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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  were death masks made of pure gold on the remains of the body,
  覆盖在尸体上以纯金所制的面具
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  but also jewels, and implements, and weapons of very high expense.
  当然还有贵重的珠宝 器具 武器
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  That's what, of course, makes it clear they were royal;
  这些也说明了墓主人是王室
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  by the way,
  顺带一提
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  there are only a few of these graves over a large period of time.
  在很长一段历史时期 这样的墓穴寥寥无几
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  So, you must imagine these are successive kings
  因此 你必须设想他们是被埋葬在
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  who are being buried in this, what must have been, sacred soil.
  这块圣土中的历任国王
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  So, that makes it clear we're talking about a wealthy civilization,
  以上正说明了我们所讨论的是一个富有的文明
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  at least in which the rulers are wealthy,
  至少它的统治者很富有
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  and in which the rulers, of course, are very powerful.
  当然 也很强大
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  Now, what we learn, both from archaeology
  现在 我们从考古学
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  and from references in the Linear B tablets is that they engaged--
  以及B类线形文字刻板中的线索得知