Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egypt, written by Kira Fried.

《古埃及》，作者：基拉·弗里德

Introduction. Thousands of years ago, a group of people lived in the African country of Egypt. They lived on the banks of the Nile River. They were farmers and hunters. They used the river for boat travel. They were ruled by a king called a pharaoh.

引言 数千年前，有一群人住在非洲的埃及这片土地上 他们聚居在尼罗河的两岸 他们有的是农民，有的是猎人 他们依靠尼罗河乘船出行往来 统治他们的国王被称为法老

Beliefs. The ancient Egyptians believed that after someone died, he or she went to live in another world. They believed that a person's next life would be like their present life. They thought the dead person would need the same tools and objects in their next life. So people were buried with many of the things that they owned.

信仰 古埃及人相信，人去世之后， 会去到另一个世界生活 他们认为人的下一世会和现世的生活差不多 他们觉得逝者在下一世还需要用到生前的工具和物品 所以人们下葬时会陪葬很多自己生前拥有的东西

Ancient Egyptians believed in a sun god. They believed that the king was related to this god. When the king died, he was given a very fancy burial. Many riches were buried with him. Queens were also given fancy burials.

古埃及人信奉一位太阳神 他们相信国王和这位太阳神有亲属关系 国王去世后，会举办非常盛大隆重的葬礼 大量财宝都会和他一起下葬 王后们去世后也会享有隆重的葬礼

After a king died, his body was preserved so that it would not rot. The king's body was treated with spices, oils, and other things to preserve it. People believed that this would keep his spirit alive. The preserved body was called a mummy.

国王去世后，他的遗体会被妥善保存避免腐烂 人们会用香料、油膏和其他东西处理国王的遗体来保存它 大家相信这么做能让他的灵魂一直存在 这种被保存下来的遗体就叫做木乃伊

Pyramids. The king was buried inside a huge stone structure called a pyramid. The pyramid was shaped to look like the sun's rays shining on earth. People believed that the king would go to heaven on the rays of the sun.

金字塔。 国王会被安葬在名叫金字塔的巨型石材建筑里 金字塔的形状看起来就像照耀大地的太阳光束 人们相信国王可以顺着太阳光前往天堂