching equipment.

a great many (of) ... ^{接可数名词复数}

• a great number of ...^{接可数名词复数}
• a great amount / deal of ...^{接不可数名词（大量的）}