来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：新约及其历史背景 第4集 第4集》

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  but its past in the distant past.
  但这是遥远的过去
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  Then the second half of Daniel is a whole series of visions and prophecies
  但以理书的第二部分是一系列的异象和预言
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  Daniel says, "I was in a dream
  但以理说 "我在梦中
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  I was in a vision on a day, and I saw this,
  某天我身处异象 而我看见
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  and this angel told me to do this and this person told me this"
  天使告诉我这样做 这个人告诉我这样做"
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  And so it's the narration of the history of humankind
  所以这是人类历史的记述
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  that's part of which has already happened by the Daniel time
  部分是但以理时代发生的
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  but most of which is to happen in the future for Daniel
  但是绝大多数发生在但以理之后
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  Some of this stuff actually does happen
  一些情况确实发生了
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  So for example, and he tells about different beasts
  比如说他提到过特别的牲畜
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  There's the ram that does this, there's the beast that does this
  那只公绵羊 行这事的 是牲畜行这事的
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  but you know that these beasts represent different kingdoms
  这些牲畜 代表了不同的王国