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Hanno writes an account of his journey:
漢諾在他的航海日志中記錄道:
"We saw at night the land covered with fire."
這個夜晚 我們目睹了被火包圍的土地
"In the middle was a high flame, "
它的中央迸射出極高的火焰
higher than the others,
比周圍的火焰都要高
"Which seemed to reach the stars."
似乎可以碰觸到星辰
"A high mountain, named the Chariot of the Gods."
"我們將這座高山命名為 諸神的戰車"
The first written description of Mount Cameroon,
這就是最早關于喀麥隆山的記載
The largest volcano in West Africa.
西非最大的活火山
Recorded using a revolutionary new writing technology:
他采用了具有突破性的記載方式
The alphabet.
即字母系統
The phoenicians invent 22 symbols or letters
腓尼基人創造了二十二個符號或字母
That can be combined to represent almost any sound
將它們組合起來 便可以傳達任何語言中的
In any language.
任何聲音
Easy to learn, the alphabet puts reading and writing
因為簡單易學 字母體系讓每個人都可以
Within everyone's reach.
學會讀與寫
One of the keys to the future of communication.
這對未來的交流傳播具有舉足輕重的意義
The invention of the alphabet was one of the biggest steps
字母的創造是記載歷史上
in the history of writing.
邁出的最重要的一步
It just simplified dramatically the way the script worked,
它極大地簡化了記載的運作方式
and made it so much easier for people to learn
并且便于人們學習
how to read and write.
如何閱讀和寫作
