纪录片《大英博物馆世界简史》 040银色霍克森胡椒瓶(8)

Written on one of the spoons in the hoard¹ are the words 'VIVAS IN DEO'-'May you live in God'-a common Christian² prayer. And it is likely that our fleeing family was Christian. By this date Christianity had been the official religion of the Empire for nearly a hundred years and, like pepper, it had come to Britain via Rome. Faith and trade often travel together, and both the peppercorn and the cross had a reach far wider than the Roman Empire itself.

宝藏中的一把汤匙上刻着“VIVAS IN DEO”（愿主保佑你），这是一句常见的基督教祝词，因此宝藏的主人很可能是基督徒。当时，基督教作为罗马帝国的国教已达百年。它与胡椒一样从罗马来到了英国，如今，帝国早已消失，但它们依然存在。

Next week I shall be moving away from earthly pleasures to examine some of the new spiritual structures that humanity³ was creating around the world about two thousand years ago. We will be starting in India-with an image that sits most happily in our contemporary Western imagination...a seated Buddha⁴.

下周我将远离尘世的喧嚣进而探究大约二千年前人类所创造世界各地一些新的精神结构。我们的旅程将从印度开始，它在我们当代西方人想象中是最幸福快乐的景象…它是一尊佛陀坐像。

1 hoard   

n./v.窖藏，贮存，囤积

参考例句：

• They have a hoard of food in the basement.地下室里有他们贮藏的食物。
• How many curios do you hoard in your study?你在你书房里聚藏了多少古玩？

2 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

3 humanity   

n.人类，[总称]人(性)，人道[pl.]人文学科

参考例句：

• Such an act is a disgrace to humanity.这种行为是人类的耻辱。
• We should treat animals with humanity.我们应该以仁慈之心对待动物。

4 Buddha   

n.佛；佛像；佛陀

参考例句：

• Several women knelt down before the statue of Buddha and prayed.几个妇女跪在佛像前祈祷。
• He has kept the figure of Buddha for luck.为了图吉利他一直保存着这尊佛像。