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After the devastation of the plague, a rebirth.

瘟疫的毁灭性打击之后 是重获的新生

We have works of art, works of architecture,palaces, schools, academies.

艺术作品 建筑作品 宫殿 学校 学会

All of the human arts flourish where banking flourishes.

人类所有的艺术繁盛之地都是银行兴盛之地

They were buying collections for themselves,but they were meant for eternity.

他们购买收藏品珍藏 但其意味着永恒

5000 miles away,China is on the brink of its own rebirth.

五千英里外 中国正欲复兴

A key, a deadly new invention.

一项致命的新发明诞生

For a century and a half, the Mongols have ruled China.

蒙古人统治中原已一个半世纪之久

But the plague has killed millions,Loosening their grip on power.

但是因瘟疫而致死的有数以百万人 让他们放松了对权力的控制

1356, outside Nanjing.A gang of three plots a revolution.

1356年 南京城外 三人结伙密谋了一场叛变

Their leader: Zhu Yuanzhang.

他们的领导者是朱元璋

Born dirt poor, orphaned by the plague.

他出生贫寒 瘟疫夺走了他的家人

Zhu Yuanzhang was a peasant.

朱元璋原来是一名农民

He was an ordinary man,but he had extraordinary drive.

是一个普通的老百姓 但是他受尽生活的艰辛

His men call themselves the Red Turbans.

他的手下称自己为红巾军

Peasants turned rebels.The people have nothing to eat.

农民发动了起义 人们没有食物可吃

And when a rebel leader comes along and says,

当起义军召集大家并宣布

"Drive out the Mongols,"there's universal enthusiasm.

"赶走蒙古人"时 群情激昂

重点讲解

1、flourish

繁荣;兴盛;兴旺

Business flourished and within six months they were earning 18,000 roubles a day.

生意红火起来，不出6 个月他们就可以每天赚 18,000 卢布了。

Racism and crime still flourish in the ghetto.

城市贫民区的种族主义和犯罪仍然十分猖獗。

(植物或动物)长势好，茁壮成长

The plant flourishes particularly well in slightly harsher climes.

这种植物在气候条件稍差一点的地区长势尤其好。

挥动，挥舞(以引起注意)

He flourished the glass to emphasize the point.

他挥动手中的杯子来强调这一点。

2、extraordinary

非凡的;优秀的;出色的

We've made extraordinary progress as a society in that regard.

在那个方面，我们的社会已经取得了巨大的进步。

The task requires extraordinary patience and endurance.

那项任务需要非凡的耐心和毅力。

非常奇特的;令人惊奇的

What an extraordinary thing to happen!

这事儿真蹊跷！

His decision to hold talks is extraordinary because it could mean the real end of the war.

他作出举行谈判的决定非同寻常，因为这可能意味着战争真的要结束了。

（会议）特别的

at an extraordinary meeting of the sport's ruling body.

在体育运动管理机构的特别会议上

Representatives of the colonies met in an extraordinary congress.

各殖民地代表在一次特别大会上会面。