寡不敌众

August, 479 bc,

公元前479年 八月

Near the coast of Greece.

希腊海岸附近

Bitter rivals lay aside their differences

两个死对头放下了分歧

To defend their lands against a mighty empire.

为了捍卫自己的国土 共同对抗强大的帝国

The Persians: 100,000 conscripted soldiers

波斯人拥有来自全世界

From across the ancient world.

十万名应征入伍的士兵

On the other side, greek patriots.

而另一边是希腊的爱国勇士们

Pausanias leads a force of men

保萨尼亚斯领导的武装力量

Whose entire lives are dedicated to the art of war.

一生都致力于战争的艺术

With the Spartans, citizen-warriors from Athens.

像梭帕涅斯这样的雅典公民士兵

Men like Sophanes.

与斯巴达人一同作战

They were putting everything they knew

他们将所知的一切

on the line.

都运用在战线上

I think there is such great gallantry

我认为在明知自己寡不敌众的情况下

in the idea of going to battle, going to war,

依旧选择去抗争 去作战

knowing you are severely outnumbered,

坚信正义站在自己这一边

but believing you have right on your side.

这真是英勇非凡

The Persian commander, Mardonius,

波斯的统帅马多尼乌斯

Believes superior numbers will be the key

相信人数上的优势

To an easy Persian victory.

是波斯轻松制胜的关键

The Greeks have halted the Persian advance

希腊人已经阻挡了波斯人的进攻

For more than a week.

一周多了

Phalanx!

方阵排列!

重点讲解

1、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。

2、severely

十分严重的;极为恶劣的

a business with severe cash flow problems.

有严重资金周转问题的公司

Shortages of professional staff are very severe in some places.

有些地方专业人员严重短缺。

(惩罚、批评)严厉的，严重的，苛刻的

This was a dreadful crime and a severe sentence is necessary.

这一罪行十分恶劣，必须要重判。

Before she could reply, my mother launched into a severe reprimand.

她还没来得及回答，我妈妈就开始严厉地训斥起她来。

(外貌、外观)简朴的，朴素的,不加修饰的

wearing her felt hats and severe grey suits.

戴着她的毡帽，穿着朴素的灰色套装

The cushions add a touch of colour in a room that might otherwise look severe.

靠垫给房间添了一抹亮色，不然房间看上去可能太素净了。