历史频道《人类:我们的故事》第二集09:永不投降

It's not everyone,

并不是所有人都有选举权

it's primarily male land-holders who can vote.

只有拥有土地的男性公民才有选举权

Women were not part of the process, at this point.

当时 女性没有选举权

Nonetheless, it's a dramatic shift

然而 面对男权和暴君的局面

from having strong men and tyrants.

这是一个巨大的转变

You have the ability for self-determination.

你有自决的能力

A black stone: surrender.

黑石头代表投降

A white stone:

白石头代表

Fight.

抗争

Vote 'yes' and you've committed yourself

投支持票 你将为了抗争

to risking your life to fight.

置生命于不顾

Vote 'no' and you'll be safe

投反对票 你就安全了

but you'll be ruled by a stranger.

但会被外来人统治

Tough decision, but the point is,

这是个艰难的决定 但关键是

it's being made by ordinary people,

决定是由普通公民做出的

and that's what's astonishing

这就是希腊为人类历史

about what the Greeks introduced to the history of humanity.

所作出的惊人贡献

An athenian records the will of the people:

一位雅典人记录了人民的意愿:

"Such is our love of liberty, we will never surrender."

"这就是我们对自由的热爱 我们永不投降"

重点讲解

1、dramatic

突如其来的;急剧的;引人注目的

A fifth year of drought is expected to have dramatic effects on the California economy.

第五年遭受旱灾预计会对加利福尼亚的经济产生巨大的影响。

This policy has led to a dramatic increase in our prison populations.

这项政策已经让我们监狱的囚犯人数激增。

激动人心的;引人注目的;令人印象深刻的

He witnessed many dramatic escapes as people jumped from as high as the fourth floor.

他目睹了许多人从五层高的楼上跳下来逃生的惊险场面。

Their arrival was dramatic and exciting.

他们的到来令人激动不已，难以忘怀。

戏剧的;有关戏剧的;戏剧学的

a dramatic arts major in college.

大学里戏剧艺术专业的学生

I had no thoughts of making a dramatic film. I was working in documentary.

我没想过要拍一部剧情片，我正在拍一部纪录片。

2、commit

犯(罪);做(坏事)

I have never committed any crime.

我从来没犯过罪。

This is a man who has committed murder.

这是一个杀人犯。

拨出，调配(资金、资源等)

They called on Western nations to commit more money to the poorest nations.

他们呼吁西方国家向极端贫困国家投入更多的钱。

The government had committed billions of pounds for a programme to reduce acid rain.

政府已经给一个旨在减少酸雨的方案拨了几十亿英镑。

承诺，保证(做);忠于(某人)

I would advise people to think very carefully about committing themselves to working Sundays.

我建议大家慎重考虑一下答应周日工作的问题。

I'd like a friendship that might lead to something deeper, but I wouldn't want to commit myself too soon.

我希望拥有一份能进一步发展的友谊，但又不想太快作出承诺。

明确表态

It isn't their diplomatic style to commit themselves on such a delicate issue.

对这样一个微妙的问题明确表态并非他们的外交风格。

She didn't want to commit herself one way or the other.

不管怎样，她都不想明确表态。