But Sargon respected Sumerian culture, and Akkadians and Sumerians existed side-by-side for centuries.

但是萨尔贡尊重苏美尔文化，阿卡德人和苏美尔人并存了几个世纪。

But the Akkadians were constantly searching for contacts with new trading partners.

但阿卡德人不断寻找与新贸易伙伴的联系。

But Sumerian culture lived on for thousands of years— first through the Akkadians, then the Assyrians, then the Babylonians.

但是苏美尔文化延续了数千年——首先是通过阿卡德人，然后是亚述人，然后是巴比伦人。

Third, it's true that the unfair trading practices of the Akkadians caused some of their partners to rise up against them.

第三，阿卡德人的不公平贸易行为确实引起了他们的一些合作伙伴的反抗。

Despite the differences in language and culture between the  Sumerians and Akkadians, religion was one thing on which they could essentially agree.

尽管苏美尔人和阿卡德人在语言和文化上存在差异，但宗教是他们基本上可以达成一致的一件事。

In around 2350 BCE, a new empire arose – the  Akkadians. At first, they lived alongside the Sumerians, but gradually the Akkadian  culture eclipsed that of the Sumerians.

大约在公元前 2350 年， 一个新的帝国出现了——阿卡德人。 起初，他们与苏美尔人生活在一起，但逐渐地，阿卡德文化使苏美尔人的文化黯然失色。

But the Akkadians had the agricultural technology to help them survive these kinds of conditions, They had irrigation techniques that allowed them to bring water over long distances.

但阿卡德人拥有农业技术来帮助他们在这种条件下生存，他们拥有灌溉技术， 可以让他们长距离取水。