1·There are significant contrasts between the Mesopotamian story and its Israelite adaptation.
在美索不达米亚的故事和它的以色列改编版之间有明显的对比。
2·In the Mesopotamian stories, for example, the gods act capriciously, the gods act on a whim.
例如，在美索不达米亚的故事中，神肆意妄为，凭着一时的念头做事。
3·Wall art depicting people using straws of wheat to drink from have been discovered from ancient Mesopotamian ruins.
长城艺术人物使用的小麦秸秆饮料中发现了古代美索不达米亚废墟。
4·Recriminations over the invasion of Iraq will linger, even though America has rediscovered merit in multilateralism after its Mesopotamian misadventures.
历经了美索不达米亚灾难后，美国重新意识到了多边主义的优点。但即便如此，世人对其入侵伊拉克的指控仍会继续。
5·High above the unruffled Mesopotamian sands of southern Iraq, over the land where civilization dawned 8000 years ago, two American fighters circled like hawks in search of an elusive prey.
在伊拉克南部宁静的美索不达米亚沙漠这片年前文明初现曙光的土地上空，两架美国战斗机像老鹰搜寻躲藏的猎物一般盘旋着。