纪录片《文明》 第40期 自视如何（1）

（单词翻译）

This colossal¹ stone head is almost 3,000 years old.

这座巨大的石雕头像差不多有三千年历史了

It was made by the Olmec,

它是奥尔梅克文明的产物

the earliest civilisation² in Central America.

中美洲最早的文明

It really is big.

它真的很大

His eyeballs are more than a foot across

他的眼球直径超过三十厘米

and he weighs in at almost 20 tonnes.

重达二十吨

Between his lips, you can just about glimpse his teeth.

双唇之间 可以瞥见他的牙齿

And his irises³ are traced out on his eyes,

虹膜描绘出他眼球的轮廓

and he has a furled, slightly frumpy brow.

他还有蜷曲散乱的眉毛

It's hard not to feel just a little bit moved by this close encounter

这样近距离地面对这尊远古人像

with the image of a person from the distant past.

你很难完全不被触动

Since it was unearthed⁴ in 1939,

自从它于1939年出土

this head has been a real puzzle.

这座头像一直是个大谜团

Who does it depict⁵?

它雕刻的是谁

Why was it made?

为什么制作它

And why just a head?

为什么只是一颗头