The question that most fascinates him, however, isn't how the Egyptians who designed and built the pyramid got it wrong 4,500 years ago, but how they got it so close to perfect.

然而，最吸引他的问题不是设计和建造金字塔的埃及人在4500年前是如何出错的，而是他们是如何做到如此接近完美的。

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They got bored waiting for him and sloped off.

他们等他等得不耐烦，就悄悄走了。

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They got him to the back of the line and three big ladies said they would watch him and stop him going forward.

他们把他推到队伍的后面，三个大个子女士说她们会看着他，不让他再往前走。

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They squealed, they pressed close with their microphones, they stayed up late to be with him in his hotel and they got up early the next morning to jog alongside him at dawn.

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The talent around him got worse, and they expected him to be more of playmaker.

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They got out and followed him.

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