Without a scientific explanation,
缺乏科学的解释
imagine how disturbing it would have been to see the Sun vanish.
想象一下会让人们有多么惊惶 看到太阳消失
The Vikings responded in the only way that made sense to them.
维京人 以他们唯一相信的方式回应
They tried to scare away the wolf.
他们试图把狼吓走
The Vikings believed that their actions caused the Sun to return.
维京人认为是他们的行为 可以找回了太阳
Of course,we now know they had nothing to do with it.
当然如今我们知道 这和他们毫无关系
The Sun would have reappeared anyway.
太阳迟早会重现
It turns out that the Universe is not as supernatural or mysterious as it seems.
事实证明宇宙 并非表象那般超自然或神秘
But it takes more courage than even the Vikings had to discover the truth.
但得比维京人更勇敢 才能发现真相
Mere mortals like you and I can understand how the Universe works.
像你我这样的凡人 也能了解宇宙如何运行
This was realized long before the Vikings in ancient Greece.
这点早在维京人之前 古希腊就已有人发现
In about 300 B.C.,a philosopher called Aristarchus was fascinated by eclipses,too,
约在公元前300年 有位哲学家阿里斯塔克 也对食的现象感到惊奇
especially eclipses of the Moon.
尤其是月食