【英文原文】

Angkor Thom Monks, Cambodia, 1968
"Ghostlike faces surround two saffron-robed Buddhist monks in a window of the extravagantly carved Bayon, central temple of Angkor Thom. Here, in northwestern Cambodia, rise the splendid temples of the Khmer kings, ancient rulers of Southeast Asia. Not only does the architectural grandeur speak of a brilliant civilization; complex canals, reservoirs, and ponds—some still in use—reveal a remarkable system of irrigation, forerunner of the Mekong Project."

—From "The Mekong: River of Terror and Hope," December 1968, National Geographic magazine

【中文翻译】

有着繁冗雕刻的巴容庙位于在吴哥城的正中央，幽灵般的面孔围绕着寺庙窗口的两个穿藏红色袈裟的僧侣。东南亚的古代统治者高棉国王的雄伟庙宇就高耸在这个柬埔寨的西北部。不仅雄伟的建筑文化显示了辉煌灿烂的文明，而且错综复杂的水渠，蓄水池和水槽——有一些仍然使用——展现了一个发达的灌溉系统，是湄公河工程的先驱。

——摘自1968年《国家地理杂志》12月号《湄公河：恐怖和希望之河》
作者： Wilbur E. Garrett 来源： 《国家地理》杂志