世界小史 第29章:俄赛里斯
英语课
Would you like to know how to write using hieroglyphs 1?
你想知道如何用象形文字书写吗？
In fact, learning this sort of writing must have been incredibly hard, as it's more like constructing a picture puzzle.
事实上，这种书写确实不容易学会，因为这情形跟猜画像十分相似。
If they wanted to write the name of their god, Osiris, they would draw a throne,
如果他们想写他们的神俄赛里斯的名字，他们会画一个王座，
which was pronounced 'Oos', and an eye,
发音为"Oos"，再画一只眼睛，
which was pronounced 'iri', so that the two together made 'Os-iri'.
发音为"iri"，所以这两者合在一起就是"Os-iri"。
And to make sure that no one thought they meant 'Throne-eye', they often drew a little flag beside it.
为了不使人以为这是王座和眼睛的意思，人们往往还在旁边加上一面小旗。
Which meant that person was a god.
表明那个人是一个神。
In the same way that Christians 2 used to draw a cross after a name, if they wanted to show that that person was dead.
就像基督徒在一个人的名字后面画一个叉，如果他们想表示那个人已经死了。
n.象形字（如古埃及等所用的）( hieroglyph的名词复数 )；秘密的或另有含意的书写符号
- Hieroglyphs are carved into the walls of the temple. 寺庙的墙壁上刻着象形文字。 来自辞典例句
- This paper discusses the fundamental distinctions between the hieroglyphs andforerunner of writing. 英汉象形文字的比较是建立在象形文字具体内涵的基础上。 来自互联网
n.基督教徒( Christian的名词复数 )
- Christians of all denominations attended the conference. 基督教所有教派的人都出席了这次会议。
- His novel about Jesus caused a furore among Christians. 他关于耶稣的小说激起了基督教徒的公愤。