历史频道《人类:我们的故事》第五集第14期:人类面临的挑战
日期:2015-12-11 11:04

(单词翻译:单击)

我们的故事

You don't know what the real cause is,it could be in the air or the water.
人们不知道真正的传染源 空气中或者水体中都有可能存在
And so you have the sensation around you of something building up,but you don't know what it is.
人们只是感到周遭 有某种事物正在滋长 对其真实身份却摸不着头脑

The plague takes ten years to cross asia,Moving slowly from village to village.
黑死病用了十几年的时间才横扫亚洲 在村庄间缓慢扩散
But europe is the perfect breeding ground.
但欧洲却是黑死病绝佳的滋生地
Hundreds of cities,80 million people,Living in close quarters.
数以百计的城市鳞次栉比 八千万居民 簇居其中
These cities had all the conditions to sustain plague,the filth, the squalor.
这些城市具备了瘟疫蔓延的 所有先决条件 污秽成河 脏物遍地
The rodents that were just considered part of natural life at that point,
那时 啮齿类动物还被认为是 万千生灵的一部分
and nobody considered that these rodents and their fleas could potentially be a problem.
没人意识到这些啮齿类动物与它们身上的跳蚤 可能会是人类面临的一大挑战
And then you had this massive number of people all packed together in these small dwellings,
再加上为数众多的民众 杂居在那些拥挤的住宅区内
and it was the exact sort of situation you would want if you were trying to cause a plague epidemic.
这正是会导致瘟疫肆虐的绝佳环境
The plague has entered Agnolo's home,Infecting his wife, Nicoluccia.
黑死病已潜入阿格诺罗的家门 感染了他妻子妮可罗西亚
If you've ever seen bubonic plague,it's very gross.
见识过黑死病的人都知道 病状令人作呕
A huge purple growth takes place,which creates psychological trauma, havoc,an incredible fear.
病人体表会长出紫黑色的脓包 引发心理创伤 使病患饱受折磨 承受难以想象的恐惧

重点讲解

1、build up
(使)积聚;(使)逐渐增加
The regime built up the largest army in Africa.
该政权逐渐建立起一支非洲规模最大的军队。
The collection has been built up over the last seventeen years.
在过去的17年中,收藏的规模不断扩大。
增强…的体质;建立…的信心
Build her up with kindness and a sympathetic ear.
用友善和富有同情心的倾听来重拾她的信心。
Dr. Johnson and I have been trying to build him up physically.
约翰逊医生和我一直试图增强他的体质。
吹捧;抬举
The media will report on it and the tabloids will build it up.
媒体会报道此事,小报则会大肆吹捧。
Historians built him up as the champion of parliament.
历史学家把他誉为议会的捍卫者。
2、consider
认为;看待
We don't consider our customers to be mere consumers; we consider them to be our friends.
我们没有把客户仅仅看作是消费者;我们还把他们当作朋友。
I had always considered myself a strong, competent woman.
一直以来,我始终认为自己是个女强人。
考虑;斟酌
The government is being asked to consider a plan to fix the date of the Easter break.
人们要求政府考虑确定复活节假期日期的计划。
You do have to consider the feelings of those around you.
你的确需要考虑周围人的感受。

分享到
重点单词
  • sympatheticadj. 同情的,共鸣的 n. 交感神经
  • trauman. 精神创伤,外伤
  • epidemicn. 传染病,流行病 adj. 流行的,传染性的
  • competentadj. 有能力的,胜任的,足够的
  • regimen. 政体,制度 n. 养生法(=regimen)
  • squalorn. 肮脏,脏污,不干净
  • psychologicaladj. 心理(学)的
  • incredibleadj. 难以置信的,惊人的
  • championn. 冠军,优胜者,拥护者,勇士 vt. 保卫,拥护,为
  • sustainvt. 承受,支持,经受,维持,认可