历史频道《人类:我们的故事》第一集24:大规模战争打响了

This is the first recorded battle in the story of mankind.

这是人类历史记载的最早的战争

"His Majesty issued forth at the head of his army,

"陛下带领全军出生入死

"In a gilded chariot of fine gold

"那纯金打造的战车

"Adorned with the instruments of war."

"在战争的洗礼下熠熠生辉"

In the Bible, Megiddo will give its name to Armageddon.

在圣经中 世界大决战即以米吉多命名

The egyptian chariot with a top speed of 25 miles per hour.

古埃及战车最快时速可达25英里

The chariot is more like a helicopter gunship.

那战车更像是武装直升机

The chariot archer is the warrior here.

战车上的弓箭手就是勇士

They ride in, shooting as they go in.

他们一边驾车 一边射箭

It would be unnerving,

那种场面惊心动魄

it would be chaotic over an area of miles,

方圆几英里都是一片混沌

this great dust cloud of confusion.

烟沙滚滚 难分敌我

That alone must have struck terror

仅凭这一点就定会

into the enemy standing there.

让敌军毛骨悚然

The age of mass warfare has begun.

大规模战争打响了

重点讲解

1、issue

重要问题;议题;争论的问题

Agents will raise the issue of prize-money for next year's world championships.

经纪人将提出下年度世锦赛奖金的问题。

A key issue for higher education in the 1990's is the need for greater diversity of courses.

20 世纪 90 年代,高等教育的一个重要议题是要使课程更加多样化。

(报刊的)期,号,版次

The growing problem is underlined in the latest issue of the Lancet.

最近一期的《柳叶刀》杂志中强调了这一日益严重的问题。

I read Germaine Greer's article in the March issue with particular interest.

我饶有兴致地阅读了杰曼·格里尔在三月那期发表的文章。

发表;发布

Last night he issued a statement denying the allegations.

昨晚他发表声明否认那些指控。

The government issued a warning that the strikers should end their action or face dismissal.

政府发布了警告,要求罢工者停止行动,否则将被解雇。

2、unnerving

令人担心的；令人不舒服的

It is very unnerving to find out that someone you see every day is carrying a potentially deadly virus.

发现朝夕相处的人竟携带着一种可能致命的病毒是一件令人很不安的事情。

her unnerving habit of continuously touching people she was speaking to.

她与人说话时老是碰触对方的恼人习惯

3、instrument

器械;器具

a thin tube-like optical instrument.

试管状的细长光学仪器

instruments for cleaning and polishing teeth.

清洗和抛光牙齿的器械

仪器;仪表

crucial instruments on the control panel.

控制面板上的重要仪表

navigation instruments.

导航仪器

工具;手段;被他人利用的人

The veto has been a traditional instrument of diplomacy for centuries.

几个世纪以来否决权一直是外交上惯用的手段。