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Paper, printing and gunpowder Will head from east to west,

纸 印刷术和火药 从东方传入西方

All keys to the future of mankind.

是打开人类未来之门的钥匙

But at the same time, a killer is on the loose,

但与此同时 一个致命的杀手还逍遥法外

That'll wipe out up to half of Europe's population.

它将夺去欧洲约一半人的生命

Mankind battles an enduring enemy: disease.

它就是人类永远的敌人: 疾病

Issyk kul, a trading post, midway between Europe and Asia.

伊塞克湖 是亚欧途中的一个商栈

Genghis Khan has been dead for more than a century,

成吉思汗一个多世纪前就已去世

But his empire continues.Along its trade routes, a deadly traveler.Bacteria.

但他的王朝还在延续 在这条贸易商路上 还有一位致命行者 细菌

For three and a half billion years,Virtually every corner of the earth has been covered By these micro-organisms.

35亿年间 这些微生物几乎覆盖了 地球上每一个角落

Our own bodies contain more bacterial cells Than human cells.

我们体内的菌细胞数量 甚至超过了人类细胞数量

Most are harmless,many are essential,But these have the power to kill.

大部分菌细胞是无害的 许多甚至是必不可少的 但这些细菌却带有致命的杀伤力

重点讲解

1、cover

遮盖;掩蔽

Cover the casserole with a tight-fitting lid.

用大小合适的盖子盖住砂锅。

He whimpered and covered his face.

他掩面抽泣。

盖在…上面;铺在…上面

His finger went up to touch the black patch which covered his left eye.

他伸手去触摸遮住左眼的黑眼罩。

His head was covered with a khaki turban.

他头上包着卡其布的穆斯林头巾。

用…遮盖;把…铺在…上

The trees in your garden may have covered the ground with apples, pears or plums.

你花园里的果树也许已经落了一地的苹果、梨或李子。

She covered the walls with the signs of the zodiac.

她在墙上贴满了十二星座的标志。

2、contain

装有;容纳

The bag contained a Christmas card.

这个包里装着一张圣诞卡。

Factory shops contain a wide range of cheap furnishings.

工厂车间里陈设着种类繁多的廉价家具。

包含;含有

Greek yogurt contains much less fat than double cream.

希腊酸奶比高脂浓奶油所含脂肪要少得多。

Many cars run on petrol which contains lead.

很多车使用含铅汽油。

(著作、讲话或电影中)包括，包含

This sheet contained a list of problems a patient might like to raise with the doctor.

这张单子列出了病人可能会向医生提出的一系列问题。

The two discs also contain two of Britten's lesser-known song-cycles.

这两张唱片还包含了布里顿两首不甚知名的声乐套曲。