纪录片《文明》 第123期 信仰之眼（22）

It's easy to come to a place like the Acropolis and to assume

来到像雅典卫城这样的地方 很容易会认为

that whatever religion there once was here has gone for good.

不论这里曾经有什么宗教 都已永远消失

But I think we should be a bit more careful.

但我认为我们应该更加谨慎一些

However secular¹ they might be,

尽管人们可能是世俗的

when people here look at this monument,

但当他们来到这里看到这座历史遗迹时

when they admire its art

当他们赞叹它的艺术

and engage with its mythology²,

并沉浸在它的神秘感中时

many are reflecting on questions

许多人都思考着

that religions have often helped us face.

那些宗教经常帮助我们去面对的问题

Where do I come from? Where do I belong?

我从哪里来 又要到哪里去

What's my place in human history?

在人类社会中 我存在的意义是什么

I think people are engaged in a modern faith here,

我认为人们沉浸在一种现代信仰中

the one we call civilisation³.

我们称之为文明

It's an idea that behaves very much like a religion.

这是一种非常像宗教的想法

It offers grand narratives⁴ about our origins and our destiny.

它提供了关于我们起源和命运的大量叙述

Bringing people together in shared belief.

将人们带到共有信念中

And the Parthenon has become its icon⁵.

而帕特农神庙已经变成了文明的标志

So if you ask me, "What is civilisation?"

所以如果你问我 什么是文明

I say, "It's little more than an act of faith."

我会说 "比信仰多一点点"

1 secular   

n.牧师，凡人；adj.世俗的，现世的，不朽的

参考例句：

• We live in an increasingly secular society.我们生活在一个日益非宗教的社会。
• Britain is a plural society in which the secular predominates.英国是个世俗主导的多元社会。

2 mythology   

n.神话，神话学，神话集

参考例句：

• In Greek mythology,Zeus was the ruler of Gods and men.在希腊神话中，宙斯是众神和人类的统治者。
• He is the hero of Greek mythology.他是希腊民间传说中的英雄。

3 civilisation   

n.文明，文化，开化，教化

参考例句：

• Energy and ideas are the twin bases of our civilisation.能源和思想是我们文明的两大基石。
• This opera is one of the cultural totems of Western civilisation.这部歌剧是西方文明的文化标志物之一。

4 narratives   

记叙文( narrative的名词复数 )； 故事； 叙述； 叙述部分

参考例句：

• Marriage, which has been the bourne of so many narratives, is still a great beginning. 结婚一向是许多小说的终点，然而也是一个伟大的开始。
• This is one of the narratives that children are fond of. 这是孩子们喜欢的故事之一。

5 icon   

n.偶像，崇拜的对象，画像

参考例句：

• They found an icon in the monastery.他们在修道院中发现了一个圣像。
• Click on this icon to align or justify text.点击这个图标使文本排齐。