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He'll suffer back pain for the rest of his life.
从此 他一生都会饱受病痛的折磨
But he enters the historical records:The first human to fly.
但是他是第一个飞翔的人 被永久地载入史册
This willingness to risk life and limb for knowledge is one of the things
他心甘情愿拿生命和身体 为知识冒险

that has really brought humans to where we are today.
是我们人类可以发展至此的关键之一
We wouldn't be here if people weren't constantly willing
如果人类没有不断尝试与试验
to push and experiment and really risk everything
没有为直觉冒险献身的精神
just for a hunch.
我们不可能发展到现在的程度
Fifty years later, two and a half thousand miles away,
五十年后 2500英里之外
Another Arab pushing the boundaries of knowledge:
另一个阿拉伯人把人类知识的外缘再次扩展
Ahmad Ibn Fadlan.Diplomat, chronicler,devout Muslim.
他就是艾哈迈德·伊本·法德兰 他是个外交官 也是位编年史家 一名虔诚的穆斯林教徒
His mission: to seek out new trade routes.
他的使命是找寻新的贸易线路
In Russia, he makes contact with people
在俄罗斯 他和那些即将统治北欧的
Who will dominate Northern Europe: the Vikings.
维京人打交道

重点讲解

1、suffer
遭受，经受(疼痛);感到(痛苦)
Within a few days she had become seriously ill, suffering great pain and discomfort.
几天的时间，她就病得很严重了，疼痛难忍，周身不舒服。
Can you assure me that my father is not suffering?
你能保证我父亲不会受罪吗？
遭遇，遭受，蒙受(不好的事)
The peace process has suffered a serious blow now.
现在和平进程遭到重创。
Romania suffered another setback in its efforts to obtain financial support for its reforms.
罗马尼亚在为其改革努力寻求经济援助时再次受挫。
受挫;遭受打击
There are few who have not suffered.
谁都会经受挫折。
It is obvious that Syria will suffer most from this change of heart.
很明显，这一态度的转变对叙利亚的影响最大。
2、constant
持续不断的;重复的;一直存在的
She suggests that women are under constant pressure to be abnormally thin.
她暗示说女性总是处在保持身材异常瘦削的压力之下。
Inflation is a constant threat.
通货膨胀始终是个威胁。
恒定物;常数；常量；常项
In the world of fashion it sometimes seems that the only constant is ceaseless change.
在时装界，有时似乎唯一永恒不变的东西就是不断的变化。
Two significant constants have been found in a number of research studies.
若干研究已经发现了两个重要常量。