纪录片《文明》 第19期 创世纪的第二个瞬间（19）

And on the land behind them, there are streets

在他们身后的陆地上 我们可以看到

with multistorey houses,

街道边的多层楼房

and in the richer of them, decorative¹ paintings

较为富有人家的屋外还绘有装饰画

of the kind consumers would want for ever after.

是顾客看到就会一直想要的那种

This is the first truly

这是世人见到的第一件

social art the world had seen.

真正的展示社会形态的艺术作品

Here are beautiful youths duking it out.

这是美丽的青少年在进行拳击

Here are saffron gatherers.

这些是藏红花采集者

Here are swallows.

这里绘有燕子

A perpetual springtime brought into the living room.

客厅里永恒的春色

One contact sport dominated

跳牛是米诺斯文化中最主要的

Minoan culture - bull leaping.

一项接触性运动

Young men, possibly women too,

从事这项运动的男青年 或许也有女青年

back flipping² over charging bulls.

后空翻过奔跑的公牛

It's long been argued that this was too dangerous

这项运动太过危险 它到底是真实存在的

to have actually happened,

还是只是艺术所描绘的神话和幻想

that the art captures a myth, a fantasy.

是人们长期争议的话题

And yet in the British Museum,

然而在大英博物馆

there's a little bronze sculpture

有一尊小型青铜雕塑

that's pulsing with a natural energy

像是被自然的能量赋予了生命

that feels absolutely true to life.

使人感到如此逼真

1 decorative   

adj.装饰的，可作装饰的

参考例句：

• This ware is suitable for decorative purpose but unsuitable for utility.这种器皿中看不中用。
• The style is ornate and highly decorative.这种风格很华丽，而且装饰效果很好。

2 flipping   

讨厌之极的

参考例句：

• I hate this flipping hotel! 我讨厌这个该死的旅馆！
• Don't go flipping your lid. 别发火。