美索不达米亚

Situated between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, the Mesopotamian plain formed a large section of the Fertile Crescent, a wide moon-shaped strip of arable land running from the shores of the eastern Mediterranean to the Persian Gulf.

坐落于底格里斯河与幼发拉底河之间的美索不达米亚平原是一片富饶的土地，新月形的狭长地带贯穿整个阿拉伯半岛，一边靠着地中海的东岸，一边是波斯湾。

KING HAMMURABI of Mesopotamia regulated the use of derivatives almost 4,000 years ago.

美索不达米亚的汉莫拉比国王大约4000年前就控制了衍生品的使用。

Many other kings attempted to control parts of Mesopotamia before and after Hammurabi.

在汉谟拉比之前和之后都有很多国王试图控制美索不达米亚的部分地区。

KING HAMMURABI of Mesopotamia regulated the use of derivatives almost 4,000 years ago.

美索不达米亚的汉莫拉比国王大约4000年前就对衍生品的使用做出了相关规定。

KING HAMMURABI of Mesopotamia regulated the use of derivatives almost 4,000 years ago.

美索不达米亚国王汉莫拉比早在四千年前就控制了衍生品的使用。

Probably, writing systems developed independently in at least three places, Egypt, Mesopotamia and Harappa.

或许，书写系统研制中至少三个地方、埃及、美索不达米亚和哈拉帕。

Probably, writing systems developed independently in at least three places, Egypt, Mesopotamia and Harappa.

也许，书写系统至少在三个地方——埃及、美索不达米亚和哈拉帕，自主发展。

The ability to reinforce NATO forces in the Hindu Kush will depend on how soon American troops can be shifted out of Mesopotamia.

加强北约武装在兴都库什山脉的能力将取决于美国军队从美索不达米亚撤出的速度有多快。

As Enlil and Ninurta are increasingly away, central authority also deteriorates in Mesopotamia.

2130年，当伊利尔和尼奴塔逐渐离去，美索不达米亚的中央权力也恶化。

Sixty years of Babylonian supremacy was threatened during the reign of king Nabonidus, when Mesopotamia was faced with the expansion of yet another eastern power, the Persians.

在国王那波尼德斯统治期间，正当美索不达米亚面临着另一股东方力量——波斯的扩张，巴比伦六十年来的霸主地位受到了威胁。

The split between the two groups can hardly be papered over.

这两个团体间的分歧难以掩饰。

This approach not only encourages a greater number of responses, but minimizes the likelihood of stale groupthink.

这种做法不仅鼓励了更多的反应，而且减少跟风的可能性。