我们的故事

Now, disaster tests mankind's faith.

人类的信仰同样面临巨大考验

Avignon, France. Home to Pope Clement VI,

位于法国的阿维尼翁 是克莱芒教皇六世的故乡

One of the most powerful men in the world,

他位极当世最强权者之列

Controlling vast armies and enormous wealth.

掌管着庞大的军队与无尽的财富

When plague hits Avignon,

当黑死病在阿维尼翁肆虐之时

the people expected the Pope to come to their salvation,

人民希望教皇可以对他们施以援手

to go and intercede with God to stop the plague.

去请求上帝的宽恕 终止这场浩劫

But Clement VI can't stop the plague.

但是克莱芒六世没能阻止住这场瘟疫

It devastates Avignon,Killing 1300 people in a single day.

在黑死病荼毒下的阿维尼翁 一天之内就有一千三百人命赴黄泉

Pope Clement buys a field and buries 11,000 people.

克莱芒教皇买下一块地 安葬了一万一千民众

But it is not enough.He tries a radical solution.

但这远远不够安葬所有死者 他索性另寻出路

He consecrates the river Rhone...as a floating cemetery.

他将罗纳河奉为一处 流动墓地

As bodies floated down the Rhone River,

目睹同胞们的尸身沿罗纳河顺流而下

people realized the Pope could do nothing for them.

人们意识到教皇己无能为力

Either God wasn't listening, or worse.

上帝也已闭目塞听 或者说根本不为所动

重点讲解

1、expect

预期;预料;期待

a council workman who expects to lose his job in the next few weeks.

预计自己在接下来的几周里会丢掉工作的市政工人

They no longer expect corporate profits to improve.

他们不再期待公司利润会增长。

盼望;期待;等待

I am expecting several important letters but nothing has arrived.

我正在等几封重要的信件，可是一封都没到。

I wasn't expecting a visitor.

我没想到会有人来访。

要求；认为应当得到;指望

He wasn't expecting our hospitality.

他没有指望我们会盛情款待。

I do expect to have some time to myself in the evenings.

我确实希望晚上能有些属于自己的时间。

2、realize

认识到；意识到；了解

As soon as we realised something was wrong, we moved the children away.

我们刚意识到有什么不对劲就把孩子转移了。

People don't realize how serious this recession has actually been.

人们没有意识到这次经济衰退事实上有多严重。

（希望、心愿或恐惧）实现，成为现实，发生

Straightaway our worst fears were realised.

我们最恐惧的事情一下发生了。

Those are our hopes; we are starting this clinical trial to investigate whether those hopes will be realised.

那些就是我们的希望；我们正在开展这些临床试验以调查那些希望是否可以实现。

实现;实施;实行

Various textile techniques will be explored to realise design possibilities.

将尝试和探索纺织技巧来把这些设计变为现实。

The kaleidoscopic quality of the book is brilliantly realised on stage.

该书包罗万象、精彩纷呈的特质在舞台上得到了精彩再现。