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 § ... 被用作：作为某种用途或功能的使用对象。 |
act / serve / function as ... （主动） |
- The wooden box is used as a seat.
- Art may be used as a vehicle for propaganda.艺术可以用作宣传的工具。
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- The wooden box acts / serves / functions as a seat.
- She serves as an impressive reminder of the great ships of the past. NCE3-25
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in times of ... 在…时期；在…时候；在…情况下
- In times of peace, when business was bad, Hawkwood and his men would march into a citystate ... NCE3-14 (in times of peace / war)
times
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次数 |
many \ three \ several times |
I've been there several times. 我到那儿去过过好几次 |
| 乘以 |
Four times six \ 3 times 3 |
4 times 6 is 24. 4乘以6等于24。 |
| 时代 |
in modern / recent / ancient / prehistoric times |
The situation is unprecedented in modern times. 这种情况在现代还没有出现过。 |
age
|
年代、时代，时期 |
the Ice \ Stone \ modern \ computer age |
Some of the rings go back almost ten thousand years to the end of the Ice Age.有些年轮可以追溯到近一万年前的冰河时代末期。 |
| 年龄，年纪；寿命 |
at the age of 在…岁时 |
At the age of five he showed exceptional talent as a musician. 他五岁时就表现出非凡的音乐才能。 |
era
|
时代，年代，纪元 |
the steam-engine era 蒸汽机时代 |
- His death marked the end of an era. 他的去世标志着一个时代的结束（mark the end of an era）
- It marked the end of the great tradition of ships with sails and the beginning of a new era. NCE3-25 (mark the beginning of a new era)
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In the most sacred room of the temple, clay fragments of fifteen statues were found.
statue /ˈstætʃuː/ n.雕像
| t + j = tʃ |
don't you; won't you; last year; situation |
| d + j = dʒ |
did you; would you; graduate; credulous |
| s + j = ʃ |
this year;Bless you;I promise you |
| z + j = ʒ |
May I use your book? How's your father? |
Each of these represented a goddess and had, at one time, been painted.
| represent v.代表；为…代言（辩护） |
stand for 代表、支持，拥护、忍受，容忍 |
| A lawyer was appointed to represent the child.一位律师被指定为这个孩子的代表律师。 |
Honey, this gold ring stands for / represents my love for you. |
| on behalf of sb. 代表某人、公司等 |
on one's behalf 代表某人；为某人行事或发言 |
| On behalf of the entire company, I would like to thank you for all your work. |
Unfortunately, George cannot be with us today so I am pleased to accept this award on his behalf. |
The body of one statue was found among remains dating from the fifteenth century B.C.
| date from ... (主动)追溯、从某个时候就有了... |
The prosperity of the Silk Road dates from / dates back to / can be traced back to the distant Han Dynasty. |
| date back to ...(主动)追溯到...起源或制作时间 |
The tradition could date back to 300 BC. 这一传统可追溯到公元前300年。 |
| can be traced back to ...(被动)可以追溯到... |
Tea-drinking in China can be traced back to the Zhou Dynasty.在中国，饮茶可以追溯到周朝。 |
Its missing head happened to be among remains of the fifth century B.C.
| happen |
+ to do 碰巧做某事 |
We happened to take the same train. |
| + that + 从句 |
It happened that we took the same train. |
| sth. happen to sb. |
某事情发生在某人身上 |
A car accident happened to him. |
| chance 写作替换 |
+ to do 碰巧做某事 |
We chanced to take the same train. |
| + that + 从句 |
It chanced that we took the same train. |
| by chance |
碰巧地、偶然地 |
We took the same train by chance / by accident / accidentally. |
| by accident |
偶然地、意外地 |
| accidentally |
adv.意外地，偶然地； 意外失误地 |
| as it happen |
(习语)碰巧 |
As it happened, we took the same train. |
| as luck would have it |
(口语)碰巧；真幸运 |
As luck would have it, we took the same train. |
W: You do look cold. What happened?
M: I've been standing outside in Arctic temperatures for over an hour waiting for a bus.
W: Over an hour, but I thought your apartment was only a ten-minute bus ride to campus.
M: Under normal conditions, but the bus was delayed because of the weather and when I stepped into a drugstore to call home for a ride, the bus went by. As luck would have it, there was no one at home, so l had to wait another forty five minutes for the next bus.
W:That's Murphy's law, isn't it. What was it said "If anything can go wrong, it will." Well, we still get twenty minutes to gather our wits together.
