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On Christmas Eve in 1994, humans entered a cave in the mountains of south-eastern France
1994年的圣誕夜，人們進(jìn)入了一個(gè)位于法國(guó)東南部的山洞，
for what was probably the first time in 20,000 years.
山洞的歷史可能超過20,000年。
The vivid images of more than 300 animals that Jean-Marie Chauvet and his assistants found on the cave walls were like none that they had seen before.
Jean-Marie Chauvet和他的助手們?cè)诙囱▔ι习l(fā)現(xiàn)的壁畫，擁有超過三百種動(dòng)物的生動(dòng)形象，這是他們之前從未看到過的。
Unusual in the Grotte Chauvet, as the cave is now called in honor of its discoverer,
由發(fā)現(xiàn)者命名的洞穴Grotte Chauvet不同尋常之處在于，
are paintings of many flesh-eating animals.
壁畫上有許多食肉動(dòng)物。
Other known caves from the same geographical area and time period contain only paintings of plant-eaters.
其他已知的相同地理位置和時(shí)期的洞穴，大多只有食草類動(dòng)物的壁畫。
The paintings in this cave refute the old theory that Cro-Magnon people painted animals that they hunted and then ate.
這個(gè)洞穴的壁畫反駁了舊理論，克魯馬努人畫的是他們獵殺動(dòng)物然后吃掉的壁畫。
Now many specialists believe that cave paintings were not part of a ritual to bring good luck to hunters.
如今，專家學(xué)者認(rèn)為洞穴壁畫并不是給獵人帶來好運(yùn)的儀式。
They point out that while deer made up a major part of their diet, there're no drawings of deer.
他們指出鹿是原始人飲食中的主要組成部分，但壁畫中并沒有鹿。
They believe that the animals painted were those central to the symbolic and spiritual life of the times,
他們相信壁畫上的動(dòng)物是當(dāng)時(shí)精神生活的重要成分，
animals that represented something deep and spiritual to the people.
對(duì)于當(dāng)時(shí)的人們來說這些動(dòng)物代表一些精神意義重大的東西。
Scientists are hopeful that Grotte Chauvet will yield new information about the art and lifestyle of Cro-Magnon people.
科學(xué)家們希望Grotte Chauvet洞穴能揭露克魯馬努人的藝術(shù)和生活方式。
They readily admit, however,
他們同時(shí)承認(rèn)，
that little is understood yet as to the reasons why ice age artists created their interesting and detailed paintings.
冰河時(shí)期的藝術(shù)家們?yōu)槭裁磩?chuàng)造這些有趣且細(xì)致的壁畫的原因仍舊是個(gè)謎。
Scientists also wonder why some paintings were done in areas that are so difficult to get to.
科學(xué)家同時(shí)覺得相當(dāng)不解，為什么有些洞穴的壁畫在十分難以到達(dá)的地方。
In caves, for example, that are 2,400 feet underground and accessible only by crawling through narrow passageways.
比如說在只能通過爬非常狹窄的道路到達(dá)的2400英尺下的洞穴。
