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Some think they were aimed at powerful elites1

有些人认为它们是为掌权的精英阶层而建的

to remind them who was boss.

用来提醒他们谁才是统治者

Others think they were aimed at the all-seeing eye of the gods.

其他人认为它们是为了神的天眼而建

I've got a different viewer in mind.

我有一个不同的想法

And that's the pharaoh himself.

那就是 这是为法老自己而建的

Those of us with no inkling

像我们这样的

of power on a grand scale often forget

对这个级别的权力毫无概念的人常常会忘记

how hard it must be to believe in oneself as monarch2 or autocrat3.

相信自己是天生的君王和统治者是多么的困难

The person who really needs to be convinced

真正需要说服自己

that he is pre-eminent above the common herd4

是凌驾于常人之上的那个人

is that ordinary human being

正是那位

who is masquerading as omnipotent5 ruler.

在假扮万能天神的普通人

That's why, as a basic rule of thumb,

正因如此 才会有这样一条经验法则

we find more pictures of kings and queens in all their finery

我们发现国王和女王身着华服的肖像

in royal palaces than anywhere else in the world -

在皇家宫殿里比其他任何地方都多

and here in Egypt, too.

在埃及也是一样


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1 elites e3dbb5fd6596e7194920c56f4830b949     
精华( elite的名词复数 ); 精锐; 上层集团; (统称)掌权人物
参考例句:
  • The elites are by their nature a factor contributing to underdevelopment. 这些上层人物天生是助长欠发达的因素。
  • Elites always detest gifted and nimble outsiders. 社会名流对天赋聪明、多才多艺的局外人一向嫌恶。
2 monarch l6lzj     
n.帝王,君主,最高统治者
参考例句:
  • The monarch's role is purely ceremonial.君主纯粹是个礼仪职位。
  • I think myself happier now than the greatest monarch upon earth.我觉得这个时候比世界上什么帝王都快乐。
3 autocrat 7uMzo     
n.独裁者;专横的人
参考例句:
  • He was an accomplished politician and a crafty autocrat.他是个有造诣的政治家,也是个狡黠的独裁者。
  • The nobles tried to limit the powers of the autocrat without success.贵族企图限制专制君主的权力,但没有成功。
4 herd Pd8zb     
n.兽群,牧群;vt.使集中,把…赶在一起
参考例句:
  • She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她赶着牛群穿过荒野。
  • He had no opinions of his own but simply follow the herd.他从无主见,只是人云亦云。
5 omnipotent p5ZzZ     
adj.全能的,万能的
参考例句:
  • When we are omnipotent we shall have no more need of science.我们达到万能以后就不需要科学了。
  • Money is not omnipotent,but we can't survive without money.金钱不是万能的,但是没有金钱我们却无法生存。

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