Egypt, wrote the Greek historian Hecataeus, is the gift of the Nile.

希腊历史学家赫卡泰俄斯把埃及描绘成尼罗河的礼物。

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It was, said Hecataeus, the largest statue in Egypt; its foot alone was "more than seven cubits", or ten and a half feet long.

赫卡泰奥斯说，这曾是埃及最大的雕像：仅仅它的脚长就超过了七个腕尺(腕尺是古代的一个长度单位)，或者说它的脚长达到了十英尺半。

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It was, said Hecataeus, the largest statue in Egypt; its foot alone was "more than seven cubits", or ten and a half feet long.

赫卡泰奥斯说，这曾是埃及最大的雕像：仅仅它的脚长就超过了七个腕尺(腕尺是古代的一个长度单位)，或者说它的脚长达到了十英尺半。

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