罗马的统治者

One in five are already on welfare.

五分之一的人已有福利救济

The Mayor of New York City, the Mayor of Washington DC,

纽约市市长和华盛顿市市长

faces many of the same problems that the Roman emperors did

与治理古代世界最重要的城市的罗马皇帝

in managing the most important city of the Ancient World.

面临着很多同样的问题

Rome's ruler, Emperor Claudius.

罗马的统治者 皇帝克劳狄乌斯

Disabled, insecure,And the most powerful man in the western world.

身有残疾 并不可靠 但却是西方世界最有权力的人

All emperors had to please the populace

可以这么说 所有皇帝都要取悦民众

and bring home the bacon, so to speak.

让他们能够养家糊口

But Claudius had to try harder than other rulers to legitimize his rule.

但克劳狄乌斯要比其他统治者更努力 才能使他的统治合法化

As emperor, Claudius is regarded as a god,

作为皇帝 克劳狄乌斯被人们视为天神

But he still needs the support of his people to stay in power.

但为了能继续掌权 他仍旧需要人民的支持

He orders handouts for the poor.

他给穷人分发食物

But there's not enough bread to go around.

但是粮食储备不足了

Riots were a part of life in Rome,

在罗马 骚乱是人们生活的一部分

it was a way that the people had of getting messages across to their ruler,

这是人们向他们的统治者 传递信息的一种方法

and the ruler ignored that at their peril.

统治者若忽视了人民 就会招致杀生之祸

重点讲解

1、insecure

缺乏自信的;对自己无把握的

In effect she is punishing her parents for making her feel threatened and insecure.

实质上她是在惩罚父母,因为他们让她感觉受到威胁,没有安全感。

Most mothers are insecure about their performance as mothers.

大多数母亲对自己为人母的表现都不是很自信。

不安全的;无保障的;有危险的

low-paid, insecure jobs.

报酬低、无保障的工作

Cellular phones are inherently insecure, as anyone can listen to and record conversations.

手机天生就不安全,因为任何人都可以听到并录下谈话。

2、legitimize

（尤其是坏事）合法化；正式批准（或认可）；证明…为有理（或正当）

They will accept no agreement that legitimizes the ethnic division of the country.

他们不会接受任何使国家民族分裂合法化的协议。

Images which glorify violence and cruelty, serve to legitimise such behaviour.

这些美化暴力和暴行的图片，就是要使此等行为合理化。

3、regard

认为;把…看作

He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.

他被认为是现代最为成功的财政大臣。

I regard creativity both as a gift and as a skill.

我认为创造力既是一种天赋也是一种技巧。

对…怀有（某种感情）;以（某种感情）看待

He regarded drug dealers with loathing.

他对贩毒分子深恶痛绝。

Displays of emotion are regarded with suspicion.

情感的流露会招致猜疑。