塑造人类历史

Off the coast of modern-day Gabon,

在今天的加蓬海岸(非洲中西部国家)

Hanno records another extraordinary encounter:

汉诺记录下了另一个奇遇:

"There was an island full of wild men and women."

这个小岛上 住满了野人

"They had hairy bodies."

他们浑身浓毛

"Our interpreters called them 'Gorillae'."

"我们的翻译官将他们称之为'猿人' "

Two and a half thousand years before darwin,

早于达尔文两千五百年

Phoenician explorers recognize the great apes

腓尼基的探索者便将大猩猩视为

As our distant cousins.

我们的远房亲戚

The phoenicians create colonies across the Mediterranean world,

腓尼基人的殖民地遍布整个地中海地区

Spreading trade and ideas

他们将贸易和思想

To Lebanon, Tunisia, Cyprus, Sicily,

传到了黎巴嫩 突尼斯 塞浦路斯 西西里

And the Island of Ibiza.

以及伊比沙岛

As they expand, so does knowledge of the alphabet.

在扩张的同时 字母体系也得以传播开来

And amongst a group of exiles in the city of Babylon,

而对于一群身处巴比伦的流放者而言

It becomes the key to creating a book

字母体系成为了创作一本书的关键

That will shape the story of mankind:

这本书塑造了人类历史

The Bible.

它就是《圣经》

重点讲解

1、extraordinary

非凡的;优秀的;出色的

We've made extraordinary progress as a society in that regard.

在那个方面，我们的社会已经取得了巨大的进步。

The task requires extraordinary patience and endurance.

那项任务需要非凡的耐心和毅力。

非常奇特的;令人惊奇的

What an extraordinary thing to happen!

这事儿真蹊跷！

His decision to hold talks is extraordinary because it could mean the real end of the war.

他作出举行谈判的决定非同寻常，因为这可能意味着战争真的要结束了。

（会议）特别的

at an extraordinary meeting of the sport's ruling body.

在体育运动管理机构的特别会议上

Representatives of the colonies met in an extraordinary congress.

各殖民地代表在一次特别大会上会面。

2、recognize

认识;认出

The receptionist recognized him at once.

接待员一眼就认出他了。

He did not think she could recognize his car in the snow.

他觉得她在雪天里认不出他的车子。

认可；承认

I recognize my own shortcomings.

我承认自己的缺点。

Well, of course I recognize that evil exists.

嗯，我当然承认邪恶的存在。

正式认可;承认;正式接受;赞成

Most doctors appear to recognize homeopathy as a legitimate form of medicine.

大多数医生似乎都接受顺势疗法是一种合理的医疗手段。

France is on the point of recognizing the independence of the Baltic States.

法国即将承认波罗的海诸国的独立。