历史频道《人类:我们的故事》第一集18:人类很聪明

People are smart,

人类很聪明

they understand that we have competitive natures,

他们了解自己好胜的天性

and they separated these people up into groups and said,

所以他们把工人分为一个个小组 告诉他们

"Okay, you guys drag these stones,

"好了 你们几个拉这块石头

"You guys drag these stones, who can do it faster?"

"你们几个去拉那块 看看谁更快?"

In cemeteries around the pyramid,

在金字塔周围的墓地里

1 in 5 skeletons of workers shows evidence

每五具工人的遗骸之中

Of serious injury from accidents.

就有一个因事故受过重伤

It takes 20 years and two million blocks to complete.

这项工程历时二十年 耗用两百万块石头

Covered in polished limestone.

表层是打磨过的石灰石

Capped with gold.

顶部以黄金为盖

And deep inside, a burial chamber.

内部则是一个墓穴

The pyramid is a resurrection machine,

金字塔是一个复活机器

Where the Pharaoh Khufu will live on among the gods.

胡夫法老长存其间 与众神共获永生

重点讲解

1、competitive

竞争的；角逐的

Only by keeping down costs will America maintain its competitive advantage over other countries.

只有通过控制成本，美国才能保持对其他国家的竞争优势。

Japan is a highly competitive market system.

日本实行竞争激烈的市场体制。

好竞争的;好胜的

He has always been ambitious and fiercely competitive.

他一直都雄心勃勃，而且极其好胜。

I'm a very competitive person and I was determined not be beaten.

我非常要强，下定决心不能输给别人。

(商品或服务)具有竞争力的

Only those homes offered for sale at competitive prices will secure interest from serious purchasers.

只有那些价格优惠的住房才会引起真想买房的人的兴趣。

a travel company specialising in amazingly competitive rates for flights.

专门提供极优惠航班折扣的旅游公司

2、complete

完全的;十足的

The rebels had taken complete control.

叛乱分子完全控制了局面。

It shows a complete lack of understanding by management.

这表明管理层对此完全不了解。

完整的;全部的;整个的

A complete tenement block was burnt to the ground.

整幢公寓大楼被付之一炬。

The job sheets eventually filled a complete book.

工作指导卡最终装满了整整一个册子。

使齐全;使完整

Children don't complete their set of 20 baby teeth until they are two to three years old.

小孩要到两三岁才会长齐20颗乳牙。

the stickers needed to complete the collection.

集全一整套所需的贴纸

完成的;结束的

The work of restoring the farmhouse is complete.

修复农舍的工作已经完成。

It'll be two years before the process is complete.

这个过程需要两年才能完成。