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Constantinople.The eastern capital of the Christian world.

君士坦丁堡 基督教的东方帝都

Founded by Rome's first Christian Emperor,Constantine.

由罗马第一位信仰基督教的皇帝 君士坦丁大帝建立

At the city's heart, an icon of Christian faith:

城市中心 矗立着一座基督教的标志性建筑物

Hagia Sophia, the largest cathedral of its day.

即当时世界上最大的教堂: 索菲亚大教堂

The year is 1453.An epic battle is looming

在1453年 一场史诗般的战役即将打响

That will shift the balance of power between east and west,

它将打破东西方世界的平衡

and change the story of mankind.

改写人类的历史

Constantinople is going to change the entire picture

君士坦丁堡将会改变

of the world that we have with the discovery of new continents.

发现新大陆时 整个世界的格局

The two events are inextricably linked.

两大事件不可避免地联系在一起

Constantinople is under siege by the Ottoman Turks,

奥斯曼土耳其人包围了君士坦丁堡

an Islamic army 70,000 strong.

这是拥有七万壮士的伊斯兰军队

Leading the attack:Sultan Mehmet The Second.

为首的是苏丹·穆罕穆德二世

Scholar, warrior, obsessed.

他是学者 也是勇士 令人着迷

Conquering this city has been his dream since the age of 13.

攻克这座城市 是他13岁以来的一个梦想

重点讲解

1、capital

资本;资金

Companies are having difficulty in raising capital.

各公司融资困难。

A large amount of capital is invested in all these branches.

一大笔资金投入了各分公司。

(厂房、机器等)固定资产,资本资产

capital equipment that could have served to increase production.

本可以用来增加产出的资产设备

capital investment.

资本投资

(工商业活动的)中心

Colmar has long been considered the capital of the wine trade.

科尔马长期以来一直被视为葡萄酒贸易中心。

New York, the fashion capital of the world.

纽约,世界时尚之都

(犯罪)情节严重的,可判处死刑的

Espionage is a capital offence in this country.

在这个国家,从事间谍活动是死罪。

Americans wrongly convicted of capital crimes.

被误判死罪的美国人

2、balance

（使）保持平衡；（使）平稳

I balanced on the ledge.

我在窗台上站稳。

He balanced a football on his head.

他将一只足球稳稳地顶在头上。

使（力量、重要性等）相等；使均衡；使持平

Balance spicy dishes with mild ones.

做到辛辣菜和清淡菜比重相当。

The state has got to find some way to balance these two needs.

国家必须找出平衡这两种需求的办法。

（力量、重要性等的）均衡，均势

Their marriage is a delicate balance between traditional and contemporary values.

他们的婚姻在传统和现代价值观之间保持着微妙平衡。

There was no other way to ensure that people would get the right balance of foods.

没有其他方法可以确保人们饮食均衡。