历史频道《人类:我们的故事》第二集05:新的战争时代

Iron is harder, it can hold an edge better

铁比青铜更坚硬 能更好地保持刀刃

and it's extremely plentiful.

而且产量极其丰富

Those skills must have spread very, very quickly,

一旦人们知道铁能带来巨大利益

as people realized what a huge advantage iron could give you.

炼铁技术会传播得非常非常快

Iron and charcoal transform the surface of the planet.

铁器和木炭改变了地球的面貌

In Europe alone,

仅在欧洲

70 million acres of trees, an area bigger than Oregon,

比俄勒冈州面积还大的七千万英亩的树木

Are felled to feed iron foundries,

被砍伐后运往钢铁铸造厂

Creating the landscape of the world we know today.

形成了当今世界的一道风景

Now, on the plains of Greece,

如今 希腊的平原上

Iron ushers in a new age of warfare.

铁器引领着一个新的战争时代

Soldiers prepare to defend their small kingdom.

士兵们为保卫他们的家园时刻准备着

Sparta.

斯巴达

A society dedicated to war.

是一个战事不断的城邦

With the richest iron mines in Greece.

因其在希腊有着最丰富的铁矿石资源

Their leader: Pausanias.

他们的首领保萨尼亚斯

A prince of Sparta, acting commander-in-chief.

是斯巴达的王子 也是作战总指挥

重点讲解

1、spread

摊开;铺开

She spread a towel on the sand and lay on it.

她在沙滩上铺了一条毛巾，躺在上面。

His coat was spread over the bed.

他的外套摊在床上。

伸出，张开,叉开(手臂、双手、手指、双腿等)

Sitting on the floor, spread your legs as far as they will go without overstretching.

坐在地板上，在不要拉伤的前提下将双腿尽量分开。

He stepped back and spread his hands wide. 'You are most welcome to our home.'

他往后退了一步，伸开双手。“非常欢迎你到我们家来。”

涂;抹;敷

Spread the mixture in the cake tin and bake for 30 minutes.

将混合物抹在蛋糕烤盘里，烘烤 30 分钟。

A thick layer of wax was spread over the surface.

表面涂上了厚厚的一层蜡。

(使)传播;(使)散布;(使)扩散

The industrial revolution which started a couple of hundred years ago in Europe is now spreading across the world.

两百多年前始于欧洲的工业革命目前正在向全世界传播。

the sense of fear spreading in residential neighborhoods.

在住宅小区中蔓延的恐惧感

2、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。

3、dedicate

献(身);投(身);致力

Back on the island, he dedicated himself to politics.

回到岛上后，他便投身于政治。

Bessie has dedicated her life to caring for others.

贝茜一生都致力于照顾他人。

把(书、戏剧、音乐作品等)献（给）

She dedicated her first album to Woody Allen.

她把自己的第一张专辑献给了伍迪·艾伦。

This book is dedicated to the memory of my mother.

谨以此书献给我已故的母亲。

为(建筑物或教堂)举行奉献（或落成）典礼

The other day, in a little church near Brighton, a window was dedicated to the memory of the Revd. Michael Scott...

几天前，在布赖顿附近的一个小教堂，人们以一扇窗户来纪念迈克尔·斯科特牧师。

The church is dedicated to St Mary of Bec.

该教堂供奉的是贝克的圣玛丽。