诸神的战车

Hanno writes an account of his journey:

汉诺在他的航海日志中记录道:

"We saw at night the land covered with fire."

这个夜晚 我们目睹了被火包围的土地

"In the middle was a high flame, "

它的中央迸射出极高的火焰

higher than the others,

比周围的火焰都要高

"Which seemed to reach the stars."

似乎可以碰触到星辰

"A high mountain, named the Chariot of the Gods."

"我们将这座高山命名为 诸神的战车"

The first written description of Mount Cameroon,

这就是最早关于喀麦隆山的记载

The largest volcano in West Africa.

西非最大的活火山

Recorded using a revolutionary new writing technology:

他采用了具有突破性的记载方式

The alphabet.

即字母系统

The phoenicians invent 22 symbols or letters

腓尼基人创造了二十二个符号或字母

That can be combined to represent almost any sound

将它们组合起来 便可以传达任何语言中的

In any language.

任何声音

Easy to learn, the alphabet puts reading and writing

因为简单易学 字母体系让每个人都可以

Within everyone's reach.

学会读与写

One of the keys to the future of communication.

这对未来的交流传播具有举足轻重的意义

The invention of the alphabet was one of the biggest steps

字母的创造是记载历史上

in the history of writing.

迈出的最重要的一步

It just simplified dramatically the way the script worked,

它极大地简化了记载的运作方式

and made it so much easier for people to learn

并且便于人们学习

how to read and write.

如何阅读和写作

重点讲解

1、description

描述;形容;叙述;说明

Police have issued a description of the man who was aged between fifty and sixty.

警方已经发布了那名年龄在 50 到 60 岁之间的男子的相貌特征通告。

a detailed description of the movements and battle plans of Italy's fleet.

有关意大利舰队的行动和作战计划的详细说明

种类;类型;性质

the oldest Catholic church of any description in England.

英国所有天主教堂中最古老的一座

Events of this description occurred daily.

这类事件天天发生。

无法描述；难以形容

His face is weary beyond description.

他一脸难以形容的疲惫。

We were in a disaster situation that defies description.

我们陷入了难以言表的糟糕处境。

2、revolutionary

革命的

Do you know anything about the revolutionary movement?

你了解这场革命运动吗？

the Cuban revolutionary leader, Jose Marti.

古巴革命领导人何塞·马蒂

革命性的;突破性的;发生重大变革的

Invented in 1951, the rotary engine is a revolutionary concept in internal combustion.

1951年发明的转缸式发动机是内燃机领域内的革命性概念。

His playing as a trumpet player was quite revolutionary.

他的小号演奏独创一格。

3、represent

代理，代表（个人或团体）

the politicians we elect to represent us.

我们选举出来代表我们的政界人士

The offer has yet to be accepted by the lawyers representing the victims.

受害者的代理律师还没有接受这个提议。

使有代表性

Women are already well represented in the area of TV drama.

女性在电视剧领域占据了一席之地。

In New Mexico all kinds of cuisines are represented.

在新墨西哥州， 有各种各样的烹饪方法。

相当于，代表着（变化、成就、胜利等）

The pieces on view are not grouped around any one theme, but rather represent superb examples from various periods...

展出的作品并非围绕着一个主题，而是不同时期的经典之作。

These developments represented a major change in the established order.

这些发展代表了现有秩序的重大转变。