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In the highlands of Ethiopia,

埃塞俄比亚的高地上

an ancient Christian Empire Claiming to descend from the Queen of Sheba

屹立着一个古老的基督教帝国 他们自称是示巴女王的遗胄

And on the east coast: Kilwa,One of Africa's busiest ports.

坐落在东部海岸的基尔瓦城 是非洲最为繁忙的港口之一

Ibn battuta will return to Morocco

伊本·白图泰即将重返摩洛哥

And write the oldest surviving account of Timbuktu

用文字告诉世人图阿雷格这种古老部族 仍然遗存

And the wealth of Africa.

用笔触描绘非洲的滚滚财富

The Tuareg will carry their gold back across the Sahara.

图阿雷格部族会横穿撒哈拉沙漠 将赚取的黄金运回

Its destination: across the mediterranean to europe.

他们的目的地: 横渡地中海抵达欧洲

African gold will be key To the greatest explosion of ideas

非洲的黄金 会成为西方世界前所未知的

The western world has ever known.

伟大思潮迸发的关键

It'll make some men rich And others, reckless.

它让一部分人变得富裕 其他的人 一无所有

Venice,117 mud islands joined together,

威尼斯 是一个由117座泥地小岛组成的国家

Become a thriving center of commerce.

逐渐成为繁荣的商贸中心

Silk from the Middle East.Spices from India.

这儿有中东地区的丝绸 印度的香料

And the key to its wealth:Gold from Africa.

它富有的关键 是非洲的黄金

重点讲解

1、descend

下来;下降;走下

Things are cooler and more damp as we descend to the cellar.

当我们往下走去地窖时，四周愈见阴冷潮湿。

She descended one flight of stairs.

她走下了一段楼梯。

(情绪、气氛等)降临，笼罩

An uneasy calm descended on the area.

一种令人不安的平静笼罩了该地区。

A reverent hush descended on the multitude.

人群虔敬地噤了声。

（大批人）突然到来，突然造访

3,000 city officials descended on Capitol Hill to lobby for more money.

3,000名市政官员齐聚国会山，为筹集更多的款项进行游说。

Curious tourists and reporters from around the globe are descending upon the peaceful villages.

好奇的游客和记者从世界各地一齐涌向这些平静的村落。

2、survive

生存;存活;幸存

the sequence of events that left the eight pupils battling to survive in icy seas for over four hours.

致使这 8 个小学生在冰冷的海水里挣扎求生四个多小时的一连串事件

Those organisms that are most suited to the environment will be those that will survive.

最适宜该环境的微生物将会存活下来。

挺过;艰难度过

On my first day here I thought, 'Ooh, how will I survive?'

我第一天到这儿时就想，“天哪，我怎么能挺过去呢?”

people who are struggling to survive without jobs.

艰难度日的失业者

幸存;幸免于难;留存

When the market economy is introduced, many factories will not survive.

引入市场经济后，许多工厂将面临倒闭。

The chances of a planet surviving a supernova always looked terribly slim.

行星躲过超新星爆发的几率总是十分渺茫。