But even as he fled, he managed to slay some Scythians and rescue a few comrades.

但即使在逃跑期间，他设法杀了一些斯基泰人并拯救他们的一些战士。

These samples tell us a lot about Scythians and their horses.

这些样本告诉我们很多关于斯基泰人和他们的马的信息。

The nomadic Scythians littered the steppes with grave mounds known as kurgans.

游牧的斯基泰人在草原上散落着被称为库尔干的坟墓。

Scythians' ancestors were the first to ride horses and they invented the recurve bow.

斯基泰人的祖先是第一个骑马的人，他们发明了反曲弓。

The earliest stories of the Scythians, and Amazons, may have been exaggerated rumors.

斯基泰人和亚马逊人最早的故事可能是夸张的谣言。

Until recently, no one was sure how strong the links were between Scythians and the Amazons of Greek myth.

直到最近，还没有人确定斯基泰人与希腊神话中的亚马逊人之间的联系有多紧密。

Researchers found 121 genes selected by Scythians, including a large number involved in the development of the legs of horses.

研究人员发现了斯基泰人选择的 121 个基因，其中大量基因与马腿的发育有关。

13 samples come from the royal burial sites of Scythians, nomads who ruled much of Central Asia during the Iron Age.

13 个样本来自斯基泰人的皇家墓地，斯基泰人是铁器时代统治中亚大部分地区的游牧民族。

'Their militia was exactly of the same kind with that of the Scythians or Tartars, from whom, too, they were probably descended.

“他们的民兵与斯基泰人或鞑靼人的民兵完全相同，他们也可能是他们的后裔。

The judgment of Thucydides, that both Europe and Asia could not resist the Scythians united, has been verified by the experience of all ages.

修昔底德关于欧洲和亚洲都无法抵抗斯基泰人联合的判断，已经为历代的经验所验证。

Feared by Greeks, Persians, and the Chinese, the Scythians left no written records. But we can find clues in how their neighbors described them, as well as in archaeology.

由于希腊人、波斯人和中国人害怕，斯基泰人没有留下任何文字记录。但我们可以从他们的邻居如何描述他们以及考古学中找到线索。

The ancient Germans were, like the Scythians or Tartars, a nation of wandering shepherds, who went to war under the same chiefs whom they were accustomed to follow in peace.

古代日耳曼人和斯基泰人或鞑靼人一样，是一个流浪牧羊人的民族，他们在和平时期习惯于跟随的首领的领导下参战。