Lesson 95 Television Day:Stonehenge
第95課 電視日:巨石陣
The circle of stones that can be seen at Stonehenge on the Salisbury Plain in England
在英國索爾茲伯里平原的巨石陣能看到有用石頭圍成的圈
is one of the oldest and most mysterious monuments in the world
這是世界上最古老最神秘的紀念碑之一.
The monument was probably put up between 1800 B.C. and 1400 B.C.
這一紀念碑很可能建于公元前1800年到1400年之間.
When it was completed it consisted of a double circle of stones,
建成的時候,它由兩層石頭組成.
with two more groups of stones outside the circles.
在圈圈外面還有2圈石頭.
Many of the stones used in this monument
許多用來造此紀念碑的石頭
must have been transported over 250 miles to Stonehenge.
大概是從250英里以外運到巨石陣的.
Single stones,some of them weighing about four tons,
有的石頭一塊就重達4噸,
must have been sent on rivers and rolled over land on tree trunks.
大概是通過水路運來或者走陸路通過樹干滾運而來
They can't have been carried!
它們不可能是搬運來的.
The men who moved the stone didn't have wheels or horses.
那時,運石人沒有車又沒有馬.
Each stone had to be moved by hand and placed in position.
每塊石頭都得用手搬放到它的位置上.
They were fitted together with great technical skill
這些石塊很精巧地堆放成形.
There are many theories about the purpose of the stones.
關于這些石塊的.用途有多種說法.
Stonehenge was certainly a meeting-place.
巨石陣肯定是個匯集點.
The stones have been arranged in a particular way to mark sunrise and sunset
石塊以特殊方式排列起來標志日升日落
at certain times during the year.
在1年里某些時刻的.
This may have been a place of worship of the sun and also an observatory.
這可能是朝拜太陽的地方也可能是天文臺.
One interesting theory suggests
有個有趣的說法:
that the stones were some kind of computer
這些石頭是一種計算機
which was used to predict eclipses of the sun and moon.
用來預測日、月蝕的.