美索不达米亚

But Gilgamesh, the epic poem from Ancient Mesopotamia that is held to be among the earliest of humanity's "literary" writings, is perfectly accessible to an audience of today.

但是从古老的米索不达米亚流传下来的吉尔伽美什史诗堪比为最早的"文学"作品之一，而且完全可以进入今天观众的心中。

Each year as winter arrived it was believed that Marduk would do battle with the monsters of chaos.

美索不达米亚人信奉多个神，古巴比伦的太阳神马杜克是他们的主神。

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。