原文赏析

NARRATOR: Just five days after the end of the Civil War,

旁白：就在南北战争结束五天之后

President Abraham Lincoln

亚伯拉罕·林肯总统

is the final of the six hundred thousand deaths in America's bloodiest conflict.

成为了美国这场血腥纷争中六十万死难者中的最后一个

The country is divided,

国家四分五裂

and the world looks at American democracy as a failed experiment.

全世界认为美国民主是一场失败的实验

But what most don't realize is that a new era has dawned.

但是大多数人都没有意识到 新纪元正在开启

The nation is entering an age of advancement,

国家正进入高速进步的时代

and from the void left by the death of perhaps the greatest statesman we will ever know,

从这位伟大总统的死留下的虚无之中

a new breed of leader will emerge.

新一批领袖即将涌现

DONNY DEUTSCH: The Rockefellers, the Fords, the Carnegies,

多尼·多伊奇：洛克菲勒 福特 卡内基

were the first generation of what we know as now the entrepreneurial rock stars,

是第一代我们现在所说的企业巨星

or what are today are the Buffets,

现如今还有巴菲特

and the Jobs, and the Gates.

乔布斯 盖茨

They were the ones that set the standard for the American dream.

是他们订立了美国梦的标准

They owned a new frontier-- literally and figuratively-- of who we are as a culture.

从真正意义上说，他们对于我们文化层面的自我认知是处在最前沿的

NARRATOR: Men of insight, innovation, and ingenuity,

旁白：这群人极富洞察力 创新力 以及想象力

the likes of which the world has never seen,

是人类有史以来从未出现过的

and over the next five decades,

在下一个五十年间

this small group will change history,

这一小群人将会改变历史

propelling the United States of America to greatness.

推动着美利坚合众国走向伟大

DONALD TRUMP: These were great men

唐纳德·特朗普：这些伟大人物

with a vision that nobody else had.

拥有其他人所没有的远见

And that's why in the last century

上世纪正是因为有了这群人

that fifty year period-- we built the world.

五十年间 我们就建造了这一世界

重点讲解

重点讲解：

1.look at sth as

释义：to think about something in a particular way看做

句子：I’d like to be friends again, but Richard doesn’t look at it that way.我想和他重归于好，但他不这么看。

Looked at from that point of view, his decision is easier to understand. 从那个角度来看,他的决定比较容易理解。

近义词：see sth as

2.a breed of

释义：a type of person(人的)类型,种类:

句子：He represents a new breed of politician. 他代表着新一类的政治家。

Players as skilful as this are a rare breed.如此有技巧的演奏者很少见。

Real cowboys are a dying breed (=not many exist anymore).现在很少再有真正的牛仔。

3.Emerge

释义：~ (as sth) to start to exist; to appear or become known露头；显现；脱颖而出

句子：After the elections opposition groups began to emerge. 经过选举,反对派开始露头。

He emerged as a key figure in the campaign 他已初露头角,成为这次运动的主要人物。

the emerging markets of South Asia 正在兴起的南亚市场

the island's emergence from the sea 3 000 years ago 3 000 年前这个岛从大海中露出

the emergence of new technologies 新技术的出现

4.set the standard for sth 订立…的标准

meet/reach a standard：Many food businesses fail to meet basic standards of hygiene.许多食品没有达到卫生标准

raise/improve standards:We are determined to raise standards in our schools.我们决心提高学校的水准

lower standards:He refused to lower his standards.他拒绝降低标准

maintain standards (=keep them at a good level)： Television companies should maintain standards of taste and decency.通信公司应该保持品味和准则的标准。

standards improv：The standard of this festival improves every year.每年节日的标准都在提高

standards fall/slip/decline：School inspectors say that educational standards have fallen.学校监察人员说教育水准在下滑

5.the likes of

释义：used to refer to sb / sth that is considered as a type, especially one that is considered as good as sb / sth else(尤指被视为和某人或某事物一样好的)种类,类型:

句子：She didn't want to associate with the likes of me. 她不想与我这种类型的人交往。

I doubt they’d give one of those jobs to the likes of us.我怀疑他们会不会给像我们这样的人工作。

6.propel to/into

释义： to move someone into a new situation or make them do something驱使某人

句子：The film propelled her to stardom.电影让她一炮而红

Company directors were propelled into action. 公司总监被驱使着采取行动。

She was propelled by a desire to prove everyone else wrong.受证明所有人都是错的的渴望驱使着她

7.a new era has dawned.

释义：(of a day or a period of time 一天或一个时期) to begin开始

句子：The following morning dawned bright and warm. 第二天一大早阳光和煦。

A new technological age had dawned. 新技术时代已经开始。

8.own a new frontier of sth

释义：尖端，边缘

句子：to push back the frontiers of science (= to increase knowledge of science) 开拓科学新领域

to roll back the frontiers of government (= to limit the powers of the government) 限制政府权力