Atlantis: The Antedeluvian World — Page 3

English → Chinese CHAPTER I. Level 7/10

If these propositions can be proved, they will solve many problems which now perplex mankind; they will confirm in many respects the statements in the opening chapters of Genesis; they will widen the area of human history; they will explain the remarkable resemblances which exist between the ancient civilizations found upon the opposite shores of the Atlantic Ocean, in the old and new worlds; and they will aid us to rehabilitate the fathers of our civilization, our blood, and our fundamental ideas-the men who lived, loved, and labored ages before the Aryans descended upon India, or the Phoenician had settled in Syria, or the Goth had reached the shores of the Baltic.

如果这些命题能够得到证明，它们将解决许多当今困扰人类的问题；它们将在许多方面印证《创世纪》开篇章节中的陈述；它们将拓展人类历史的领域；它们将解释在大西洋两岸、新旧两个世界中所发现的古代文明之间存在的显著相似之处；它们还将帮助我们重新认识我们文明、血脉与基本观念的先驱——那些在雅利安人南下印度、腓尼基人定居叙利亚、哥特人抵达波罗的海岸之前，早已生活、爱恋与劳作的人们。

The fact that the story of Atlantis was for thousands of years regarded as a fable proves nothing.

亚特兰蒂斯的故事数千年来被视为寓言，这一事实本身并不能说明任何问题。

There is an unbelief which grows out of ignorance, as well as a scepticism which is born of intelligence.

有一种不信，源于无知，也有一种怀疑，生于智识。

The people nearest to the past are not always those who are best informed concerning the past.

距离过去最近的人，并不总是对过去了解最深的人。

For a thousand years it was believed that the legends of the buried cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum were myths: they were spoken of as "the fabulous cities."

千百年来，人们一直认为庞贝和赫库兰尼姆这两座被掩埋城市的传说不过是神话：它们被称为"虚构之城"。

For a thousand years the educated world did not credit the accounts given by Herodotus of the wonders of the ancient civilizations of the Nile and of Chaldea.

千百年来，受过教育的世界对希罗多德所描述的尼罗河流域与迦勒底古代文明奇迹不以为信。

He was called "the father of liars."

他被称为"谎言之父"。

Even Plutarch sneered at him.

