历史频道《人类:我们的故事》第一集27:铁器时代

The rebel warlords hand over their children as hostages.

叛军首领将孩子作为人质交给法老

Taken back to Egypt,

法老把孩子带回埃及

If the Pharaoh's new subjects ever rebel again,

如果他们还敢对法老的新政有异议

They will be killed.

孩子就要被杀掉

Tutmoses iii expands the Egyptian empire

图特摩斯三世将埃及帝国的领土

To its greatest size ever

扩大到前所未有的辽阔

400,000 square miles.

四十万平方英里

He claims: I have extended the dominion of Egypt

他宣称 我已经把埃及的领土扩张到

as far as the circuit of the sun.'

如同太阳一般大

From a species struggling to survive,

人类最初为生存而斗争

Mankind has unlocked the keys to controlling our destiny:

现在已经解开掌握命运的关键

Fire, farming,

那就是火的使用 耕种

Communication,

交流

Building cities, pioneering trade

建造城市 开拓贸易

And the art of war.

战争之艺术

One man can now control the lives of millions.

一君在上乃统千军万马

Man with the power of a god.

君如同神一般存在

But the era of the god-like king is coming to an end.

但神王的世纪即将逝去

A new material dug from the earth's crust

人们从地壳中挖出一种新材料

Will transform our future.

它将改变我们的未来

New technologies,

新技术

New people.

新人类

And new ideas.

新理念

The age of iron.

一切尽在铁器时代

重点讲解

1、subject

主题;题目;话题;题材;问题

It was I who first raised the subject of plastic surgery.

是我第一个提到整形手术这个话题的。

the president's own views on the subject.

总统在此问题上的个人观点

(批评、学习、调查的)对象

Over the past few years, some of the positions Mr. Meredith has adopted have made him the subject of criticism.

在过去的几年里，梅雷迪思先生所采取的某些立场使他成为了批评的对象。

He's now the subject of an official inquiry.

他现在是官方调查的对象。

(知识、研究)领域;(尤指)学科，科目，课程

Surprisingly, mathematics was voted their favourite subject.

令人惊讶的是，数学课被选为他们最喜欢的科目。

a tutor in maths and science subjects.

辅导数学和理科课程的家教

2、expand

扩充;扩大;增加

Engineers noticed that the pipes were not expanding as expected.

工程师注意到管道并没有如预期那样膨胀。

The money supply expanded by 14.6 per cent in the year to September.

截至9月，当年的货币供应增加了14.6％。

扩大；发展；扩展

The popular ceramics industry expanded towards the middle of the 19th century.

到19世纪中期，大众制陶业得到了发展。

The interest rate's coming down. I'll be able to expand or stay in business.

利率正在降低，我可以扩大公司或者维持经营。

3、transform

转换;改变;改造

Your metabolic rate is the speed at which your body transforms food into energy.

新陈代谢率是身体把食物转换为能量的速度。

Delegates also discussed transforming them from a guerrilla force into a regular army.

代表们还讨论了把他们从游击队武装改造为正规军的问题。

改善;使改观;使改头换面

The Minister said the Urban Development Corporation was now transforming the area.

部长声称城市开发公司如今正使该地区改头换面。

A cheap table can be transformed by an interesting cover.

一块趣味盎然的桌布就能使一张廉价桌子面目一新。