Oracles given by the famous in ancient years Delphi Oracle were notorious for being amphigories.
古代希腊德尔菲神庙给出的神谕以模棱两可著称。
Whales originated in the freshwater lakes and rivers of ancient Asia about sixty million years ago.
鲸鱼起源于大约六千万年前亚洲的淡水湖泊和河流。
The art of public speaking began in ancient Greece over 2,000 years ago.
公众演讲的艺术起源于2000多年前的古希腊。
The Antikythera Mechanism was found a hundred years ago, under water in an ancient Greek shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea.
100年前，人们在水下，在地中海的一艘古希腊沉船发现了安提基西拉机械装置。
Paper, one of the four greatest inventions in ancient China, was invented by Cai Lun about 2, 000 years ago.
纸是中国古代四大发明之一，大约在2000年前由蔡伦发明。
For the past fifteen years, a charity called the Woodland Trust has been recording ancient trees in the country.
在过去的15年里，一个名为林地信托的慈善机构一直在记录该国的古树。
Weiqi, called yi in ancient China, is a smart board game between two players with a history of over 3,000 years.
围棋，在中国古代被称为“弈”，是一种棋手之间的智能棋盘游戏，已有3000多年的历史。
The books are in every language—new books, ancient books, even a book on the history of Iraq that is seven hundred years old.
每一种语言的书籍都有——新书，古书，甚至还有一本关于伊拉克历史的书，这本书已经有700年了。
Centuries later, in the years of Tang, Song and Yuan Dynasties, such silk routes, both over land and at sea, great adventurers, including Du Huan of China, Marco Polo of Italy, left their footprints along these ancient routes.
几个世纪后的唐宋元时期，中国的杜环、意大利的马可·波罗等伟大冒险家在海上和陆上的古老丝绸之路上留下了足迹。
Am I much better off because I live today rather than four thousand years ago in Ancient Egypt?
难道我的境况优越是因为我宁愿生活在今天而不是四千年前的古埃及吗？
The ancient city site founded at Pingliangtai (near Huaiyang) is over 4600 years old, which is one of the oldest cities in China.
在淮阳附近的平粮台所发现的这座古城，距今已经有超过4600年的历史，是中国最古老的城市之一。
In years to come I believe we will see this re-emerge, and, just as in Ancient Greece, the intellectuals will generally be on the side of authoritarianism.
在未来几年里，我认为我们会看到这一幕重演，而且，正如在古希腊，知识分子们会渐渐拥护专制主义。
When taking into account our ancient ancestors, "humans have engaged in endurance running for millions of years," the researchers wrote in their study.
当把我们远古的祖先考虑在内的时候，“人类的耐久性跑步已经有上百万年的历史了”，研究着在他们的报告中写到。
The origins of the ancient custom are in doubt but its future seems secure-the festival has gained steam in recent years with the addition of fireworks and laser light shows.
这种古老习俗目前起源未明，但它无疑会保留下来。近年来，元宵活动中还加入了烟火燃放和激光表演，让节日更添生机。
Breaking a mirror is seven years of bad luck! Back in ancient times, a mirror was said to be a window to your soul, so breaking one was very bad!
另外，打碎镜子代表七年的坏运气，因为古代人觉得镜子是通向心灵的窗口。
Japanese researchers will launch a project this year to resurrect the long-extinct mammoth by using cloning technology to bring the ancient pachyderm back to life in around five years time.
日本研究者们于今年将发起一项研究，通过克隆技术使早已灭绝的猛犸象复生，在5年的时间里将古老的厚皮动物重生。
This page-window format is known as Window-Icon-Mouse-Pointer, or WIMP, which, due to monopoly forces, has been the universal paradigm since the 1980’s – ancient history in computer years.
这个页面视窗格式被称为视窗-图标-鼠标-指针（Window-Icon-Mouse-PointerWIMP），它是完全控制命令的产物，自20世纪80年代（计算机时代的古老历史）以来一直是通用的范例。
The Duomo was made of ancient striped marble, and St. Catherine's skull was in a church named for her, where it's been for 600 years.
中央大教堂由年代久远的条纹大理石建成。圣•凯瑟琳大教堂收藏了圣女凯瑟琳的头骨，离现在已有600多年了。
Various types of instruments to accurately measure the passage of time were invented in ancient China, Greece, and other civilizations thousands of years ago.
早在数千年前，古代中国、希腊和其它很多古代文明就发明了各种各样的精确计时仪器。
In the past two decades, Jews have called it the City of David, a part of what thousands of years ago was the ancient Jewish capital.
过去二十年来，犹太人将这里叫作大卫城，那是几千年前古代犹太人首都的一部分。
In fact, an ancient Greek mummy of a middle-aged woman was discovered in a lead coffin and reported a couple years ago.
事实上，几年前就公布过在一口铅棺里发现一个古代希腊中年女子的木乃伊。
Regions of the ancient lava field, which flowed from volcanoes 201.4m years ago, are preserved in sediments in Newark and Hartford, in the north-eastern US.
这些201.4万年前从火山口流下的古老熔岩被保存在美国东北部纽瓦克和哈特福德的沉积物中。
In addition, when I later started studying Ancient Greek, I learnt a lot about the roots of English words - something I have found very useful in writing in the years since.
另外，当我后来开始学习古希腊语，我学了许多关于英语单词的词根知识，我发现它对我以后的写作很有帮助。
The ancient Olympic Games, which began in 776 BC, lasted for over 1100 years.
古代奥运会始于公元前776年，延续了1100多年。
First built some 600 years ago, it is the largest and most complete existing architectural complex of ancient royal palace in the world.
故宫始建于600年前，是世界上现存最大最完整的古代宫殿建筑群。
The Saint Bernard is a large hearty dog that has been living in the Swiss Alps since ancient Romans brought its ancestors there thousands of years ago.
圣伯纳德犬是一种体型庞大、忠心耿耿的狗狗，它们自从几千年前罗马人将它们的祖先带到阿尔卑斯山后就一直生活在那里，名字取自圣伯纳德修道院。
First built some 600 years ago, the former Imperial Palace is the largest and most complete existing ensemble of ancient royal architecture in the world.
故宫始建于600年前，是世界上现存最大最完整的古代宫殿建筑群。
First built some 600 years ago, the former Imperial Palace is the largest and most complete existing ensemble of ancient royal architecture in the world.
故宫始建于600年前，是世界上现存最大最完整的古代宫殿建筑群。
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