Chapter 1103: Pictographs

As soon as the exam was mentioned, the four male and female graduate students immediately became excited, because they were not the ones being tested, and they were happy to watch the excitement. He He also urged: "Mr. Luo, don't let the water go!"

Wei Kang was worried that Teacher Luo would make the questions too difficult, which would make Zhang Zian unable to get off the stage. At the same time, he also hoped that Zhang Zian could answer them correctly, which would be like adding wings to a tiger for this trip to Egypt.

Teacher Luo smiled without saying a word, flipped through the book he brought, and finally stopped on one page, pushed it in front of Zhang Zian, and said, "What does this picture mean?"

Not only Zhang Zian, but others including Wei Kang also gathered around and watched with their necks bent.

Wei Kang gasped and exclaimed, "This... these are Egyptian hieroglyphs!"

That's right, this page in the book is a series of pictures, each of which is filled with Egyptian hieroglyphs. Teacher Luo is pointing to a picture in the upper right corner.

Teacher Luo nodded, "When we talk about ancient Egypt, we have to talk about the writing and language of ancient Egypt. Writing and language are the foundation of all civilizations. If you can master the language of ancient Egypt, even if you have a rough grasp of it, you must be able to understand it in other aspects." Needless to say."

"This...is this a bit too difficult..." Wei Kang glanced at Zhang Zian uneasily.

Teacher Luo also looked at Zhang Zian, "What do you think? If you find it difficult, I can change it to another topic."

Zhang Zian stared at the picture in a daze.

First of all, all the hieroglyphs in this picture are surrounded by a frame. The frame is oval, and there is a symmetrical base at the bottom, which looks like an elongated vanity mirror.

Inside the box, on the top is a right triangle, the hypotenuse of the triangle is like a staircase.

Below the triangle is a crouching animal with a head, a tail, and four limbs, which looks like a lioness in appearance.

Below the lioness, there is an inverted U shape, with a circle connected to the open end, which looks like a fishhook.

Other symbols include two birds, feathers shaped like daggers, squares, semicircles, and several symbols that are difficult to describe.

The four students guessed wildly, guessing everything, and every time He He guessed, he could get compliments from Gao Ke and Xiao Tianyu.

"How? Do you know the meaning of this picture?"

After a while, Teacher Luo asked with a smile.

"If I'm not mistaken..." Zhang Zian replied confidently, "This picture is from the Rosetta Stone, which means Cleopatra."

"Cleopatra?" He He repeated, "How do I hear this name... Ah! Could it be Cleopatra?"

"No, the one on the stele is Cleopatra I, while Cleopatra is the seventh. The difference is quite far." Zhang Zian corrected her again unceremoniously.

Seeing Zhang Zian's answer so firmly, Wei Kang couldn't help being both happy and nervous, and asked Teacher Luo for his opinion with his eyes.

Teacher Luo was also surprised, "Have you seen the Rosetta Stone, or have you studied ancient Egyptian writing?"

"Well... a friend is very interested in Egyptian writing, and I learned some from him." Zhang Zian replied vaguely.

"Oh, what else do you know about hieroglyphs in ancient Egypt?" Teacher Luo asked. He couldn't believe that an ordinary person could understand obscure hieroglyphics.

Zhang Zi'an thought for a while, pointed to the picture and said: "The hieroglyphic characters in ancient Egypt are a combination of phonetic and ideographic characters. From top to bottom, or even from the middle to left and right, it is usually determined according to which side the face of the person or animal in the text is facing; a sentence is usually called the subject-object structure, which is just the opposite of the Japanese subject-object-verb structure, which is quite anti-human of."

Don't ask him how he learned Japanese, it's fun and educational.

Wei Kang and his four students were in a daze, completely unable to judge right from wrong, but judging by Zhang Zian's calm expression, they probably weren't blind.

Teacher Luo closed the book and said with a smile: "Okay, I can finish class early,

I wish you all the best for this exam! Also, remember to bring back local souvenirs! "

After speaking, he ignored Wei Kang's persuasion, waved goodbye, and left Wei Kang's office easily.

His actions have said it all.

"Xiao Zhang, when did you learn ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs?" Wei Kang couldn't hold back the excitement in his heart, and asked Zhang Zian's arm.

Zhang Zian pulled his arm out calmly, and said lightly: "I can't talk about 'learning' at all, I really only know a little bit. Ever since I knew I was going to Egypt with the scientific expedition team, I thought it would be okay if I was idle. I'm free, you know that my store doesn't have much business, so I used my spare time to read some books about ancient Egypt..."

"Look at him, he has already left school, but he never forgets to use all his spare time to study. This is to live and learn! You should learn more from him! Alas!"

While Wei Kang was overjoyed, he didn't forget to take the opportunity to teach his four disciples a lesson, especially Gao Ke, who was the least diligent in his studies.

Gao Ke smiled wryly at Zhang Zian helplessly, and hid behind Xiao Tianyu's generous body, avoiding the mentor's piercing sight.

In fact, Zhang Zian's understanding of hieroglyphs is just a beginner's level. In the eyes of experts, he doesn't even count as a beginner's level. He did use his spare time to learn ancient Egyptian characters and languages, because there is a ready-made teacher in the store. It's just that this teacher's temper is not very good. If he makes a slight misread or admits a mistake, he will attract blank stares and contempt.

The first thing Fina taught him was the name Cleopatra, including pronunciation and writing, so he immediately recognized the name on Teacher Luo's picture, and pretended a little.

No matter how he explained that he only knew a thing or two, Wei Kang believed that this was just a modest statement.

The four graduate students also looked at him with admiration. Except for Du Xuetao who really likes to study, the other three just want to get a graduate degree to find a job. Although they didn't say anything, they all added something to this trip to Egypt. confidence.

Even He He was the same. She encountered several obstacles in a row, and felt that it would not be good to continue to find fault, and would damage her image instead.

Only the respect earned by strength can be convincing.

It's a good thing that they have confidence, so Zhang Zian simply acquiesced when he saw this, and didn't say anything more. Anyway, after arriving in Egypt, if you really encounter problems involving ancient Egyptian characters, language, customs and knowledge, you can naturally ask Fina for advice. It can be regarded as a living dictionary and encyclopedia of ancient Egypt, and no one in the world can compare it.