古代

我真想看看古代的世界是怎樣的。

I wish I could see the ancient world.

中國古代沒有貓，現在我們所熟悉的貓其實是很晚才由國外傳入中國的。

In ancient China there were no cats; the cat that we are familiar with today was not imported into China from abroad until much later.

过年吃饺子的习俗和中国古代的计时法有关：中国古代把每一天分为十二个时段，每天开始是子时，相当于晚上11点到凌晨1点。

過年喫餃子的習俗和中國古代的計時法有關：中國古代把每一天分爲十二個時段，每天開始是子時，相當於晚上11點到凌晨1點。

The custom of eating dumplings on New Year's Eve is related to an ancient Chinese method of measuring time; in ancient China, each day was divided into twelve sections: the beginning of each day was called 'first time', which corresponds to the period from 11pm to 1am.

古代的探險家用星星來辨別方向。

Early explorers used the stars for navigation.

羅馬以其古代建築而聞名。

Rome is famous for its ancient architecture.