There are 56 hill figures scattered around England, with the vast majority on the chalk downlands of the country's southern counties.

英格兰各地散布着 56 个山丘雕像，其中绝大多数位于该国南部各郡的白垩丘陵地带。

The fact that any ancient hill figures survive at all in England today is testament to the strength and continuity of local customs and beliefs which, in one case at least, must stretch back over millennia.

任何古老的山丘人物在今天的英格兰仍然存在这一事实证明了当地习俗和信仰的力量和连续性，至少在一个案例中， 这些习俗和信仰必须追溯到几千年前。

One reason that the vast majority of hill figures have disappeared is that when the traditions associated with the figures faded, people no longer bothered or remembered to clear away the grass to expose the chalk outline.

绝大多数山丘人物已经消失的原因之一是， 当与人物相关的传统消失时，人们不再费心或记得清除草地以露出粉笔轮廓。