历史频道《人类:我们的故事》第二集08:英勇无畏 直言不讳

An envoy of the Persian emperor Xerxes

波斯的使者 国王薛西斯一世

Offers the people of Athens a chance

给了雅典人一个机会

To surrender and avoid bloodshed.

以其自由为代价

The cost, their freedom.

换取投降 避免流血事件

Male citizens of Athens gather on a rocky hill called the Pnyx.

雅典的男性公民聚集在普尼克斯山上

Among them: Sophanes.

他们中有一位名叫梭帕涅斯

Brave, outspoken,

他英勇无畏 直言不讳

An ordinary citizen who will become a military legend.

从一位普通公民变成了一位军事传奇

Citizens of Athens are armed with iron weapons.

雅典公民以铁制武器武装自己

They have a duty to defend themselves and their city.

他们的职责是保护民众保卫城邦

The ability to express yourself freely

自由表达自我的能力

is so uniquely tied

与自由捍卫自我的能力

to the ability to defend yourself freely.

是如此契合相依 紧密相连

The Athenians appreciate and value freedom.

雅典人赞许且珍视自由

Their ability to be self-expressed,

他们能自由表达自我

their ability to have a say in their government.

使其得以在政府中有话语权

And they're willing to fight for that.

他们愿意为之奋战

Political decisions in Athens are made not by kings,

雅典的政治决策并不是由君王所做出的

But by its armed citizens, men like Sophanes.

而是由像梭帕涅斯这样的武装公民做出的

A new political system,

这是一种新的政治制度

A legacy still shaping civilization today:

一项影响我们当代文明的遗产:

Democracy.

民主制度

重点讲解

1、outspoken

坦率的；直言不讳的

Some church leaders have been outspoken in their support for political reform in Kenya.

一些教会领袖明确表示支持肯尼亚的政治改革。

He was an outspoken critic of apartheid.

他公开抨击种族隔离制度。

2、appreciate

欣赏；鉴赏；赏识

Anyone can appreciate our music.

任何人都能欣赏我们的音乐。

In time you'll appreciate the beauty and subtlety of this language.

总有一天你会体会到这门语言的优美和微妙之处。

领会；了解；认识

She never really appreciated the depth and bitterness of the Irish conflict.

她从来没有真正认识到爱尔兰矛盾的深刻和激烈。

He appreciates that co-operation with the media is part of his professional duties.

他懂得与媒体合作是自己工作职责的一部分。

感谢;感激

Peter stood by me when I most needed it. I'll always appreciate that.

当我最需要的时候，彼得在我身边支持我。我将永存感激。

Thanks, lads. I appreciate it.

谢了，哥们儿。我很感激。

3、unique

唯一的；独一无二的

Each person's signature is unique.

每个人的签名都是独一无二的。

The area has its own unique language, Catalan.

这个地区有自己单独的语言，加泰罗尼亚语。

独特的；无与伦比的

Brett's vocals are just unique.

布雷特的歌声无与伦比。

Kauffman was a woman of unique talent and determination.

考夫曼是一个有着超群才智和决断力的女子。

独有的；特有的

No one knows for sure why adolescence is unique to humans.

没有人确切地知道为什么只有人类才会经历青春期。

This interesting and charming creature is unique to Borneo.

这种有趣迷人的动物是婆罗洲独有的。