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It's the work of a society where that balance between habitat
這反映出在當時的社會中
and ambition is still in good order.
生存環境和野心之間依然處于良好的平衡
It's certainly hard to imagine a more vivid realisation
沒有什么能比這更逼真地表現出
of the rain god Chaac than this.
雨神恰克的形象
Complete with the bubbling streams of water
包括這在雨神庇佑下
that his blessings brought.
被帶來的潺潺溪流
In the seventh century, the 12th ruler of Copan
在公元七世紀 科潘的第十二位統治者
commissioned a new grand structure.
下令建造一項宏偉工程
This is the hieroglyphic stairway of Copan.
這是科潘的象形文字石階
It was built, originally, in honour of ruler 12
起初它是為了紀念第十二位統治者而建
who is portrayed here,
就是這里描繪的這位
and then was finished by ruler 15
第十五位統治者完成了修建
who added on the uppermost section of it.
添加了最上面的部分
And it has 64 steps in total
整個石階有六十四級
and they told the history of the dynasty
講述了整個王朝的歷史
and the succession of the different rulers.
以及歷任統治者的更替
The stairway itself is a monumental statement.
石階本身就是一段不朽的記錄
