来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：古希腊历史简介 第2集 第2集》
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the beginnings of the Greek experience as far as we know it,我们已知的希腊历史的最早开端 -
and I should warn you at once在此我需要提醒一下在座诸位 -
that the further back in history you go越是走向久远的历史 -
the less secure is your knowledge,你对既有知识可参考的把握就越低 -
especially at the beginning of our talk today特别是在今天课程最初的一段时间 -
when you are in a truly prehistoric period.当你处在真正的史前时代 -
That is before there is any written evidence from the period那是一个你所感兴趣 -
in which you are interested.而无任何书面记录的时代 -
So what we think we know我们目前所认为的史实 -
derives chiefly from archeological evidence,主要都是从考古证据中所得 -
which is before writing--mute evidence that has to be这些无声的证据出现于文字记录之前 -
interpreted and is very complicated,因此就需要繁复的考证及解读