【英音模仿秀】岩洞里的档案
英语课
模仿文本:First, perhaps the most famous thing about the sophisticated Maya civilisation 1 is the complex calender which they developed, and which forecasts an end to the world in 2012 - next month, in fact, athough that's obviously unlikely to happen. But the minds of Maya civilisation might teach us a few things about where our own is heading. Their impressive architecture in the Central American rainforest, particularly the pyramids, and their incredible arts and maths and astronomical 2 findings, and now just ruins and relics 3.
译文:首先,丰富深邃的玛雅文明最为著名的或许就是玛雅人发明的复杂日历了,也正是它预言世界将在2012年终结--事实上,就是下个月。尽管此事明显不太可能发生,玛雅文明的消亡还是能给我们一些启示,指点我们自己的文明将何去何从。在中美洲的雨林里,他们令人赞叹的建筑,尤其是金字塔,还有在艺术、数学和天文学方面不可思议的发现,而今只剩下残垣断壁,成了历史遗迹。
译文:首先,丰富深邃的玛雅文明最为著名的或许就是玛雅人发明的复杂日历了,也正是它预言世界将在2012年终结--事实上,就是下个月。尽管此事明显不太可能发生,玛雅文明的消亡还是能给我们一些启示,指点我们自己的文明将何去何从。在中美洲的雨林里,他们令人赞叹的建筑,尤其是金字塔,还有在艺术、数学和天文学方面不可思议的发现,而今只剩下残垣断壁,成了历史遗迹。
1 civilisation
n.文明,文化,开化,教化
- Energy and ideas are the twin bases of our civilisation.能源和思想是我们文明的两大基石。
- This opera is one of the cultural totems of Western civilisation.这部歌剧是西方文明的文化标志物之一。
2 astronomical
adj.天文学的,(数字)极大的
- He was an expert on ancient Chinese astronomical literature.他是研究中国古代天文学文献的专家。
- Houses in the village are selling for astronomical prices.乡村的房价正在飙升。