罗马帝国

"Even if you have been banished"

即使你被流放到

"To the most distant land under the heavens,"

世上最遥远的土地

"From there The Lord your God will gather you"

在那里 上帝也仍会将你召集

"And bring you back."

"指引你回家的路"

Carrying with them words that will become

他们带着记载有即将成为

The old testament of the Bible,

圣经的卷轴

The most widely read book in the world.

是世界上阅读范围最广的典籍

Six billion copies printed over the last 500 years.

在过去五百年中 共印刷了六十亿册

I'd definitely call the Bible

我认为

the most influential text ever written.

绝对是有史以来最有影响力的典籍

The Bible was the first bestseller,

它是第一本畅销书

it was the first book ever printed on the printing press.

也是第一本在印刷机上印刷的典籍

Even today, it's the bestseller.

时至今日 它仍是一本畅销书

Iron has opened a new age for mankind,

钢铁为人类开启了一个新的时代

Transforming landscapes,

它造就了千奇百怪的地貌

forging new connections,

推动了世界各地的联系

Changing the way we think.

改变了我们的思维方式

Now a new kind of empire will rise:

现在 一个新的帝国即将诞生

Rome.

那就是罗马帝国

Mankind leaps forward with a new pace of life.

人类继续以新的生活节奏向前发展

And in a city within Rome's Empire,

而在罗马帝国的一座城市里

One man's life and death will transform the lives of billions.

有一个人的生死将改变数亿人的生活

重点讲解

1、banish

放逐；驱逐；流放

John was banished from England.

约翰被逐出了英格兰。

I was banished to the small bedroom upstairs.

我被赶到了楼上的小卧室。

消除；排除；摆脱

a public investment programme intended to banish the recession.

旨在摆脱经济衰退的公共投资项目

diseases like malaria that have been banished for centuries.

已经被根除数世纪之久的疟疾之类的疾病

不再去想；打消…的念头

He has now banished all thoughts of retirement.

他现在已经完全打消了退休的念头。

The past few days had been banished from his mind.

他现在已经不再去想过去的这几天了。

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。