By 400 BC La Venta, along with all the other Olmec centres, was abandoned.

公元前四百年，拉本塔和其他所有的奥尔梅克中心城市都被废弃了。

The second city is La Venta, which started around 1200 BCE.

第二个城市是拉文塔，始建于公元前 1200 年左右。

One of the earliest and largest pyramids was the Great Pyramid at La Venta.

最早和最大的金字塔之一是拉文塔的大金字塔。

Sadly, even this civilization could not last forever – La Venta faded around 400 BCE.

可悲的是，即使是这种文明也无法永远持续下去——拉文塔在公元前 400 年左右就消失了。

Major cities such as La Venta, near the Gulf of Mexico, had impressive step-pyramids with temple monuments for the worship of the gods and the burials of the kings.

拉本塔是一座靠近墨西哥湾的大型城市，城里有宏伟的阶梯式金字塔，以及敬拜神灵和举办国王葬礼的庙宇。

When San Lorenzo fell into decline, the Olmecs moved their cultural and political power to La Venta, which became the Olmec center of power around 900 BCE.

当圣洛伦索衰落时， 奥尔梅克人将他们的文化和政治权力转移到拉文塔，它在公元前 900 年左右成为奥尔梅克的权力中心。