历史频道《人类:我们的故事》第一集09:势不可挡

A few wolves have genes that make them tamer than the rest.

一些狼的基因让它们更易被驯化

The ancestors of all the dogs alive today.

这就是当今所有犬类的祖先

The first initial contact was probably made by wolves

人类与狗的初次接触大概应感谢狼

who were looking to exploit a new food source,

它们为了找寻新的食物来源

who were able to stand being near people long enough

长时间地靠近人类

to eat what was being thrown on the scrap heap behind the cave.

食用人类丢弃在洞穴外的食物残渣

Our Ice Age enemy

人类冰河世纪的敌人

becomes man's best friend.

如今成了我们最好的伙伴

He can hunt at night, he can hunt by sound,

它不仅可以夜晚捕猎 还能闻声捕猎

he can hunt by smell,

它可以靠嗅觉捕猎

he can hear the reindeer over the horizon

还可以紧贴地平线 察觉驯鹿的踪迹

hours before you'll even become aware of their presence.

久而久之 你会愈加意识到它们存在的重要性

It's an unbeatable combination,

这是个坚不可摧的组合

humans and dogs together, nothing can stop them.

人类和犬类搭档 势不可挡

As ice grips the planet,

正如冰川逐渐笼罩着地球

mankind pushes onward.

人类的足迹也不断向前推进

Against all odds, we flourish.

我们战胜所有不利的情况 愈加繁荣

Then, the planet starts to warm again.

之后 地球开始再次变暖

By 10,000 BC, the human population reaches a million.

公元前一万年 人类数量达到一百万

重点讲解

1、initial

a、开始的;最初的

The initial reaction has been excellent.

初期的反应非常好。

The aim of this initial meeting is to clarify the issues.

本次初步会议的目标是澄清这些问题。

b、(姓名的)首字母(例如 Michael Dennis Stocks 的首字母缩写为 M.D.S.)

a silver Porsche car with her initials JB on the side.

车身有她姓名缩写JB的银色保时捷跑车

c、用姓名的首字母签名于

Would you mind initialing this voucher?

请在凭单上用首字母签名。

The agreement was initialled in June.

这份协议是6月份草签的。

2、exploit

a、压榨;剥削;占…的便宜

Critics claim he exploited black musicians for personal gain.

批评家声称他压榨黑人音乐家谋求私利。

the plight of the exploited sugar cane workers.

受剥削的甘蔗工人的困境

b、利用；乘（机）

The government and its opponents compete to exploit the troubles to their advantage.

政府及其反对派竞相利用这些问题为自己谋利。

c、充分运用；发挥

You'll need a good aerial to exploit the radio's performance.

你需要弄个好天线来发挥广播的性能。

Cary is hoping to exploit new opportunities in Europe.

卡里希望好好利用欧洲的新机遇。

d、开采;开发;利用

I think we're being very short sighted in not exploiting our own coal.

我认为不开采我们自己的煤是非常短视的做法。

3、unbeatable

a、无与伦比的；无可匹敌的

These resorts, like Magaluf and Arenal, remain unbeatable in terms of price.

像马加拉夫和阿雷纳尔这样的度假胜地，在价格方面仍具有绝对的优势。

unbeatable Italian cars.

无与伦比的意大利汽车

b、无法战胜的；无敌的

The opposition was unbeatable.

对手实力超群。

With two more days of competition to go China is in an unbeatable position.

还有两个比赛日，中国队的位置已经不可撼动。