(单词翻译:单击)
罗马建筑的奥秘
The previous emperor, Caligula, was assassinated.Claudius could be next.
上一任皇帝 卡里古拉 是被暗杀的 接下来要轮到克劳狄乌斯了
The best way for an emperor to win over the public:Build.
让皇帝赢得民心最好的方法 就是建设
8 miles from the city,
罗马城八英里外
One of the largest engineering projects in the empire:An mighty aqueduct.
是罗马帝国最大的工程项目之一 一个规模宏大的引水渠
To carry water to the city,
为了把水输送到城市
Roman engineers carve a route through 45 miles of countryside.
罗马工程师开凿出45英里的路 穿越了乡村
They tunneled through mountains, they bridged across valleys,
他们在山中通隧道 在山谷间搭桥
they built these vast structures
他们建造了这些宏大的建筑物
across huge amounts of space without dynamite,
跨越了巨大的空间 没有炸药
without any kind of modern tools,
没有任何现代的工具
and yet they're so well built that 1500 years after the end of the civilization,
那些建筑被建造得如此出色 以至于在罗马文明消亡后的1500年
those structures are still standing.
它们依旧巍峨伫立着
The aqueduct is powered by gravity.
引水渠利用了重力原理
It needs to drop one foot every 300.
每隔三百英尺就要让水下流一英尺
Too steep, and the water will overflow.
太陡的话 水会泛滥
Too shallow, it'll run dry.Precision engineering.
太浅的话 水会干涸 这是高度精密的工程
The secret to Roman construction:
罗马建筑的奥秘在于
A revolutionary new building material.
一种全新的革命性的建筑材料
Easy to mould, it sets rock hard.Concrete.
易于塑形 坚如磐石 这就是混凝土
重点讲解
1、dynamite
炸毁
The rebels dynamited power lines.
叛乱分子炸毁了输电线。
The slum is to be dynamited.
贫民窟要被炸掉了。
爆炸性消息;引起轰动的事物
Her diaries are political dynamite.
她的日记是政治“炸药”。
令人振奋的人（或事物）；令人激动的人（或事物）
Carmen was pure dynamite.
卡门充满激情。
The first kiss is dynamite.
初吻令人心潮澎湃。
2、project
项目；工程；计划；规划
Money will also go into local development projects in Vietnam.
钱也会用于越南的地方发展项目当中。
an international science project.
国际科学项目
规划；计划；预计
Africa's mid-1993 population is projected to more than double by 2025.
预计到2025年，非洲的人口会是1993年年中人口的两倍多。
The government had been projecting a 5% consumer price increase for the entire year.
政府预测全年消费价格将增长5%。
（使）呈现；（使）表现；（使）展现
Bradley projects a natural warmth and sincerity.
布拉德利表现出一种自然的热情和真诚。
He just hasn't been able to project himself as the strong leader.
他根本没能表现出一个强有力的领导者的样子。
