that are revolutionary in the arts, in the thinking of people,

所发生的事件是有革命意义的
philosophy is going to be invented in Miletus probably

大约公元前六世纪
in this sixth century B.C.

哲学在米利都诞生
Well, Miletus was on the main routes to all of the places

米利都地处所有先进知识传播的主干道
where advanced knowledge could be found, Mesopotamia, Egypt.

通向美索不达米亚和埃及
Anybody who looks at Greek mythology and Greek poetry,

任何浏览过希腊神话诗歌和故事的人
and Greek stories sees there is a powerful influence coming into Greek

都能发现来自美索不达米亚的文化
thought from mainly the Mesopotamian direction.

对希腊思想的巨大影响
Anybody who looks at the earliest Greek art for quite some time,

任何鉴赏早期希腊艺术的人
I'm talking about sculpture and temple building,

我指的是雕塑和神庙建筑
will see the influence of Egypt enormously powerfully.

都会发现来自于埃及的巨大影响
So, the Greeks are sopping up tremendously useful

希腊汲取了极其有用的