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the Arabian Desert, 1,400 years ago.
一千四百年前的阿拉伯沙漠中
Buried deep beneath...gold.
浩瀚沙漠深处埋藏着 黄金
It'll help build a new civilization,
它会帮助人类建立起新的文明

Founded on a new religion: Islam.
其基础是一个新的宗教: 伊斯兰教
The Mahad Al Dahab mine,
在马哈达·达哈卜的矿井里
worked by a thousand slaves,
一千名奴隶正在工作
Owned by Al-Hajjaj Al-Bahizi.
矿井为哈加吉·巴希齐所有
From the same tribe as the prophet Mohammed.
他和先知穆罕迈德来自同一个部落
Already a mining tycoon,
他已是一个矿产大亨
soon worth his weight in gold.
现在又将目光投向黄金
Gold is an amazing metal,It's easy to work with, it doesn't tarnish.
黄金是一种很奇特的金属 它可塑性强 不易褪色或失去光泽
And it's so beautiful That it seems to symbolize wealth and royalty
且外观精美 这些特性似乎都在
By its very existence.
彰显着财富和皇室气息
All the gold ever mined comes from outer space,
至今所有开采出来的黄金都来自于外太空
From a time almost four billion years ago,
源于大约四十亿年前
Known as the 'heavy bombardment'.
的一场被称为大爆炸的陨石雨
Asteroids carrying traces of gold rained down on the earth.
那时蕴含有黄金的小行星纷纷砸落在地球上

重点讲解

1、beneath
在…之下；在…下面
She could see the muscles of his shoulders beneath his T-shirt.
她可以看到他T恤衫下的肩部肌肉。
She found pleasure in sitting beneath the trees.
她喜欢坐在树下。
在…表面之下；在…的背后
emotional strains beneath the surface.
表面之下的情感纠结
Somewhere deep beneath the surface lay a caring character.
在内心深处的某个角落里埋藏着一颗爱心。
不如；比不上；配不上
They decided she was marrying beneath her.
他们认定她要嫁给一个配不上她的人。
Many find themselves having to take jobs far beneath them.
很多人觉得自己在工作上被迫大材小用。
2、tarnish
玷污，败坏，损害(名誉或形象)
The affair could tarnish the reputation of the prime minister.
这一事件可能有损首相的名誉。
His image was tarnished by the savings and loan scandal.
他的形象因为那桩储蓄信贷丑闻而受损。
(使)有污迹;(使)失去光泽;(使)变暗淡
It never rusts or tarnishes.
它从不生锈，也不会失去光泽。
Wear cotton gloves when cleaning silver, because the acid in your skin can tarnish the metal.
清洁银器时要戴上棉手套，因为你皮肤里的酸性物质会使它失去光泽。