世界小史 第33章:阿肯纳顿

 　　The ancient temples were shut down, and King Akhenaton and his wife moved into a new palace.

　　古老的庙宇被关闭，阿肯纳顿和他的妻子一道迁进一座新宫殿。

　　Since he was utterly¹ opposed to tradition, and in favor of fine new ideas, he also had the walls of his palace painted in an entirely² new style.

　　由于他从根本上反对旧事物并拥护新的美好的思想，他也让人以全新的方式画他宫殿里的图画。

　　One that was no longer severe, rigid³ and solemn, but freer and more natural.

　　绘画艺术不再像从前那样严格、僵硬和庄严，而是完全自然和无拘无束。

　　However, this didn't please the people at all.

　　但是这一切却让人们感到极不舒服。

　　They wanted everything to look as it had always done for thousands of years.

　　他们想用几千年来看惯了的老眼光看待一切事物。

　　As soon as Akhenaton was dead, they brought back all the old customs and the old style of art.

　　所以在阿肯纳顿死后他们也就很快又恢复了旧习俗和旧艺术。

　　So everything stayed as it had been, for as long as the Egyptian empire endured.

　　就这样，在埃及王国存在的岁月里，一切依然照旧。

　　Just as in the days of King Menes, and for nearly three and a half more centuries, people continued to put mummies into tombs,跟法老美尼斯时代一样，人们还几乎长达3500年之久地把人做成木乃伊埋葬，write in hieroglyphs⁴, and pray to the same gods.

　　用象形文字书写，向同样的众神祈祷。

　　They even went on worshipping cats as sacred animals.

　　人们也继续尊奉猫为神圣的动物。

　　And if you ask me, I think that in this, at least, the ancient Egyptians were right.

　　如果你问我，我觉得古埃及人这样做至少是做得对的。

 

1 utterly   

adv.完全地，绝对地

参考例句：

• Utterly devoted to the people,he gave his life in saving his patients.他忠于人民，把毕生精力用于挽救患者的生命。
• I was utterly ravished by the way she smiled.她的微笑使我完全陶醉了。

2 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。

3 rigid   

adj.严格的，死板的；刚硬的，僵硬的

参考例句：

• She became as rigid as adamant.她变得如顽石般的固执。
• The examination was so rigid that nearly all aspirants were ruled out.考试很严，几乎所有的考生都被淘汰了。

4 hieroglyphs   

n.象形字（如古埃及等所用的）( hieroglyph的名词复数 )；秘密的或另有含意的书写符号

参考例句：

• Hieroglyphs are carved into the walls of the temple. 寺庙的墙壁上刻着象形文字。 来自辞典例句
• This paper discusses the fundamental distinctions between the hieroglyphs andforerunner of writing. 英汉象形文字的比较是建立在象形文字具体内涵的基础上。 来自互联网