To better understand the will of the gods, weather watching became a specialized art in many early societies.

在古代的许多社会中，为了更好地了解神明的旨意，气象观察成为一项专门的技艺。

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ve essentially, we declared we knew better than anyone else, and like all the heroes in the great myth decided they knew better than the Gods.

事实上，我们，And，we’,我们宣称我们比任何人都知道更多，正如神话中的英雄一样,认为他们比神还要聪明。

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The gods decided Athena's gift would better serve the people, and the city became known as Athens. The Acropolis, or "high city", stands on a hill overlooking the city.

阿克罗波利斯,或称"高城",耸立在山上俯瞰全城。

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ve essentially, we declared we knew better than anyone else, and like all the heroes in the great myth decided they knew better than the Gods.

事实上，我们，And，we’,我们宣称我们比任何人都知道更多，正如神话中的英雄一样,认为他们比神还要聪明。

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Even this latest tactic is better suited to the rumpled and rumbustious, brawling seaman or jealous gods, than this stiff and awkward man.

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