历史频道《人类:我们的故事》第五集第25期:一段传奇故事
日期:2015-12-22 12:22

(单词翻译:单击)

我们的故事

Inca legend recalls his bravery:"The young prince threw himself at the enemy."

印加传奇重现了他的英勇骁雄 年轻的王子以迅雷不及掩耳之势

"He was so agile and fast,"He terrified Uscovilca's bodyguards."

杀入敌方阵中 令尤斯科维尔卡的护卫闻风丧胆


The Chancas vanquished.

昌卡人被击败了

The Incas' victory over the Chancas was legendary.

印加帝国战胜昌卡帝国 成为一段传奇故事

They never stopped talking about it,

人们对这段故事的讲述从未停止

they never stopped celebrating it.

欢呼雀跃也从未停息

Pachacuti will kick-start the biggest empire Ever seen in the Americas.

帕查库提将精神饱满地建立起美洲 最大的帝国

Most of modern-day Chile, Bolivia and Peru,United under Inca rule.

如今的智利 玻利维亚和秘鲁的大部分地区 当时都在印加帝国的统治之下

And to link their territory A network of trails stretching 25,000 miles,

绵延25000英里的路网 将他们的领土紧密相连

Over some of the steepest terrain on earth.

有些甚至越过了地球上最陡峭的地带

At the end of the trail,Machu Picchu,Pachacuti's palace in the clouds,

路网的终端 是马丘比丘(秘鲁中南部古城) 帕查库提的云顶天宫就建立在那里

Unknown to the rest of mankind.

其余人类却毫不知晓

But the isolation of the Americas is coming to an end.

但是美洲的与世隔绝即将走到尽头

In Europe, survivors of the plague will rebuild,

在欧洲 瘟疫爆发后的幸存者将开始重建

Launching a new era of conquest and exploration,

掀起一个征服与探索的新纪元

That'll lead to the discovery of the new world.

新大陆即将展现在世人面前

重点讲解

1、stretch

延伸;绵延

The procession stretched for several miles.

游行队伍长达数英里。

He had burns that stretched from his neck to his hips.

他从脖子到臀部均被烧伤。

一片;一泓;一段

It's a very dangerous stretch of road.

这是一段非常危险的路。

This stretch of Lost River was broader and deeper.

洛斯特里弗的这片水域又宽又深。

伸展;舒展

He yawned and stretched.

他打了个呵欠,伸了伸懒腰

Try stretching your legs and pulling your toes upwards.

试着双腿伸直并且向上拉伸脚趾。

2、isolation

孤独;孤寂;孤立无援

Many deaf people have feelings of isolation and loneliness.

很多失聪者都有孤独无助的感觉。

He also talked briefly about the isolation he endured while in captivity.

他还简单谈及了他被俘期间忍受的孤独。

孤立地;脱离…地

Punishment cannot be discussed in isolation from social theory.

不能脱离社会理论孤立地讨论惩罚。

单独地;独自地

Malcolm works in isolation but I have no doubts about his abilities.

马尔科姆单打独干,但我对他的能力丝毫不怀疑。



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重点单词
  • explorationn. 探险,踏勘,探测
  • braveryn. 勇敢
  • agileadj. (动作)敏捷的,灵活的,(头脑)机灵的
  • processionn. 队伍,行列 v. 列队行进
  • territoryn. 领土,版图,领域,范围
  • terrainn. 地带,地域,地形
  • networkn. 网络,网状物,网状系统 vt. (以网络)覆
  • legendn. 传说,传奇
  • stretchn. 伸展,张开 adj. 可伸缩的 v. 伸展,张开,
  • socialadj. 社会的,社交的 n. 社交聚会