An ancient arena

      Welcome you students to this site. Based on the archaeological evidence and artifacts we have found so far, we can ascertain that there was once a great arena here. Those arches over there were the main entrances and these articles that we found over there is the type once worn by gladiators. Take a look at them. The color is still bright because none of the dyes used then were artificial; they were well processed and obviously permanent.

      Now if we look at the land closer we can see that that area where the land slopes up is where the gladiators would ascend to greet the leader of the tournament. For many gladiators that was their last ascent ever, they would never arise again.

      This array of arbitrary items and weapons found here in the center of the arena arouses the idea in me that the battle was arduous. Note how many are broken.

      We can also see from these seeds that we can detect in lower layers of the soil, that aromatic spices were used as part of the celebration and spread throughout the arena. This area was quite dry even back then; these seeds must have come from a much more arboreal area. Other similar archaeological sites have seeds and artifacts from as far as the arctic region.

      You may wonder why I can be so articulate, confident and ardent about this information. Well, I'm not being arrogant, this area was simply a main artery of civilization and there are many other similar sites that I have researched all of my life.

                                               古代竞技场

    欢迎同学们来到这个遗址。•根据我们迄今发现的考古学证据和手工艺品，我们可以确定，这里曾经有一个大竞技场。那边那些拱形物是主要入口，而我们在那儿找到的物品是角斗士们曾经穿过的衣服。大家看一下，衣服的颜色还很鲜亮，因为当时使用的染料都不是人造的，而且它们都经过了很好的加工，显然是永不褪色。

    现在，如果我们更加仔细地观察一下这块地，就会发现那个向上倾斜的地方就是过去角斗士走上去向大赛领导致敬的地方。对很多角斗士来说，那是他们最后一次登高，因为他们再也不会出现了。

    在竞技场中心发现的任意这一批物品和武器都会在我心中激发了这样一种想法：角斗士们经历了艰苦的搏斗。注意看损坏了的东西是多少。

    我们还可以从在土壤下层发现的这些种子看出，当时人们在庆祝活动中使用了有香味的调料，并把它们撒遍了整个竞技场。即使在当时，这个地区也很干燥，这些种子准是来自有更多树木的地区。其他类似的考古学遗址还发现了最远来自习北极地区的种子和手工艺品。

    你们可能会奇怪我为什么能把这些信息说得如此清晰、自信而又充满热情。并不是我自大，这地区的确是文明的一根主动脉，而且在我的一生当中，我还研究过许多其他类似的遗址。

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