纪录片《文明》 第17期 创世纪的第二个瞬间（17）（在线收听）

And animals continue to provide the models

动物们一直是

for gods and monsters.

神明和怪兽的原型

This gorgeous goat, also from Ur,

这只同样来自乌尔的华丽的山羊

drew materials from far and wide.

是由来自四面八方的材料描绘而成的

White shells were from the Red Sea,

来自红海的白色贝壳

the blue lapis lazuli from far Afghanistan,

来自遥远的阿富汗的蓝色青金岩

and the gold leaf was the work of local goldsmiths.

还有当地金匠制成的金叶子

Around 4,500 years ago,

大约四千五百年前

in the islands of the Eastern Mediterranean,

在地中海东部的岛屿上

migrants from Western Asia

西亚移民

seeded Europe's first great civilisation,

播下了欧洲第一个伟大文明的种子

the culture of the Minoans.

也就是米诺斯文明

Its ruins are everywhere

从克里特岛到爱琴海诸岛

on Crete and on the islands of the Aegean.

它的遗址遍布各处

This must have been a fishing village.

这里曾经一定是一个渔村

You can almost hear the bustle.

你几乎可以听见那时的喧嚣