古埃及人說：「不是我吹，你們現在玩的都是我們玩剩下的！」

天天都刷牙，可是你知道牙膏是誰發明的嗎？你知道是誰最先釀造了啤酒嗎？如果你覺得這是人類徹底進入文明社會之後的傑作那就大錯特錯了。它們可都是古埃及人的發明！現在就和本譯一起看看古埃及人都有哪些有趣的生活方式吧！

They extracted iron from meteorites.

他們從隕石中提煉鐵

Archaeologistsfound metal beads in an ancient tomb. These beads were unique because the Egyptians started to smelt iron only 2,000 years later. So how did they get metal beads? The answer is hidden in onehieroglyphthat means iron and can be translated as "metal from the sky." The beads were probably made of meteorite material.

考古學家在一座古墓中發現了金屬珠子。這些珠子具有特殊的研究價值，因為埃及人是在二千年後才開始煉鐵的。那麼這些金屬珠子是從何而來的呢？答案就藏在一個象形文字里，這個象形文字意思是「鐵」，可以翻譯為「從天上來的金屬」。所以這些珠子很可能是由隕石製成的。

They invented toothpaste.

他們發明了牙膏

There are several proofs that the Egyptians have been producing toothpaste since 5000 BC. They used to produce powder consisting of various ingredients available to them (burned eggshells and pumice). But nowadays we don』t know the exact way to use such paste. We can only guess.

有很多證據可以表明埃及人從公元前5000年就開始生產牙膏了。他們常常用手頭可用的材料（燒過的蛋殼和浮石）來生產粉末。但是這種膏狀物到底怎麼用，我們現在不得而知，只能靠猜了。

They used antibiotics in treatment.

他們使用抗生素治病

Thoughantibioticswere officially invented in the 20th century, the doctors of ancient Egypt used moldy flatbread to cure festering wounds. And such medication worked well.

雖然抗生素是在20世紀才正式發明的，但古埃及的醫生已經開始用發霉的麵包來治療潰爛的傷口了，並且這種藥物療效顯著。

They formed the world』s first police.

他們組建了世界上第一支警察部隊

The world』s first police force was formed during the Middle Kingdom period(years 2050-1800 BC). It included the most loyal warriors and foreignmercenaries. The Egyptian police were accompanied by dogs and monkeys. Officers protected temples and city squares, upper-class representatives, and caravans from criminals. They were just like modern policemen (but with monkeys).

世界第一支警察部隊建立於中王國時期（公元前2050 - 1800年），隊伍中包括最忠誠的戰士和外國僱傭兵。古埃及警察還配有警犬和猴子和他們一起巡邏，負責保護寺廟、城市廣場、上流社會代表和商隊免遭犯罪分子的侵害。他們和現代警察沒什麼兩樣（除了有猴子做伴）。

They were the first to produce beer.

他們最先釀造啤酒

Most of us know thattheworkers who built the pyramids were paid with 4-5 liters of beer a day. So we can conclude that brewing was at a really good level. The Egyptians were one of the first to produce this drink.

不少人都知道，當時建造金字塔的工人每天得到的報酬是4-5升啤酒。由此我們可以得出一個結論，當時的啤酒釀造已經達到了很高的水平。埃及人是最先生產這種飲料的人之一。

Surgeons performed very difficult operations.

外科醫生能做高難度手術

The ancient Egyptians possessed accurate and unique medicinal knowledge that could be compared to modern practices. Scientists who examinedmummiesfound traces of some challenging operations:heart bypass surgeries,organ transplantation, and evenplastic surgeries. Unfortunately, their knowledge has been lost, and we can』t say what ancient doctors would be able to do now.

古埃及人掌握了精湛而獨特的醫學知識，可以和現代醫學相媲美。研究木乃伊的科學家發現，古埃及人曾進行過一些高難度的手術：如心臟搭橋手術，器官移植，甚至整形手術。遺憾的是，他們的醫術都已經失傳了，因此我們現在無法判斷古代醫生都能做些什麼。

They used door locks.

他們使用門鎖

Door locks were created in Egypt and China, probably because such devices were needed. The more people who lived nearby, the more reasons neighbors found to lock their door. Egyptian wooden locks had a simple mechanism.

埃及人和中國人發明了門鎖，這可能是因為他們需要這種裝置。住在附近的人越多，人們越覺得有必要給門上鎖。埃及木鎖的防盜機制很簡單。

They bowled.

他們打保齡球

In one ancient settlement near Cairo, a playroom going back to 3200 BC with carved lanes and balls of various sizes with holes for fingers was found. The rules differed, but the game was still recognizable.

考古學家在位於開羅附近的一處古聚居區內，發現了一個可以追溯到公元前3200年的遊戲室，遊戲室內有雕刻出的球道和大小不一的球，球上還有供手指插入的球孔。雖然遊戲規則可能和現在有所不同，但是這種遊戲仍然可以一眼辨別。

They treated eyes.

他們治療眼病

Eye infectionwas a common disease among the Egyptians. They used various (and sometimes strange) methods of treatment: sometimes they usedbactericidal paintand remedies made of...human brains.

眼部感染是埃及人民的一種常見疾病。他們採用各種（有時甚至是奇怪的）方法來治療眼睛：如使用殺菌塗料，還有......人腦製成的藥品（驚恐臉）。

Here』s how one of the recipes looked: "Divide a human brain into 2 parts. Mix the first half with honey, and apply on the eye in the evening. Dry the second half, and apply in the morning." Did it help? We don』t know.

其中有這樣一種療法：「把人腦一分為二，一半與蜂蜜混合，晚上塗在眼睛上，另一半晾乾，早上塗抹。這種辦法真的有療效嗎？ 我們並不清楚。

所以我們不得不佩服祖先的智慧

也正是因為人類這種不斷的求知慾和探索欲

才讓我們這渺小的生命體能在這無限的宇宙中佔有一席之地

喜歡這篇文章嗎？立刻分享出去讓更多人知道吧！