纪录片《文明》 第123期 信仰之眼（22）

（单词翻译）

It's easy to come to a place like the Acropolis and to assume

来到像雅典卫城这样的地方 很容易会认为

that whatever religion there once was here has gone for good.

不论这里曾经有什么宗教 都已永远消失

But I think we should be a bit more careful.

但我认为我们应该更加谨慎一些

However secular¹ they might be,

尽管人们可能是世俗的

when people here look at this monument,

但当他们来到这里看到这座历史遗迹时

when they admire its art

当他们赞叹它的艺术

and engage with its mythology²,

并沉浸在它的神秘感中时

many are reflecting on questions

许多人都思考着

that religions have often helped us face.

那些宗教经常帮助我们去面对的问题

Where do I come from? Where do I belong?

我从哪里来 又要到哪里去

What's my place in human history?

在人类社会中 我存在的意义是什么

I think people are engaged in a modern faith here,

我认为人们沉浸在一种现代信仰中

the one we call civilisation³.

我们称之为文明

It's an idea that behaves very much like a religion.

这是一种非常像宗教的想法

It offers grand narratives⁴ about our origins and our destiny.

它提供了关于我们起源和命运的大量叙述

Bringing people together in shared belief.

将人们带到共有信念中

And the Parthenon has become its icon⁵.

而帕特农神庙已经变成了文明的标志

So if you ask me, "What is civilisation?"

所以如果你问我 什么是文明

I say, "It's little more than an act of faith."

我会说 "比信仰多一点点"