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莉莉安:看看这个!我要把这个当作纪念品带回家。
Bruce:You can't do that. That might be an artifact of some kind.
布鲁斯:你不能这样做。这可能是一件手工艺品。
It belongs to this archaeological site.
它属于这个考古遗址。
Lillian:It's just a rock. No one will miss it.
莉莉安:就是块石头而已。没有人会在意的。
Bruce:That's not the point.
布鲁斯:这不是重点。
Everything here should be preserved.
这里的一切都应该受到保护。
That's the point of doing a careful excavation.
正因为这样才进行精心挖掘。
Everything should be recorded and nothing should be lost.
应记录一切而且什么都不能弄丢。
Lillian:Take it easy. It's not like I'm defacing anything.
莉莉安:放松，我可没有搞破坏。
And if they're trying to preserve this site,why are they doing this dig?
如果他们试图保护这个遗址,为什么他们还大挖特挖呢?
Wouldn't it be better just to leave it frozen in time?
干脆什么也不做让历史尘封在这里岂不更好?
Bruce:The point is to learn more about the peoples of ancient civilizations who lived here in prehistory.
布鲁斯:问题在于要了解更多关于史前生活人民的古代文明。
Lillian:In my opinion,it's disrespectful to disturb burial mounds and tombs.
莉莉安:在我看来, 打扰这些被埋葬之人及他们的坟墓是不敬的行为。
They were never meant to be desecrated like this.
他们绝没有想到会遭这样的待遇。
Bruce:Some people would agree with you,but that's the price we have to pay to add to our knowledge about human history.
布鲁斯:有些人会同意你的观点,但这是我们必须付出这样的代价才能增加我们对于人类历史的了解。
I really think you should leave that rock where you found it.
我真的认为你应该把你手上的那块石头放回原处。
It could be a fossil.
可能那是一块化石。
Lillian:Do you really think so?
莉莉安:你真的这么认为吗?
Bruce:You never know.
布鲁斯:谁说的准呢。
You could hold in your hand the key to understanding this entire civilization.
你手里握着的可能是了解整个文明的关键。
Lillian:Wow,if I take it,I could preserve it for posterity.
莉莉安:哇,如果我拿着的是这样的一块石头,我可以把它留给后世。
Bruce:What happened to leaving things undisturbed?
布鲁斯:不受打扰的物体离开会发生什么呢?
Lillian:That's before I realized I could go down in history for my own discovery!
莉莉安:那是在我意识到将自己的发现载入史册之前!
