1. We devote several days to the exploration of the magnificent Maya sites of Copan. 我们投入了几天时间在科潘宏伟的玛雅遗址考察。
2. You are the son of a Mayan soothsayer or holy man, living near the city of Copan in about AD 710. 你是一名玛雅占卜师的儿子,你们生活在公元710年的科潘·玛雅古城附近。
3. Although Tikal in Guatemala is the largest known Maya site and is easier to get to, Copan shouldn't be missed by anyone interested in the Mayan civilization. 虽然危地马拉的蒂卡尔是已知最大的并且更容易去的玛雅遗址,但对玛雅文明感兴趣的人们不应错过科潘这个地方。
4. If you learn to be a holy man, you can go to the city of Copan itself and try to become an important man. Mayan holy men have many difficult duties to perform. 如果你通过学习成为一名神职人员,那么你就可以去科潘城内,经过努力就能成为一个有地位的人。
5. There are many different Mayan states covering a large part of Central America. Copan - in the country which will later be called Honduras - is one of the most powerful. 玛雅众多的城镇占据了中美洲的大部分地区,而科潘古城是其中最强大的城镇之一,它所在的区域后来被称为洪都拉斯。