经久不衰的强大军队

Leading the resistance, a mystical sect of priests:The Druids.

反抗势力的首要力量 是一群神秘的牧师:德鲁伊人

They worship the sun, the moon and the forests.

他们敬仰太阳 月亮和丛林

Druid means 'man of oak'.

德鲁伊原意为'橡树人'

Roman writers regard them as barbarians,

罗马记载者将他们称之为野蛮人

And claim they practice human sacrifice:

而且还声称他们施行人祭

"The altars were heaped with hideous offerings,"

圣坛上堆满了恐怖的祭品

"And every tree was sprinkled with human gore."

" 每棵树上都沾满血污 "

Rome has its eyes on Britain's natural riches:Its precious metals.

罗马觊觎英国丰富的自然资源 那些珍贵的金属资源

Deep underground, lead, vital for aqueducts.

这片土地的深处储藏着铅 它是制造水渠的必备原料

Iron, copper and tin, for tools and weapons.

而铁 铜和锡则可用来铸造武器

And silver, to bankroll Roman armies.

至于银 则可用来资助罗马军队

Rome's economic model was built on expanding the empire.

罗马经济的发展是建立在 其战略扩张的基础上的

To do that, you need to have a perpetual war machine that's capable of conquest after conquest.

而扩张的前提是拥有一支经久不衰的 能够不断战斗的强大军队

Up to 50% of Rome's spending goes on the military,

罗马将近一半的开支都用于军队建设

More than double the proportion the us government spends today.

比今天美国政府在军队的开支的两倍还多

Mankind's first full-time, professional army.

这是人类历史上第一支全职专业军队

重点讲解

1、claim

声称;断言

He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him.

他声称这一切都是一场针对他的阴谋。

A man claiming to be a journalist threatened to reveal details about her private life.

一个自称是记者的人威胁要公开有关她的私生活的细节。

声称;断言

He repeated his claim that the people of Trinidad and Tobago backed his action.

他再次声称，特立尼达和多巴哥的人民支持他的行动。

He rejected claims that he had affairs with six women.

他拒不承认他和6个女人有染的说法。

声称(负有责任或享有功劳)

An underground organisation has claimed responsibility for the bomb explosion...

一个地下组织已经声称对这起炸弹爆炸事件负责。

He was too modest to claim the credit.

他太谦逊，不愿意邀功。

2、sprinkle

洒(水);撒(粉末)

Sprinkle the meat with salt and place in the pan.

在肉上撒上盐，然后放进平底锅。

At the festival, candles are blessed and sprinkled with holy water.

在节日里，要对蜡烛祝圣，并洒以圣水。

使…上零星分布(着…)

Unfortunately, the text is sprinkled with errors.

遗憾的是，文本中零星地有一些错误。

Men in green army uniforms are sprinkled throughout the huge auditorium.

穿着绿色军服的人星星点点地分布在整个大礼堂中。