历史频道《人类:我们的故事》第一集26:冲锋陷阵

You would hold your manhood in question

倘若不能像神王一样冲锋陷阵

if you could not step up like your god king.

你会质疑自己的男子气概

Egyptian scribes record the turning point.

古埃及抄写员记下了这转折点

The enemy.

敌军

Fled headlong to megiddo in fear.

仓皇逃至米吉多

He was able to wipe out

他能够彻底摧毁

an incredibly powerful coalition of forces

异常强大的联合军

and he was able to do it through wit and bravery and balls

正是靠他的智慧 勇气和胆量

An egyptian poet records the fate of the common soldier:

一位埃及诗人这样描写一名普通士兵的命运:

Young men called up for war,

青年男子应征出战

A child snatched from his mother's bosom.

孩子从小得抢奶吃

When he reaches manhood: his bones, shattered.

待到终成男子汉 粉身碎骨全不顾

重点讲解

1、record

（文字或影像）记录，记载

Keep a record of all the payments.

所有付款都要作记录。

There's no record of any marriage or children.

没有任何有关婚姻或子女的记载。

（用文字、照片或电脑）记录，记载

software packages which record the details of your photographs.

记录你的照片的各种细节的软件包

a place which has rarely suffered a famine in its recorded history.

在历史记载中很少发生饥荒的地方

（用磁带或胶片）记录，录制，记下

There is nothing to stop viewers recording the films on videotape.

没有什么办法可以阻止观众用录像机把电影录下来。

The call was answered by a recorded message saying the company had closed early.

电话被转入录音信息，称公司早些时候已经下班。

2、wipe out

摧毁;毁灭;使灭绝

The spill could wipe out the Gulf's turtle population.

这次原油泄漏可能会使波斯湾的海龟灭绝。

The man is a fanatic who is determined to wipe out any opposition to the way he conducts himself.

这人是个狂热分子，决意扫除任何反对其行事作风的声音。

3、call up

(给…)打电话

When I'm in Pittsburgh, I call him up.

我每到匹兹堡,都给他打电话。

He called up the museum.

他给博物馆打了电话。

(陆、海、空军)征召…入伍

Youngsters coming up to university were being called up.

快上大学的青年人受到征召。

The United States has called up some 150,000 military reservists.

美国已经征召了约15万名预备役军人。

选中,挑选(…参加运动队)

He is likely to be called up for Thursday's match against Italy.

他有可能被选中参加星期四对意大利的比赛。