纪录片《文明》 第23期 创世纪的第二个瞬间（23）（在线收听）

One of the objects found in the grave -

发掘出的一件物品

tiny, not quite 1.5 inches long -

很小 不足3.8厘米

was crusted in mud and minerals.

当时被泥土和矿物层层裹住

Once cleaned, it forces us to rethink everything

而它清理后的模样迫使我们重新认识

we thought we knew about this moment in history.

我们自以为熟知的那段历史

High resolution photographs

高分辨率相片

show the extraordinary achievement.

展示出这一物件的非凡成就

We see the long hair flowing free

我们看到本来在战斗前

that would have been combed before battle.

应被梳理整齐的长发自由地飘逸

We see a sword lying on the ground

我们看到地上横着一把剑

exactly like the swords discovered in the grave.

和墓中发现的剑一模一样

But that is just the beginning.

但这仅仅是开始

This is the first fight scene

这是欧洲艺术史上

in all of European art,

就我所知 也是世界艺术史上

for all I know, in all of world art.

第一次出现的战斗场景

Yes, there are occasional moments of combat and battle

其他文化中确实偶尔会出现

in other cultures,

战斗场面

but they're flat, they're very stylised,

但它们都是平面的 程式化的

they don't feel like the smash of bone and bronze

从中感觉不到骨骼碎裂 刀光剑影

and metal and the spout of blood, this does.

血溅三尺 而在这里就可以