In Mesopotamia appeared a symbolic representation of a tree flanked by two peacocks, which is said to symbolise the dualistic mind And the absolute unity.
据说在美索不达米亚,如果一棵树的两边各被一只孔雀包围,那么就意味着双重思想的绝对统一。
Nearly every civilization living in southern Mesopotamia has told some form of the flood myth.
南美索不达米亚地区的每种文明中,都有某种形式的大洪水的神话故事。
At its peak, between 2500 and 1900 BC, its major cities were comparable with thoseof contemporary Mesopotamia and Egypt.
公元前2500年至公元前1900年间是它最为兴盛的时期,它的主要城市的规模已与同时代的美索不达米亚和埃及城市繁荣程度相当。
Then there are the ruins of Dura-Europos, a Parthian caravan center founded in 300 B.C., halfway between Syria and Mesopotamia and known as the 「Pompeii of the East.」
此外,位于美索不达米亚和叙利亚之间,建于公元前三百年的怕提拉商队中心杜拉-欧普洛斯更是曾以「东方庞贝」着称。
In ancient Mesopotamia the rough Semites attacked and eventually overcame the wealthier, more sophisticated Sumerians.
在古代美索不达米亚,粗野的闪米特人袭击并最终战胜了富有和先进的苏美尔人。
Mesopotamia was probably the first region of the world where humans gained mastery over major rivers.
美索不达米亚地区可能是世界上人类最早征服主干河流的地区。
Sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, the Subcontinent, not to speak of Latin America, were all seized long before Mesopotamia or the Levant.
撒哈拉沙漠以南的非洲,东南亚,南亚次大陆,更不用说拉美了,在美索不达米亚或累范特(theLevant)之前,长期以来都处于西方的控制之下。
Elephants comprised the most feared ranks of ancient Indian armies and spread in use through Mesopotamia and parts of the Mediterranean.
大象组成古印度军队中最令人恐惧的部队,并且还推广应用到美索不达米亚和部分地中海地区。
When the Lions of Mesopotamia won the 2007 Asian Cup, it was one of sport「s greatest fairytales.
美索不达米亚的雄狮赢得2007年亚洲杯时,他曾是体育界最大的童话之一。
According to Mr Braudel, women in ancient Mesopotamia had previously been in charge of the fields and gardens where cereals were grown.
根据Braudel先生的观点,古美索不达米亚的女人曾经在庄稼地里耕种。
You」ve got Egypt over here. You「ve got Asia Minor up here, and you」ve got Mesopotamia over here.
这里有埃及,这里有小亚细亚,这里有美索不达米亚。
The system developed quickly to incorporate signs that represented sounds, and soon all of Mesopotamia was taking notes, making to-do lists and (presumably) writing love letters.
这个书写系统很快就发展出了声音体系,不久后的苏美尔人开始写字,记录要做的事情,还有可能开始写情书。
These guidelines win him the favor of the gods, allowing him to rule Mesopotamia once the flood waters recede.
这些準则令他赢得了神的青睐,让他在洪水退去后统治美索不达米亚。
So: the great civilizations of ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia and the area we refer to as the Fertile Crescent, of which a little part here about the size of Rhode Island is Canaan.
古埃及,美索不达米亚地区,我们称之为新月沃地,这里的这一小部分,跟罗德州岛差不多大的是迦南。