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Some think they were aimed at powerful elites
有些人認(rèn)為它們是為掌權(quán)的精英階層而建的
to remind them who was boss.
用來(lái)提醒他們誰(shuí)才是統(tǒng)治者
Others think they were aimed at the all-seeing eye of the gods.
其他人認(rèn)為它們是為了神的天眼而建
I've got a different viewer in mind.
我有一個(gè)不同的想法
And that's the pharaoh himself.
那就是 這是為法老自己而建的
Those of us with no inkling
像我們這樣的
of power on a grand scale often forget
對(duì)這個(gè)級(jí)別的權(quán)力毫無(wú)概念的人常常會(huì)忘記
how hard it must be to believe in oneself as monarch or autocrat.
相信自己是天生的君王和統(tǒng)治者是多么的困難
The person who really needs to be convinced
真正需要說(shuō)服自己
that he is pre-eminent above the common herd
是凌駕于常人之上的那個(gè)人
is that ordinary human being
正是那位
who is masquerading as omnipotent ruler.
在假扮萬(wàn)能天神的普通人
That's why, as a basic rule of thumb,
正因如此 才會(huì)有這樣一條經(jīng)驗(yàn)法則
we find more pictures of kings and queens in all their finery
我們發(fā)現(xiàn)國(guó)王和女王身著華服的肖像
in royal palaces than anywhere else in the world -
在皇家宮殿里比其他任何地方都多
and here in Egypt, too.
在埃及也是一樣
