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By his side, his young wife, Ma.

在他身边的 是他年轻的妻子马氏

Daughter of a warlord, partner in the revolution.

她是督军的女儿 也参与了起义

Ma and Zhu were a match made in heaven,

马氏和朱元璋可谓是天作之合

and together they were perfect partners in this rebellion.

他们也是起义的绝佳搭档

Third member of the gang: Jiao Yu.Master craftsman, weapons expert.

第三名领导者叫焦玉 工匠 武器专家

Jiao Yu was not just a soldier,

焦玉不仅仅是一名士兵

but also one of the great brains behind this operation.

还是整个起义的策划者之一

Mongol soldiers are trained to use a bow and arrow

蒙古士兵们训练用弓和箭作战

With deadly accuracy.Jiao's response: gunpowder.

百发百中 而焦玉回敬他们的是火药

Invented 300 years earlier By Chinese monks looking for the elixir of life.

三百年前 中国道士 在寻找长生不老药时发明了火药

It's a novelty, used mostly in fireworks,

它新奇特别 主要用在焰火中

Until its power is realized as an explosive.

后来人们渐渐发现 它可以用作炸药

Jiao designs a weapon he calls 'human thunder'.

焦玉设计了一个叫做"人类惊雷"的武器

A small stone propelled by an explosive charge.

由爆炸产生的能量推动一颗小石子

A lethal combination.

这是一种致命的结合

重点讲解

1、revolution

革命;武装运动

The period since the revolution has been one of political turmoil.

革命爆发后就陷入了政治动乱期。

after the French Revolution.

法国革命之后

重大变革;巨大变化

The nineteenth century witnessed a revolution in ship design and propulsion.

19世纪船舶设计和船舶动力领域发生了重大的变革。

the industrial revolution.

工业革命

2、operation

（由大量人员参与、具有高度组织性的）活动，行动，工作

The rescue operation began on Friday afternoon.

救援行动于星期五下午开始。

The soldiers were engaged in a military operation close to the Ugandan border.

这些士兵参加了乌干达边境附近的一次军事行动。

企业；公司

Thorn's electronics operation employs around 5,000 people.

索恩的电子公司雇用了约5,000名员工。

The two parent groups now run their business as a single combined operation.

这两个母公司现在合并为一家企业经营业务。

使用；运作

Until the rail links are in operation, passengers can only travel through the tunnel by coach.

在铁路连线开通之前，乘客只能乘坐长途客车穿越隧道。

the free banking system that has been in operation since the early eighties.

从80年代初就开始实行的自由银行制度