英文文献翻译
The current study first systematically traces the archaeological cultures of southeast China (Wuyue region) during the Western Zhou in terms of characteristics, sources, and regional variants,along with social conditions reflected by archaeological evidence. It then analyzes the plurality of interpretations of bronze inscriptions and the constructed nature of documentary records concerning the emergence of the Wu and Yue states and their early history. Building upon that, the author points out that a regional archaeological culture with unique characteristics, showing great cultural affinity with the Wuyue culture during the later Eastern Zhou, indeed existed in southeast China during the Western Zhou. However, the emergence of the Wu and Yue states and their early history as recorded in historical texts have not been confirmed by any archaeological discoveries in the form of archaeological cultures, bronze inscriptions, or documentary texts, and assertions of any direct connection between related archaeological cultures and early Wu and Yue states lack persuasiveness.
参考答案:
本研究首先系统地追溯了西周时期中国东南地区(吴越地区)的考古文化的特征、来源、地域变化以及考古证据所反映的社会条件。然后分析了对青铜铭文的多种解读以及吴越国的产生及其早期历史的文献记录的自然建构过程。在此基础上,作者指出,在西周时期,中国东南地区确实存在着一种独具特色的区域性考古文化,它与东周晚期的吴越文化具有密切的关系。但是,历史文献中记载的吴国和越国的出现及其早期历史,尚未得到任何考古文化、青铜铭文或文献形式的考古发现的证实,有关相关考古文化与早期吴越之间的任何直接联系的断言都缺乏说服力。
重点词汇:
archaeological cultures 考古学文化
Variants n.变种;变体;变形
bronze inscriptions 青铜铭文
Affinity n.喜好;喜爱;密切的关系;类同