它是富有优美声调的一段戏剧，源自古希腊剧院。“声调优美的戏剧”这个表达最终被简化成了“情节剧”，因为歌剧往往是音乐性的，而且有戏剧情节的，甚至是超现实的。
It is the melodious drama of ancient Greek theater, the term "melodious drama" being shortened eventually to "melodrama" because operas frequently are melodramatic, not to say unrealistic.
它是一种来自古典诗歌的古老联想。
自古希腊时代以来，人们就一直在涌入体育场。
People have been pouring into stadiums since the days of ancient Greece.
自古老的海滨小镇发现罹难者遗骸两年后，国家地理发布了一系列触目惊心的照片和新细节。
Two years after macabre new relics are discovered at the site of the ancient seaside town, National Geographic provides haunting photos and new details on the long-dead victims of Vesuvius.
来自古斯堪的那维亚语的很多同义词统一到英语中，例如，愤怒(英语的wrath和古斯堪的那维亚语的anger)；生病(英语的sick和古斯堪的那维亚语的ill)，都在英语中进行了统一。
many synonyms from the Norse language became integrated into English, for example, wrath(English),anger(Norse);sick(English),ill(Norse).
后面讲中国自古以来喜欢迷信运气，就非常露骨讽刺了。。。 而且最后一句说，中国政策制定者碰运气的成风太多，那么剩下来需要判断力的能力就太缺乏了。
Unfortunately China's loose monetary policy is leaving rather too many hostages to fortune.
他们是重要的历史人物，同样还是自古埃及以来保存最完好的木乃伊之一。如果此事属实，那真是悲剧，”梅特兰在她的博客中写道。
They are important historical figures, as well as two of the best preserved mummies from ancient Egypt, so it would indeed be tragic if this is true, ” Maitland writes in her blog.
它有着令人愉快的质地，新鲜蔬菜的脆嫩，自古以来日本人一直在吃这种东西。
It has a pleasant texture with a fresh, vegetable crispness, and the Japanese have been eating the stuff since ancient times.
来自古巴的动物们可以期待在自己的新家有好一点的饮食，而游客们也会给他们稍微多一点自由。
The animals from Cuba can expect the diet to be better in their new home and the visitors to be slightly more free-range.
这幅图中我们可以看到一些瓷制的花瓶，这是中国自古以来的典型产品。
In the picture, we can see that there are some vases made of China, which are typical products in China since ancient time.
日本人自古就有崇拜太阳、感激太阳的恩惠，努力活得像太阳一样圆满、明亮。
From ancient times, the Japanese have worshiped the Sun, appreciated its blessings, and strived to live round and bright lives.
一般认为，“把猫从袋子里放出来”的说法源自古代集市上的一个把戏：有时，商贩会欺骗买家，在他们购买乳猪的袋子里装一只猫。
Letting the cat out of the bag is supposed to stem from a trick played in old markets where buyers were duped when they thought they were buying a Suckling pig.
但有一件事自古至今仍未改变,那就是希腊人的好客.古希腊人相信,陌生人可能是神的化身,所以他们总会善待陌生人。
One thing that hasn't changed since ancient times, though, is Greek hospitality. Ancient Greeks believed that a stranger might be a god in disguise.
乔治梅森大学的一位博士生用卫星图得以近距离观察这个自古以来就神秘兮兮的国家。
A doctoral student at George Mason University is using satellite images to get a closer look at a historically secretive country.
中国茶都云南普洱市自古以来就以茶叶种植享誉海内外，不过现在一种新的作物正开始改变该地数千年的种植格局，这就是咖啡。
In a region of China known for thousands of years of tea growing, a new crop is beginning to change the country's landscape: coffee.
对于希腊人来说，保卫自己国家边境自古以来就是一件值得尊敬任务。
GUARDING their nation's frontiers has traditionally been an honourable task for Greeks.
我是一个牧羊人，来自古老的土地巴勒斯坦。
I am from the ancient land of Palestine and I'm a shepherd by trade.
苏格兰先民的艰苦劳作与他们自古对这片贫瘠土地的眷恋，在这个博物馆里一览无余。
The history of this ancient struggle, and its people’s ancient love affair with the hard land, is enclosed within the walls of the Angus Folk Museum.
用来灌溉这个地区葡萄园的第一批水来自古老的地下蓄水层。
但至少还有一类自古代沿袭至今的项目。
But there is at least one more basic category that is found in antiquity.
《画皮》改编自古典文学名著《聊斋》中的一个狐仙故事。
Based upon the classic literature of Liao Zai, Painted Skin is an adaptation of one of the stories that dwell on fox spirits.
自古以来，四方街一直是游客，商人集散的重地。
Since ancient times, Sifang Street has been a collecting and distributing center of all kinds of products with travelers and traders going and coming everywhere.
一些学者和爱好者坚信那些自古飘到美洲来的不仅仅是木材、钉子和其它废弃物，还包括那些水手、渔夫以及侥幸逃生后在美洲定居了的乘客。
Some scholars and aficionados believe that ancient drifts brought more than just timbers, nails, and other inanimate flotsam to the Americas.
在《星际使者》一文中，他写道：有了望远镜，“自古以来一直在折磨着哲学家们的争论至此终结，我们可以用自己的双眼寻找无可置疑的证据”。
With it, as he wrote in “Starry Messenger”, “all the disputes which have tormented philosophers through so many ages are exploded at once by the irrefragable evidence of our eyes.”
但onkos来自古印欧语中的nek，意思是负重——那是一种“人类无法逃避、更胜一筹、活得更长且能幸存下来”的精神。
But onkos comes from the ancient Indo-European nek, meaning to carry the burden: the spirit "so inextricably human, to outwit, to outlive and survive."
但onkos来自古印欧语中的nek，意思是负重——那是一种“人类无法逃避、更胜一筹、活得更长且能幸存下来”的精神。
But onkos comes from the ancient Indo-European nek, meaning to carry the burden: the spirit "so inextricably human, to outwit, to outlive and survive."
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