英语听力：自然百科 圣河之旅 The Nile尼罗河—21

 We climbed the ruin side of the pyramid belonging to T*, the greatest of all Kushian f*, who not only ruled Sudan but the whole of Egypt as well. -What an epic¹ view! This is spectacular! -Yeah.

-This is what some historians recently arise has called the black f*.

-Yep.

-This is a culture and civilization, distinct and different as sometimes in its history to the civilization further down the Nile...

-But they were closely related. They share the same religion. They honour the same gods. The Kushians believed that the Egyptian gods were here, in the Kush form, in the Nubian forms. -The K* is overwhelming focus on the civilization of ancient Egypt. It wouldn't be unnatural² for Egyptians, one of Egyptians, to think, well, we've been here for thousands of years. This is our culture. This is our land. This is our river as well. But the fact we are standing³ on a pyramid here in northern Sudan, built by people whose descendants may still live around us now. I have a feeling that gives then some sort of historical, more legitimate⁴ claim to the land and water in this space.

-It does. You know, but there is a funny thing that I noticed in Cairo that is in the * side of the Cairo Museum, the only dynasty that isn't named is the 25th dynasty. -And that was?

-The dynasty of Kush, which ruled them.

-The dynasty of the Nubian kings from here?

-They deliberately⁵ cut it out. 

1 epic   

n.史诗，叙事诗；adj.史诗般的，壮丽的

参考例句：

• I gave up my epic and wrote this little tale instead.我放弃了写叙事诗，而写了这个小故事。
• They held a banquet of epic proportions.他们举行了盛大的宴会。

2 unnatural   

adj.不自然的；反常的

参考例句：

• Did her behaviour seem unnatural in any way?她有任何反常表现吗？
• She has an unnatural smile on her face.她脸上挂着做作的微笑。

3 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

4 legitimate   

adj.合法的，合理的，合乎逻辑的；v.使合法

参考例句：

• Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。
• That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。

5 deliberately   

adv.审慎地；蓄意地；故意地

参考例句：

• The girl gave the show away deliberately.女孩故意泄露秘密。
• They deliberately shifted off the argument.他们故意回避这个论点。