历史频道《人类:我们的故事》第二集01:残酷无情

We innovate and mould the bounty of the planet

人类不断改变 重塑地球的馈赠

To our needs.

以满足自身需求

But new resources forge new struggles,

然而新的资源引发了新的争斗

Give power to new peoples,

它们赐予新民族以力量

And with them, ideals and ideas that transform our lives.

有了它们 理想和理念改变了我们的生活

Amidst the chaos of an unforgiving planet,

这颗星球残酷无情 在无数混乱中

Most species will fail.

大多数物种将会在劫难逃

But for one, all the pieces will fall into place,

但是有一种物种 却有条不紊地进化着

And a set of keys will unlock a path for mankind to triumph.

一串钥匙将开启人类通往胜利的道路

This is our story, the story of all of us.

这就是我们的故事 我们所有人的故事

重点讲解

1、struggle

奋力;努力;尽力

They had to struggle against all kinds of adversity.

他们不得不同一切困境做斗争。

Those who have lost their jobs struggle to pay their supermarket bills.

那些失业的人们想方设法以支付超市的账单。

斗争;奋斗;努力

Life became a struggle for survival.

生活成了一场奋力求生的斗争。

a young lad's struggle to support his poverty-stricken family.

年轻的小伙子为了支撑他贫困的家庭所作的努力

艰难地做;吃力地做

I could see the young boy struggling to free himself...

我看到小男孩正在奋力挣脱。

I struggled with my bags, desperately looking for a porter.

我提着行李艰难地走着，迫切地寻找着搬运工。

2、unforgiving

不宽容的；不原谅人的

He was an unforgiving man who never forgot a slight.

他斤斤计较，很不大度。

He finds human foibles endearing, but is unforgiving of pretension.

他觉得人性的弱点很可爱，但不能容忍惺惺作态。

（形势或活动）无情的，难以应付的，不利的

Business is a competitive activity. It is very fierce and very unforgiving.

商场如战场，竞争激烈，不近人情。

3、triumph

非凡的成功;杰出的成就

The championships proved to be a personal triumph for the coach, Dave Donovan.

事实证明，在这次锦标赛中教练戴夫·多诺万取得了非凡的个人成就。

Cataract operations are a triumph of modern surgery, with a success rate of more than 90 percent.

成功率达到 90% 以上的白内障手术是现代外科学的杰出成果。

(成功或获胜时的)极大的满足，狂喜，骄傲

Her sense of triumph was short-lived.

她只感受了片刻成功的喜悦。

He was laughing with triumph.

他发出胜利的大笑。

成功;获胜;得胜

All her life, Kelly had stuck with difficult tasks and challenges, and triumphed.

凯莉一生经历了各种艰巨的任务与挑战，她都一一成功应对了。

The whole world looked to her as a symbol of good triumphing over evil.

全世界都把她视为正义战胜邪恶的象征。