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Amsterdam, 1639.A city flush with new money.

阿姆斯特丹 1639年 一座挥霍着新货币的城市

A century after the Spanish conquest of the new world,

西班牙人征服新世界一个世纪之后

The riches of the Americas and an explosion of global trade

美洲大陆的财富和全球贸易的爆发

Have turned the Netherlands into the richest nation On the planet.

使荷兰成为了世界上 最富有的国家

The Dutch control over half the world's shipping.

荷兰人掌控了全球半数以上的商船

More new millionaires than anywhere else on earth.

造就了世界上数量最多的百万富翁

The highest income per head in Europe.A city in love with gambling.

在欧洲拥有最高的人均收入 这是一座沉迷于赌博的城市

Caught up in the excitement: Jan van Goyen.

沉湎于刺激 扬·范·戈因

Struggling artist,looking for a new way to make his fortune.

一位苦苦奋斗的画家 正在寻找新的方法创造财富

In a wealthy city,a city of great merchants and great enterprises

在一座富裕的城市 一座满是伟大的商人和企业的城市里

he's a guy on the move,and he wants to get in on this action.

他是一个勤奋 毫不懈怠的人 他想靠自己的行动而有所收获

New wealth drives the demand for new luxuries,

新的财富驱使了对于新的奢侈品的需求

And one exotic import has captured The public's imagination: the tulip.

一种奇异的的进口商品 捕获了公众的想象力 这就是郁金香

重点讲解

1、conquest

征服;占领

He had led the conquest of southern Poland in 1939.

1939年，他指挥了攻占波兰南部的行动。

After the Norman Conquest the forest became a royal hunting preserve.

诺曼征服之后，这片森林成为了皇家狩猎区。

（爱情或性关系方面的）俘虏，征服

Despite his conquests, he remains lonely and isolated.

尽管他俘获过很多女人的芳心，却依然孤单寂寞。

men who boast about their sexual conquests to all their friends.

向所有朋友吹嘘自己如何搞定女人的男人

克服;攻克

The conquest of inflation has been the Government's overriding economic priority for nearly 15 years.

遏制通货膨胀是政府近15年来经济工作方面的头等大事。

the conquest of cancer.

攻克癌症

2、control

(对机构、地方、体系等的)控制权，支配权

The restructuring involves Mr Ronson giving up control of the company.

这次改组涉及龙森先生放弃对公司的控制权。

The first aim of his government would be to establish control over the republic's territory.

他这届政府的首要目标是确立对共和国领土的控制权。

控制(能力);支配(能力)

He lost control of his car.

他的汽车失控了。

Some teachers have more control over pupils than their parents have.

有的老师比小学生的父母更能管得住他们。

控制，操纵(设备、过程、系统等)

a computerised system to control the gates.

控制大门的计算机系统

Scientists would soon be able to manipulate human genes to control the ageing process.

科学家们很快将能通过操控人类基因来控制衰老过程。