中国史前文字与甲骨文(11)

king of Shang Dynasty.
甲骨文，珍贵的历史文物。光辉的史前文明。
Oracle bone scripts, precious historical relics. Glorious prehistoric civilization.
通过甲骨文，我们慢慢地了解了商、周时期的历史之谜。
Through oracle bone inscriptions, we slowly understand the historical mysteries
of the Shang and Zhou dynasties.
我对甲骨文产生了浓厚的兴趣。
I have a strong interest in Oracle.
自那时候起，我开始收藏带有刻文的古玉。重点是红山文化、良渚文化和
马家窑文化的古文字。
Since then, I began to collect ancient jade with inscriptions. The focus is on the
ancient characters of Hongshan Culture, Liangzhu Culture and Majiayao Culture.
这是关键性的一步。
This is a crucial step.
如果没有对甲骨文的学习，如果没有对高古玉上古文字的收藏，我就不可
能有对中国史前文字的发现，也无法填补中国史前文字的空白，我也就不可能
写这本书了 !
Without the study of Oracle Bone Inscriptions and the collection of ancient
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中国史前文字与甲骨文PREHISTORIC CHINESE CHARACTERS
AND ORACLE BONES
characters of gaoguyu, I would not have found Chinese prehistoric characters, nor
could I ll the gap of Chinese prehistoric characters, and I would not be able to write this book!