English to Chinese: A guide to Egyptian Temples (book sample)
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Understanding Abu Simbel
The rock-cut temples at Abu Simbel hold a special place in the imagination of both archaeologists and travelers.
When the discovery of the Great Temple at Abu Simbel was announced to the outside world in 1813 by the Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt (1784–1817), only the barest tops of the colossal statues were visible (the Small Temple had already been seen from the river by this time, and had been used for centuries by nearby villagers as an animal shelter).
Soon afterward, Giovanni Battista Belzoni (1778–1823), an Italian amateur water engineer, circus strongman, and showman-turned-explorer, acting on Burckhardt’s report, cleared the way into the Great Temple (entering it on August 1, 1817) and gradually the story of Abu Simbel began to unfold.
| Translation - Chinese
关于阿布辛贝神庙
阿布辛贝 （又译阿布辛贝勒）岩窟神庙在山崖上雕凿而成，依山面水，宏伟巍峨，对考古学家和热爱旅行的人来说，尤其别具魅力。
1813年，瑞士探险家约翰·路德维希·伯克哈特（Johann Ludwig Burckhardt，1784-1817）向全世界宣布了在阿布辛贝发现大型神庙的消息。当时神庙只有巨型雕像的顶部裸露在外，人眼可视部分极少。小神庙届时已被发现，但几个世纪以来一直作为动物庇护所被附近的村民使用。
之后不久，意大利人乔瓦尼·巴蒂斯塔·贝尔佐尼（1778-1823）成功地在沙漠中挖掘出了进入大神庙的道路（1817年8月1日进入大神庙）。贝尔佐尼是业余水利师、曾在马戏团谋生。这个艺人转型的勘探家根据伯克哈特的报告，第一个进入到阿布辛贝神庙，并挖掘出神庙的一部分。阿布辛贝的故事开始浮现于世。
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