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It's kind of the way that a wealthy person

这就是富人的行事作风

might bet 100 bucks on poker,

扑克时花一百美金做赌注

without much expectation but you could afford it.

不抱赢的希望但负担得起这笔钱

After five weeks at sea, close to starvation,

在海上航行了五周之后 濒临粮绝

Thousands of miles from his target,

哥伦布离他的目的地还差十万八千里

He reaches land... which he believes is Japan.

他抵达了一片陆地 他相信这就是日本

In fact, it's the Bahamas Off the coast of a vast new world:The Americas.

事实上 这是巴哈马群岛 沿海的一个巨大的新世界 美洲大陆

Two worlds, isolated from each other for 10,000 years.

两个世界 相互隔绝了近万年

It's not only a huge event in history,

这并不仅仅是历史上的一个重大事件

but it's a huge event in the history of life.

更是生命史上的一个重大事件

The Bahamas are home to the Taino people.

巴哈马群岛是泰诺人的家园

He sees these people for the most part by European standards

按照欧洲的标准哥伦布认为他们

as very tall, very healthy, very good looking,living in a state of abundance.

身材高大 身体健康 形貌昳丽 生活富裕

重点讲解

1、expectation

期待;期望；预期

Students' expectations were as varied as their expertise.

学生们的期望根据他们的专业各有不同。

The car has been General Motors' most visible success story, with sales far exceeding expectations.

那种车是通用汽车公司有目共睹最成功的车型，销量远远超过预期。

期望;希望

Stephen Chase had determined to live up to the expectations of the Company.

斯蒂芬·蔡斯决心不辜负公司的期望。

the expectation that the grieving process should have a time limit on it.

希望悲痛情绪不要长久持续下去

2、afford

买得起；负担得起

My parents can't even afford a new refrigerator.

我父母甚至买不起一台新冰箱。

The arts should be available to more people at prices they can afford.

艺术品应该以人们能够承受的价格面向更多的人出售。

经得住；承受得起

We can't afford to wait.

我们等不起。

The country could not afford the luxury of an election.

该国负担不起选举这样奢侈的事。

提供；给予

This affords us the opportunity to ask questions about how the systems might change.

这给我们提供了就系统可能如何改变进行提问的机会。

It was a cold room, but it afforded a fine view of the Old City.

这房间虽然很冷，但是它能让人将古城的景致尽收眼底。