The reason for that I think is that the early times in which these civilizations arose saw all kinds of dangers coming, and the most--the swiftest, the least suspected, the one that could come upon you overnight came from the sea.

在我看来原因是,在这些文明所诞生的早期世界危机四伏,而来的最迅速,最难以预测,最可能,一夜之间骤然降临的灾难,正来自于海上

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But because of those discoveries, we are now in a position to appreciate the monumental achievements of these early civilizations, these earliest civilizations.

由于那些考古发现，我们现在才能欣赏到,那些早期文明的不朽成就，最早的文明。

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So barring that, nonetheless, what we see reminds us very much of these ancient Bronze Age early civilizations.

尽管如此,我们所看到的遗迹依旧,和古代的青铜时期的早期文明非常相似

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It is inconceivable the Greeks could have developed a civilization that they did without contact with these eastern civilizations and learned a great deal from them.

难以想象,希腊人可以在脱离与东方的联系,并未向东方学习的情况下,建立一个与其同样伟大的文明

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