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Were Amazons merely figures of myth, or something more? It was long assumed that they were imaginary, like the cyclops and centaurs. But curiously enough, stories from ancient Egypt, Persia, the Middle East, Central Asia, India, and China also featured Amazon-like warrior women.
亚马逊人纯粹只是神话里的人物，还是真的存在过呢？长久以来，人们都认为他们就像希腊神话中的独眼巨人和半人马怪兽一样，都是虚构的。但是，神奇地是：古埃及、波斯、中东、中亚、印度及中国都塑造了和亚马逊人很类似的女战士。

学习重点：

1.merely 仅仅，不过
merely (adv.) 仅仅，不过
simply (adv.) 仅仅，只不过；完全地

2.assume 以为；（想当然地）认为
assume (v.) 以为；（想当然地）认为
assumption (n.) 假设；臆断

3.feature 给予某人显著地位；由某人担任主角
feature (v.) 给予某人显著地位；由某人担任主角
feature (n.) 特色，特征，特点