我们目前所认为的史实，主要都是从考古证据中所得，这些无声的证据出现于文字记录之前，因此就需要繁复的考证及解读。

What we think we know derives chiefly from archeological evidence, which is before writing--mute evidence that has to be interpreted and is very complicated.

youdao

什么样的文字用什么方式解读？

What kinds of text are interpreted in what manners?

youdao

你必须解读它，你必须学会对一段文字，用你所在社会里合适的解读方式来解读。

You have to interpret it, and you have to learn the methods of interpretation that are appropriate in your society for a particular text.

youdao

So what we think we know derives chiefly from archeological evidence, which is before writing--mute evidence that has to be interpreted and is very complicated, and is far from secure.

我们目前所认为的史实,主要都是从考古证据中所得,这些无声的证据出现于文字记录之前,因此就需要繁复的考证及解读,这些考证未必可靠

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We know that the Mycenaeans, or at least some small number of them could write, because we have the Linear B script, which we can read. There is no clue that there is such a thing as writing in the Homeric poems.

我们知道迈锡尼人中,至少小部分,是会写作的,因为我们找到了B类线形文字的遗稿,我们能够解读,但在荷马史诗中,却并没有任何线索表明写作这一点

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选