The image of the owl also appears in Shang Dynasty stone statures.

猫头鹰形象也出在商代石像中。

During the Shang Dynasty, divination was very important.

在商朝，占卜是非常要。

In fact, owl motifs are seen in artifacts dating from the Shang Dynasty.

事实上，在商代文物中就有猫头鹰图案。

It was discovered in the tomb of Fu How, a famous Queen of the Shang Dynasty.

鸮尊出土于商朝著名王后妇好墓中。

This piece describes how a Shang dynasty king went hunting and caught a wild bull.

骨记录了一个商朝国王打猎并捕获了一头野牛故事。

The tomb belonged to Fuhao, wife of Wuding — a Shang Dynasty King.

座墓属于商王武丁妻子妇好。

In the years of the Zhou Dynasty, the culture of the Shang Dynasty was completely overturned.

到了周朝，商朝文化被彻底颠覆了。

Through them, we can reconstruct a day in the life of a Shang Dynasty man.

通过它们，我们可一个商朝人一天生活。

The kings of the Shang Dynasty are recorded as hunting rhinoceroses on the oracle bone inscriptions.

在甲骨文记录中，商朝国王们会狩猎犀牛。

While it is believed that the festival first appeared during the Shang Dynasty, it only gained popularity during the early Tang Dynasty.

据说个节日最早出在商朝，但直到唐朝初年才逐渐流行起来。

In addition to weapons and tools, Shang dynasty in China was capable of producing distinctly non-utilitarian items.

除了武器和生活工具，殷商时期，中国还能生产明显独特艺术而非实用性器皿（祭礼器）。

And this inscription tells us that this particular bowl was made for a Zhou warrior, one of the invaders who overthrew the Shang Dynasty.

表明个簋是为一名曾参与推翻商王朝武士制造。

But though ritual explains Shang Dynasty China's enthusiasm for big bronze, in general terms, why was The Houmuwu Ding made?

但是，虽然仪式可解释商代中国对制造大青铜器皿热情，但总来说，为什么要制作后母戊鼎呢？

The Shang Dynasty (1600 BC-1046 BC) relics distributed in the sacrificial area are all related to sacrificial activities, covering an area of nearly 13,000 square meters.

分布在祭祀区商代（公元前 1600 年—公元前 1046 年）文物均与祭祀活动有关，面积近 13000 平方米。

From the surviving oracle bones, we have primary evidence for just how prosperous the Shang Dynasty was and how people, mostly the elite, spent their time.

从存甲骨文中，我们可看到商朝是多么繁荣，及人们，主要是精英阶层，是如何度过他们时光主要证据。

It was also during the Shang dynasty  that the Chinese system of writing began.

也是在商代，中国文字系统开始了。

Nonetheless, what's certain is that the owl was the most important symbol in Shang Dynasty China, the most frequently occurring bird motif on bronze sacrificial vessels.

尽管如此，可肯定是，猫头鹰是中国商代最要象征，是青铜祭祀器皿上最常见鸟图案。

Consulting a psychic in the Shang Dynasty was considered an important resource for decision-making, and anyone from your local farmer to your king could consult about their future.

在商朝，咨询灵媒被认为是决策要资源，从当地农民到国王，任何人都可咨询他们未来。

While some experts say that people in the Shang Dynasty saw it as a symbol of victory in war, others argue that it symbolized class status and power.

一些专家说商朝人把它看作是战争胜利象征，另一些人则认为它象征着阶级地位和权力。

At some point during the years after the Shang Dynasty, the owl appears to have fallen from grace, thereafter, it was seen as an ominous sinister bird.

在商朝之后某一时期，猫头鹰便似乎已经失宠了，此后，它就被视为一种不祥鸟。