历史上关键的时刻

And so we've got a common guy on the street

因此一个在街上的普通人

who's now involved in this pivotal moment in history.

卷入了历史上这一关键的时刻

It can take three days to die on a cross.Blood-loss, shock,Dehydration, suffocation.

被钉在十字架上要三天才会死 失血 休克 脱水 窒息死亡

Crucifixions are so common,The Romans barely register Jesus' death.

十字架上的苦刑是如此普遍 以至于罗马人几乎没有记录耶稣的死亡

This non-event,this thing that nobody noticed except his friends and family,

除了耶稣的朋友和家人 几乎没人注意到这件普通的小事

turned out to have the power to transform the entire Roman Empire and the course of human history

然而这件事却有力量改变整个罗马帝国 在过去的两千年

more profoundly than any other single event over the past 2,000 years.

比其他任何事件都更深刻地改变了 人类历史的进程

The followers of Jesus will retell his story

耶稣的追随者将会重述他的故事

And use the power of the empire to spread his message.

利用罗马帝国的力量传播耶稣的教诲

1400 miles from Jerusalem,The imperial capital, Rome.

耶路撒冷1400英里外 是帝国的首都 罗马

The largest city on earth.Population: one million.

这是世界上最大的城市 人口为一百万

It's two and half times more densely populated Than modern Manhattan.

罗马的人口密度 是如今曼哈顿人口密度的2.5倍

But 18 years after the crucifixion,

在耶稣被钉死在十字架上十八年以后

A series of droughts creates a food shortage.

连续的干旱导致了食物短缺

Rome needs 200,000 tons of grain each year,

罗马每年需要二十万吨的粮食

Or its people will starve.

否则人们就会挨饿

重点讲解

1、involve

需要;包含

Running a kitchen involves a great deal of discipline and speed.

料理好厨房需要把一切都安排得规规矩矩，且要讲求速度。

Nicky's job as a public relations director involves spending quite a lot of time with other people.

尼基作为公共关系主管，需要花很多时间与别人打交道。

牵涉;涉及

If there was a cover-up, it involved people at the very highest levels of government.

如果有人想要隐瞒实情,那其中就涉及政府部门最高层的人物。

a riot involving a hundred inmates.

有100 名囚犯参与的暴动

使参与;使介入

Noel and I do everything together, he involves me in everything.

我和诺埃尔什么事情都一起做,他让我参与所有的事。

Before too long he started involving me in the more confidential aspects of the job.

不久,他便开始让我介入工作中更机密的方面。

2、turn out

(以某种方式)发生;最后是;结果是

If I had known my life was going to turn out like this, I would have let them kill me.

如果我早知道自己的人生结局会是如此，我当时宁愿让他们杀了我。

Sometimes things don't turn out the way we think they're going to.

有时事情并不像我们认为的那样发展。

原来是;结果发现

Cosgrave's forecast turned out to be quite wrong.

科斯格雷夫的预测最后证明是大错特错。

It turned out that I knew the person who got shot.

结果发现我认识那个中枪的人。

(尤指把某人从其长期居住处)撵走，赶出,逐出

Surely nobody would suggest turning him out of the house...

当然不会有人建议把他从房子里赶出去。

They were turned out of the hotel

他们被赶出了旅馆。