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And it's impossible not to think
我們不可能否認(rèn)
that when people walked past here 3,500 years ago
三千五百年前 當(dāng)人們經(jīng)過這里的時候
that they, too, would have got
他們也理解了
what the message was intended to be.
這些雕像本想傳達(dá)的訊息
This kind of bombastic, bare-chested display
這種浮夸而赤裸的展示
fits the picture we have of autocrats today.
符合我們現(xiàn)在對獨裁者的印象
Impressive though such images are,
盡管這些畫面令人震撼
I'm sure some ancient Egyptians would have found them as vulgar
我確信很多古埃及人都和我們一樣
or as irritating as we might.
認(rèn)為它們粗俗 無禮
But beyond the gates of the temple there's another set of statues
但除了神廟門口之外 還有一批雕像
whose power and purpose is harder to fathom.
它們的作用和目的就難以得知了
Deep inside, we're dominated
在神廟深處 我們被更多
by yet more vast images of Rameses
拉美西斯龐大的雕像所吸引
that can't be explained away as propaganda to the people.
這些雕像不像是對人民的宣傳
Only those closest to the king
只有國王最親近的人
were allowed into this part of the temple.
才能進(jìn)入寺廟的這片區(qū)域
So what was the point of these towering statues?
那么這些高聳的石像又有什么意義呢
