遗失的法老城市14

　　The most wonderful part of all this huge area is a building in the middle ofour scan, one huge structure covering more than 41,000 square meters, thecenter of which is a building which shows a sequence of rooms. All of themwith symmetrically arranged columns. The function of this building is mostprobably a temple. Temples were central to life in ancient Egypt, their hugecolumned halls and cavernous interiors deliberately¹ designed to inspire allas much as to intimidate².
This is the western part of our scan, a villa³ area with long stretching,straight-running streets, branching off at right angles, the estatesthemselves surrounded by white lines which are the surrounding walls. Thesouthern edge of this settlement in villa area is denoted by a black lineand giving the shoreline of the Pelusiac Nile branch.
Laid out along avenues in a distinctive⁴ grid⁵, these were the homes of thewealthy. It is in this area of the site that large in stripes door in doorshave been found, bearing the names of Egyptian generals and royalty⁶, andlooking out across the banks of the Nile.
The eastern part of our scan shows a much denser⁷ building area, also dividedby streets. But they are neither straight nor on a clear grid. This area ofvery small houses might be an area where not only socially lower rankingpeople (where) once living, but also workshops might have been in operation.
There is other sizable neighborhood, with its haphazard⁸ tightly packedlayout, has all the characteristics of a more workaday part of the city,both residential⁹ and trade. In contrast to the villa district, people herelived cheek by jowl, along packs twisting streets. ''So you have a cleardistinction between the west and the east.'' With the layout and style ofarchitecture forming a strong sense of the scale of Piramess, one structure,perhaps the most breath-taking of all, is out of the reach of even the mosthigh-tech scanning equipment.

1 deliberately   

adv.审慎地；蓄意地；故意地

参考例句：

• The girl gave the show away deliberately.女孩故意泄露秘密。
• They deliberately shifted off the argument.他们故意回避这个论点。

2 intimidate   

vt.恐吓，威胁

参考例句：

• You think you can intimidate people into doing what you want?你以为你可以威胁别人做任何事？
• The first strike capacity is intended mainly to intimidate adversary.第一次攻击的武力主要是用来吓阻敌方的。

3 villa   

n.别墅，城郊小屋

参考例句：

• We rented a villa in France for the summer holidays.我们在法国租了一幢别墅消夏。
• We are quartered in a beautiful villa.我们住在一栋漂亮的别墅里。

4 distinctive   

adj.特别的，有特色的，与众不同的

参考例句：

• She has a very distinctive way of walking.她走路的样子与别人很不相同。
• This bird has several distinctive features.这个鸟具有几种突出的特征。

5 grid   

n.高压输电线路网；地图坐标方格；格栅

参考例句：

• In this application,the carrier is used to encapsulate the grid.在这种情况下，要用载体把格栅密封起来。
• Modern gauges consist of metal foil in the form of a grid.现代应变仪则由网格形式的金属片组成。

6 royalty   

n.皇家，皇族

参考例句：

• She claims to be descended from royalty.她声称她是皇室后裔。
• I waited on tables，and even catered to royalty at the Royal Albert Hall.我做过服务生， 甚至在皇家阿伯特大厅侍奉过皇室的人。

7 denser   

adj. 不易看透的, 密集的, 浓厚的, 愚钝的

参考例句：

• The denser population necessitates closer consolidation both for internal and external action. 住得日益稠密的居民，对内和对外都不得不更紧密地团结起来。 来自英汉非文学 - 家庭、私有制和国家的起源
• As Tito entered the neighbourhood of San Martino, he found the throng rather denser. 蒂托走近圣马丁教堂附近一带时，发现人群相当密集。

8 haphazard   

adj.无计划的，随意的，杂乱无章的

参考例句：

• The town grew in a haphazard way.这城镇无计划地随意发展。
• He regrerted his haphazard remarks.他悔不该随口说出那些评论话。

9 residential   

adj.提供住宿的；居住的；住宅的

参考例句：

• The mayor inspected the residential section of the city.市长视察了该市的住宅区。
• The residential blocks were integrated with the rest of the college.住宿区与学院其他部分结合在了一起。