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Without a scientific explanation,
缺乏科學的解釋
imagine how disturbing it would have been to see the Sun vanish.
想象一下會讓人們有多么驚惶 看到太陽消失
The Vikings responded in the only way that made sense to them.
維京人 以他們唯一相信的方式回應
They tried to scare away the wolf.
他們試圖把狼嚇走
The Vikings believed that their actions caused the Sun to return.
維京人認為是他們的行為 可以找回了太陽
Of course,we now know they had nothing to do with it.
當然如今我們知道 這和他們毫無關系
The Sun would have reappeared anyway.
太陽遲早會重現
It turns out that the Universe is not as supernatural or mysterious as it seems.
事實證明宇宙 并非表象那般超自然或神秘
But it takes more courage than even the Vikings had to discover the truth.
但得比維京人更勇敢 才能發現真相
Mere mortals like you and I can understand how the Universe works.
像你我這樣的凡人 也能了解宇宙如何運行
This was realized long before the Vikings in ancient Greece.
這點早在維京人之前 古希臘就已有人發現
In about 300 B.C.,a philosopher called Aristarchus was fascinated by eclipses,too,
約在公元前300年 有位哲學家阿里斯塔克 也對食的現象感到驚奇
especially eclipses of the Moon.
尤其是月食
