One of the challenges that faced ancient civilizations like Egypt was timekeeping, calendars.
像埃及这样的古代文明面临的挑战之一是计时，也就是日历。
It is through widespread loss of memory that civilizations are at risk of falling into a dark age.
正是由于广泛的记忆丧失，文明才有陷入黑暗时代的危险。
China has one of the world's oldest continuous civilizations—despite invasions and occasional foreign rule.
尽管中国曾遭受过侵略，且曾经暂时被外族统治过，中华文明仍然是全世界最古老且连续的文明之一。
Glaser claims that these earth works, built between AD 400 and 1400, were at the heart of urban civilizations.
格拉泽声称，这些建于公元400年至1400年间的土方工程是城市文明的核心。
Now it seems the richness of the Terra Preta soils may explain how such civilizations managed to feed themselves.
现在看来，TerraPreta 丰富的土壤可以解释这些文明是如何养活自己的。
Ancient agricultural civilizations observed the stars and then used those observations to keep track of the seasons.
古代农业文明观察星星并用来观测记录季节变化。
It is inconceivable the Greeks could have developed a civilization that they did without contact with these eastern civilizations.
难以想象，希腊人可以在没有与这些东方文明的联系情况下，建立了一个伟大的文明。
Some of the earliest human civilizations arose in southern Mesopotamia, in what is now southern Iraq, in the fourth millennium B.C..
一些最早的人类文明于公元前4000年出现在美索不达米亚南部，也就是现在的伊拉克南部。
At any rates, that conversation got me thinking about archaeological finds that really changed our understanding of ancient civilizations.
无论如何，那次谈话让我想到了一些考古发现，它们确实改变了我们对古代文明的理解。
All these findings seem to indicate that they are the remains of an ancient civilization that was every bit as advanced as other more famous civilizations of the time.
所有这些发现似乎表明，它们是一个古代文明的遗迹，与当时其它更著名的文明一样先进。
The Nile, which begins in central Africa and flows over 4,100 miles north into the Mediterranean, hosted one of the world's great ancient civilizations along its shores.
尼罗河发源于非洲中部，向北流入地中海，流程达4100多英里，它的沿岸曾孕育了世界上最伟大的古代文明之一。
The great civilizations of ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia and the area we refer to as the Fertile Crescent, of which a little part here about the size of Rhode Island is Canaan.
古埃及，美索不达米亚和我们称为新月沃土的地区的伟大文明，其中一小部分面积和罗德岛差不多就是迦南。
Although the mysteries of the Aztec, Mayan, and Inca civilizations have been known for centuries, now the public is also becoming aware of unusual, paranormal phenomena in countries such as Peru.
尽管阿兹特克、玛雅和印加文明的未解之谜已经为人所知几个世纪，现在公众也开始意识到一些不寻常的超自然现象，这些现象发生在如秘鲁的国家。
After all, these three forms of progress have gone together in a number of states and civilizations.
毕竟，在许多国家和文明中，这三种形式的进步是并存的。
Different civilizations can surely coexist peacefully.
不同文明完全可以和平共处。
ASEM covers both eastern and western cultures and civilizations.
亚欧会议涵盖东、西方文化与文明。
The roots of such rules can be traced back to ancient civilizations.
这些规则的根基可以追溯到古代文明。
A clash of civilizations seemed to be exactly what was taking place.
文明上的冲突正是这里发生的事情。
Clovis man could be considered one of Americans earliest civilizations.
克伦·维斯人被认为是最早的美国文明之一。
Civilizations can flourish or perish according to their cultural morale.
文明由文化的士气决定胜衰。
The more the two civilizations intermingle, the worse the tensions will be.
两种文明越是交融，紧张关系就会越恶化。
We had civilizations — Aztecs, Mayas, Incas, etc. — but no wheeled vehicles.
在各个文明中-，例如阿兹台克，玛雅，印加-，都没有轮式交通工具的踪影。
However, more advanced civilizations would be capable of seeing much farther.
然而，更先进的文明就能够看得更远些。
Leprosy was recognized in the ancient civilizations of China, Egypt and India.
中国、埃及和印度等古代文明对麻风就有认识。
The first significant civilizations of Europe formed in the second millennium BC.
欧洲第一个重要的文明出现在公元前第二世纪。
Only by so doing will various civilizations in the world blossom with radiant splendor.
这样，世界文明的百花园才能异彩纷呈。
First, we need to respect diversity of civilizations and promote good-neighborly relations.
第一，尊重多样文明，促进睦邻友好。
In the earliest Asian civilizations, bamboo 'slips' were regularly used as writing surfaces.
在早期的亚洲文明中，人们通常在竹“简”上面书写。
Civilizations do vary from one another, but there should be no judgement of good or bad.
不同文明存在差异，但没有优劣之分。
Fourthly, promoting dialogues among civilizations and strengthening exchanges and communication.
推动文明对话，加强交流与沟通。
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