Were They Real?

Were they real?

他们是真实存在的吗？

Cleopatra Cleopatra was Queen of Egypt over two thousand years ago. She was very beautiful. The Romans won a battle against her army and put her in prison. Some say she used poison, hidden in a comb, to kill herself. Others say she was bitten by a snake. Was she real?

克利奥帕特拉 克利奥帕特拉是埃及女王，生活在两千多 年前。 她长得非常漂亮。 罗马人打赢了和她军队的战役，把她关进了监狱。 有人说她用藏在梳子里面的毒药自杀了。 还有人说她是被蛇咬死的。 她是真实存在的吗？

Yes, there was a Queen of Egypt called Cleopatra. Two great men fell in love with her. One was the Roman Julius Caesar. The other was the general of her army, Mark Antony. He thought the Romans had killed her, so he stabbed himself. When Cleopatra found out, she killed herself.

是的，曾经有一位叫克利奥帕特拉的埃及女王。 有两位了不起的男人爱上了她。 一位是罗马的尤利乌斯·恺撒。 另一位是她军队的将领马克·安东尼。 他以为罗马人杀了她，于是拔剑自刎了。 克利奥帕特拉得知这件事后，也自杀了。

Boudicca Queen Boudicca took her army to London to attack the mighty Romans. Boudicca means victory. Was she real? Boudicca Queen Boudicca took her army to London to attack the mighty Romans.

布狄卡 布狄卡女王率领她的军队前往伦敦攻打 强大的罗马人。 “布狄卡”的意思是胜利。 她是真实存在的吗？ 布狄卡 布狄卡女王率领她的军队前往伦敦攻打强大的罗马人。

Yes! Boudicca was a warrior queen of the Iceni tribe. The Romans attacked her army and killed her husband. Boudicca wanted to get her revenge. So she attacked London. She defeated the Roman army and set fire to the city. Boudicca and her army moved north, but she lost the next battle. She didn't want to be captured, so she killed herself by drinking poison.

是的！ 布狄卡是爱西尼部落的勇士女王。 罗马人袭击了她的军队，还杀死了她的丈夫。 布狄卡想要报仇。 于是她攻打了伦敦。 她打败了罗马军队，还放火烧了这座城市。 布狄卡和她的军队向北进发，但她输掉了接下来的战役。 她不想被俘虏，于是服毒自杀了。

King Arthur. There was once a sword stuck in a stone. Any knight who could pull the sword from the stone would become king. Many tried but all failed except one. His name was Arthur. Was he real?

亚瑟王。 从前有一把插在石头里的宝剑。 能把宝剑从石头里拔出来的骑士就能成为国王。 很多人都试过，但都失败了，只有一个人成功了。 他的名字叫亚瑟。 他是真实存在的吗？