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Roman roads connect Roman towns,

罗马的公路连接着各个村庄

And conquered people become citizens of the empire.

被征服的人们成为罗马帝国的公民

Paris, London, Barcelona,Laid out to the same design.

巴黎 伦敦 巴塞罗那都采用了同样的建筑构造

Baths, temples, plazas,And an arena,

澡堂 圣殿 广场以及竞技场

Home to one of Rome's most popular exports:The games.

这里是罗马最据盛名的活动 角斗比赛的发源地

Gladiatorial games were mass entertainment.

角斗表演在当时有很强的娱乐性

It's the reality TV of the Ancient World.

可以看做是远古时代的真人秀

There are 400 arenas across the empire.

罗马帝国中共有四百座竞技场

The largest hold 50,000 people.

最大的可容纳五万名观众

Admission to the games is free.

观众可免费入场

Everyone can enjoy the benefits of Roman civilization.

每个人都可以成为罗马文明的受益者

Most gladiators are slaves, forced to fight,

大部分角斗士都是奴隶 被迫战斗

But others are free men,looking for fame and glory.

但还有一些人是自由自身 想通过这种方式寻求名誉和荣耀

Gladiator sweat is collected, bottled and sold As an aphrodisiac.

角斗士的汗被搜集起来 装在瓶中作为催情剂兜售

重点讲解

1、lay out

（整齐地）铺开，展开，摊开

Grace laid out the knives and forks at the lunch-table.

格雷丝把刀叉摆放在午餐桌上。

She took a deck of cards and began to lay them out.

她拿了一副扑克，开始摆牌。

阐述；讲解；说明

Maxwell listened closely as Johnson laid out his plan.

马克斯韦尔仔细听着约翰逊讲解其计划。

Cuomo laid it out in simple language.

科莫用简单的语言作了解释。

规划，布置，设计（场地或建筑）

When we laid out the car parks, we reckoned on one car per four families.

规划停车场时，我们预计的是每4个家庭有一辆车。

Only people that use a kitchen all the time understand the best way to lay it out.

只有经常使用厨房的人才会懂得如何设计好厨房。

2、conquer

占领;征服

During 1936, Mussolini conquered Abyssinia.

1936年，墨索里尼攻占了阿比西尼亚。

Early in the eleventh century the whole of England was again conquered by the Vikings.

11世纪早期，整个英格兰再次被北欧海盗征服。

克服;攻克

I was certain that love was quite enough to conquer our differences...

我相信爱足以克服我们的种种差异。

He has never conquered his addiction to smoking.

他一直未能戒除烟瘾。