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Aztec emperor Montezuma.

阿兹特克皇帝蒙提祖马

The richest, most powerful man in the Americas,

他是美洲最有钱也最具权势之人

Ruler of 25 million people.

是两千五百万人民的统治者

He's welcomed Cortes and his men into his palace.

他欢迎科尔特斯和他的部下来到他的宫殿

A mistake that will change the fate of a continent.

一个错误的决定即将改变美洲大陆的命运

Their numbers were small,how could they constitute a threat,

他们人数很少 只有区区几百人

when you have an army that's a thousand times,

而你有支大军 人数是他们的千倍

ten thousand times larger,

甚至上万倍

than the few hundred souls that they brought, right?

他们怎么可能对你构成威胁呢?

Cortes' plan:kidnap the emperor.

科尔特斯的计划是 绑架皇帝

Part of his calculation was,

他的想法是

if we can show that we can take over at this level,

如果可以证明我们可以接任皇帝的位置

incarcerate the head of the empire,

监禁帝国的首领

maybe the rest of the dominoes will fall.

或许别的问题就都会迎刃而解了

Montezuma's treasuries are filled with gold.

蒙提祖马的金库中藏满了黄金

The Spanish lust for plunder astonishes the Aztecs.

西班牙人掠夺黄金的欲望让阿兹特克人震惊

An eyewitness reports:"They snatched up the gold like monkeys."

一位目击者写道 他们像猴子一样争抢黄金

"They were swollen with greed.

他们欲壑难填

"They hungered for that gold like wild pigs."

他们像野猪觅食般抢夺黄金"

The people dub their captive emperor "Cortes' whore",And revolt.

人们把被俘的皇帝称为"科尔特斯的娼妓" 并开始造反

重点讲解

1、calculation

计算;运算;计算结果

Leonard made a rapid calculation: he'd never make it in time.

伦纳德快速盘算了一下:他肯定赶不上了。

the calculation of their assets.

对他们资产的估算

估算;估计;推断;预测

For the President, the calculations are equally difficult. If the peacekeeping operation goes wrong he risks appearing weak.

对总统说来,局势同样难料。假如维和行动出了岔子,他就会显得无能。

算计;盘算

cold, unspeakably cruel calculation.

冷酷无情的阴谋算计

2、take over

接收，接管(公司)

A British newspaper says British Airways plan to take over Trans World Airways.

一家英国报纸称，英国航空公司计划接管环球航空公司。

(武力)占领，接管，控制

The Belgians took over Rwanda under a League of Nations mandate.

比利时人依照国际联盟的授权接管了卢旺达。

The parliament in Madrid was taken over by civil guards.

马德里议会大厦被国民警卫队接管了。

接替;接任;接手

His widow has taken over the running of his empire, including six London theatres.

他的遗孀已接手管理他创下的帝国，其中包括 6 家伦敦剧院。

In 1966, Pastor Albertz took over from him as governing mayor.

1966 年，帕斯特·艾伯茨接替他担任主管市长。