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Domesticated 5,000 years earlier in central Ssia,

早在五千年前的中亚 马就被人类所驯服

Horses have expanded mankind's frontiers.

它们帮助人们开拓疆土

The Mongols can cover up to 300 miles in a day.

蒙古人可日行三百英里(482.8千米)

Using the horse for warfare unlocks a new key for mankind.

将马用于战争开启了人类历史的新篇章

If we go back to the Mongols fighting against the Chinese,

如果我们回顾蒙古人与汉族人的争斗

what we see is the first trip point in a history that will eventually bring us to the tank.

我们所看到的是未来坦克诞生的 第一个历史转折点

And that trip point is horses.

而这个转折点就是马

Mongols start on horseback, age 3.

蒙古人三岁就开始在马背上驰骋

They learn to ride without using reins.

他们学着如何不用牵缰绳骑马

When they encountered humans on foot,

当他们遇见步兵

to the Mongols, those humans were a lot like sheep.

对蒙古人来说 那些人就像绵羊一般

You could scare them, you could bully them, they'd run.

只要威胁恐吓一番 他们便会仓皇而逃

They can shoot at full gallop.

在马背上疾驰 他们仍能百发百中

It's the first version of the Blitzkrieg.

这是闪电战的雏形

It is being able to ride into a place, do damage and then disappear

军队驾马而来 发动进攻 在还没人反应过来是谁袭击了他们之前

before anybody even knows what hit them!

消失得无影无踪

重点讲解

1、expand

扩充;扩大;增加

Engineers noticed that the pipes were not expanding as expected.

工程师注意到管道并没有如预期那样膨胀。

The money supply expanded by 14.6 per cent in the year to September.

截至9月，当年的货币供应增加了14.6％。

扩大；发展；扩展

The popular ceramics industry expanded towards the middle of the 19th century.

到19世纪中期，大众制陶业得到了发展。

The interest rate's coming down. I'll be able to expand or stay in business.

利率正在降低，我可以扩大公司或者维持经营。

2、go back

追溯到；回溯到

The feud with the Catholics goes back to the 11th century.

与天主教的夙怨可以追溯到11世纪。

Our association with him goes back four years.

我们同他的合作是从4年前开始的。

回到（过去）；回顾

If you go back to 1960, you'll find that very few jobs were being created.

如果回到1960年，你会发现工作机会寥寥无几。

3、version

变化形式;变体;版本

an updated version of his book.

他的书的最新版本

Ludo is a version of an ancient Indian racing game.

鲁多是由一种古印度竞赛游戏演变而来。

（某人对某事件区别于他人的）描述，说法

Yesterday afternoon the White House put out a new version of events.

昨天下午，白宫对事件给出了另一种说法。

She and her friends wanted to go public with their version of the incident.

她和朋友们想把他们看到的事情经过公之于众。