纪录片《文明》 第40期 自视如何（1）（在线收听）

This colossal stone head is almost 3,000 years old.

这座巨大的石雕头像差不多有三千年历史了

It was made by the Olmec,

它是奥尔梅克文明的产物

the earliest civilisation in Central America.

中美洲最早的文明

It really is big.

它真的很大

His eyeballs are more than a foot across

他的眼球直径超过三十厘米

and he weighs in at almost 20 tonnes.

重达二十吨

Between his lips, you can just about glimpse his teeth.

双唇之间 可以瞥见他的牙齿

And his irises are traced out on his eyes,

虹膜描绘出他眼球的轮廓

and he has a furled, slightly frumpy brow.

他还有蜷曲散乱的眉毛

It's hard not to feel just a little bit moved by this close encounter

这样近距离地面对这尊远古人像

with the image of a person from the distant past.

你很难完全不被触动

Since it was unearthed in 1939,

自从它于1939年出土

this head has been a real puzzle.

这座头像一直是个大谜团

Who does it depict?

它雕刻的是谁

Why was it made?

为什么制作它

And why just a head?

为什么只是一颗头