就连普鲁塔克也曾嘲讽于他。

Vocabulary

如果: rúguǒ — if; supposing that a condition is met
这些: zhèxiē — these; referring to a group of things
命题: mìngtí — proposition; a statement or thesis to be proved
能够: nénggòu — to be able to; capable of doing something
得到: dédào — to obtain; to receive or gain something
证明: zhèngmíng — to prove; to demonstrate the truth of something
它们: tāmen — they; them; referring to non-human things
将: jiāng — will; shall; indicates future tense
解决: jiějué — to solve; to resolve a problem or issue
许多: xǔduō — many; a large number or quantity
当今: dāngjīn — nowadays; in the present era or time
困扰: kùnrǎo — to trouble; to perplex or bother persistently
人类: rénlèi — humanity; all human beings collectively
的: de — structural particle indicating possession or modification
问题: wèntí — problem; question or issue needing resolution
在: zài — at; in; located at a place or time
方面: fāngmiàn — aspect; a particular side or dimension of something
印证: yìnzhèng — to confirm; to corroborate with evidence
创世纪: Chuàngshìjì — Genesis; the first book of the Bible
开篇: kāipiān — opening chapter; the beginning section of a text
章节: zhāngjié — chapters and sections; divisions of a written work
中: zhōng — in; within; inside a place or context
陈述: chénshù — to state; to set forth facts or claims
拓展: tuòzhǎn — to expand; to broaden the scope of something
历史: lìshǐ — history; the record of past events
领域: lǐngyù — field; domain or sphere of activity
解释: jiěshì — to explain; to clarify the meaning of something
大西洋: Dàxīyáng — the Atlantic Ocean; large ocean between continents
两岸: liǎng àn — both shores; the two sides of a body of water
新旧: xīnjiù — new and old; referring to contrasting eras or things
两个: liǎng gè — two; a pair of things or people
世界: shìjiè — world; the earth or a distinct realm
所: suǒ — particle used before verbs to nominalize actions
发现: fāxiàn — to discover; to find something previously unknown
古代: gǔdài — ancient times; the distant historical past
文明: wénmíng — civilization; an advanced stage of human society
之间: zhījiān — between; among two or more things
存在: cúnzài — to exist; to be present or real
显著: xiǎnzhù — remarkable; clearly noticeable or significant
相似: xiāngsì — similar; resembling each other closely
之处: zhī chù — aspects; the place or respect in which something exists
帮助: bāngzhù — to help; to assist someone with a task
我们: wǒmen — we; us; the first-person plural pronoun
重新: chóngxīn — anew; to do something again from the beginning
认识: rènshi — to recognize; to know or understand someone or something
血脉: xuèmài — bloodline; ancestral lineage and kinship ties
与: yǔ — and; with; connecting two nouns or clauses
基本: jīběn — basic; fundamental; essential in nature
观念: guānniàn — concept; an idea or belief held by people
先驱: xiānqū — pioneer; one who leads the way for others
那些: nàxiē — those; referring to a group of distant things
南下: nán xià — to go south; to move southward
印度: Yìndù — India; the South Asian country
定居: dìngjū — to settle; to establish a permanent residence
叙利亚: Xùlìyà — Syria; a country in the Middle East
抵达: dǐdá — to arrive; to reach a destination
波罗的海: Bōluódì Hǎi — the Baltic Sea; a sea in northern Europe
岸: àn — shore; bank or coast beside water
之前: zhīqián — before; prior to a certain time or event
早已: zǎoyǐ — long since; already for a long time
生活: shēnghuó — life; to live; everyday existence and activities
爱恋: àiliàn — to be in love; to feel deep romantic affection
劳作: láozuò — to labor; to toil and work hard physically
人们: rénmen — people; human beings in general
故事: gùshi — story; a narrative account of events
数千年: shù qiān nián — thousands of years; spanning many millennia
来: lái — particle indicating a span of time up to now
被: bèi — passive marker; indicates the subject receives an action
视为: shì wéi — to regard as; to consider something to be
寓言: yùyán — fable; allegory; a story with a moral lesson
这一: zhè yī — this particular; referring to a specific thing
事实: shìshí — fact; something known to be true
本身: běnshēn — itself; in and of itself; by its own nature
并不: bìng bù — not at all; emphasizing negation of a statement
能: néng — can; to be able to do something
说明: shuōmíng — to indicate; to explain or demonstrate something clearly
任何: rènhé — any; whatever; no matter which
有: yǒu — there is; to have or possess something
一种: yī zhǒng — a kind of; one type or sort of something
不信: bù xìn — disbelief; to not believe or trust something
源于: yuányú — to originate from; to stem from a source
无知: wúzhī — ignorance; lacking knowledge or awareness
也: yě — also; too; additionally
怀疑: huáiyí — to doubt; to suspect or question the truth
生于: shēng yú — born of; arising or originating from something
智识: zhìshí — intellect; learned knowledge and intellectual insight
距离: jùlí — distance; the space between two points
过去: guòqù — the past; time that has already elapsed
最近: zuìjìn — nearest; closest in distance or most recent in time
人: rén — person; people; a human being
总是: zǒngshì — always; at all times without exception
对: duì — toward; regarding; in relation to
了解: liǎojiě — to understand; to have knowledge about something
千百年来: qiān bǎi nián lái — for hundreds and thousands of years; throughout history
一直: yīzhí — always; continuously without stopping
认为: rènwéi — to consider; to think or hold an opinion
和: hé — and; connecting two nouns or clauses
这: zhè — this; referring to something nearby
两座: liǎng zuò — two; measure word for large structures or cities
掩埋: yǎnmái — buried; to cover and conceal underground
城市: chéngshì — city; a large urban settlement
传说: chuánshuō — legend; a traditional story passed down over time
不过: búguò — merely; only; no more than
是: shì — to be; linking subject and predicate
神话: shénhuà — myth; a traditional story involving supernatural beings
称为: chēng wéi — to be called; to be known as something
虚构: xūgòu — fictional; invented and not based on reality
教育: jiàoyù — education; the process of learning and being taught
描述: miáoshù — to describe; to give an account of something
尼罗河: Níluó Hé — the Nile River; the longest river in Africa
流域: liúyù — river basin; the area drained by a river
奇迹: qíjì — miracle; wonder; an extraordinary and astonishing event
他: tā — he; him; the third-person masculine singular pronoun
谎言: huǎngyán — lie; a false statement intended to deceive
就连: jiùlián — even; used to emphasize an extreme or unexpected case
嘲讽: cháofěng — to mock; to ridicule with sarcasm or scorn
于: yú — at; in; to; classical preposition indicating place or time

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