上帝造物

After all,it is hard to think of a more important or fundamental mystery

毕竟 我们该去思索 更重要且根本的谜题才对

than what or who created and controls the Universe.

而非什么或谁创造并控制宇宙

Long ago,the answer was almost always the same.

很久以前这问题的答案都大同小异

Gods made everything.The world was a scary place.

是神创造了一切 这世界处处叫人害怕

So even people as tough as the Vikings believed in supernatural beings to make sense of natural phenomena,

所以即使强悍如维京人 也相信超自然存 在以解释自然现象

like lightning or storms.

比如雷电 或暴风雨

The Vikings has many different gods Thor was the god of lighting

维京人有许多不同的神信奉 索尔是雷神

Another god,Aegir, caused stormy seas.

另一位神 艾迪尔 引发狂风暴雨

But the god they feared the most was named Skoll.

但他们最害怕的神叫做斯库尔

He was responsible for the terrifying natural event

他会引发一种可怕的自然现象

that we now call a solar eclipse.

就是我们现在所称的日食

Skoll was a wolf god who lived in the sky.

斯库尔是住在天空中的狼神

Sometimes,he would eat the Sun,

有时他会吃掉太阳

causing the dreadful moment when day turned to night.

将白天转为黑夜 令人们惊讶不已

重点讲解

1、fundamental

基本的;根本的;主要的;基础的

Our constitution embodies all the fundamental principles of democracy.

我们的宪法体现了民主的所有基本原则。

A fundamental human right is being withheld from these people.

这些人被剥夺了一项最基本的人权。

根本性的;固有的;根深蒂固的

But on this question, the two leaders have very fundamental differences.

但在这个问题上，两位领导人有着根本性的分歧。

Amnesty says there are fundamental flaws in their military justice system.

国际特赦组织称他们的军事司法体系存在着根本性的缺陷。

必需的;不可或缺的

He believes better relations with China are fundamental to the well-being of the area.

他相信和中国建立更加良好的关系对这一地区的繁荣发展至关重要。

The method they pioneered remains fundamental to research into the behaviour of nerve cells.

他们首创的方法在神经细胞活动的研究中一直是不可或缺的。

2、control

(对机构、地方、体系等的)控制权，支配权

The restructuring involves Mr Ronson giving up control of the company.

这次改组涉及龙森先生放弃对公司的控制权。

The first aim of his government would be to establish control over the republic's territory.

他这届政府的首要目标是确立对共和国领土的控制权。

控制(能力);支配(能力)

He lost control of his car.

他的汽车失控了。

Some teachers have more control over pupils than their parents have.

有的老师比小学生的父母更能管得住他们。

控制;掌管;管理;统治

He now controls the largest retail development empire in southern California.

他现在掌管着加州南部最大的零售发展企业。

Almost all of the countries in Latin America were controlled by dictators.

当时几乎所有的拉丁美洲国家都由独裁者统治。