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The Ndongo are outnumbered. Surrounded.Princesses Mukambu and Kifunji, enslaved.

恩东加人民寡不敌众 陷入包围 姆卡布和柯福吉公主被贩为奴

Over three centuries, European slave traders

三百年时间里 欧洲奴隶贩子

will transport 15 million Africans to the new world,the majority from Central Africa.

将一千五百万非洲人运往新大陆 他们之中大部分来自中非

It's one of the most horrendous, painful moments in modern human history.

对欧洲人和非洲黑人来说 这都是现代人类史上

Both for Europeans and for Black Africans.But Queen Nzinga herself escapes.

一段最最可怕痛苦的回忆 但恩津加女王自己逃脱了

For the next 20 years, until her death,

接下来二十年里

she will fight on and negotiate and bargain to keep Ndongo free from Portuguese rule.

她不断为恩东加的自由而战 为其谈判交涉 使其免于葡萄牙的统治 直至死去

I'm fascinated that there was a woman

我很震惊 在非洲历史上

who was as powerful in the history of Africa as Queen Nzinga.

竟有像恩津加女王这样 强大的女人

An enormously complicated and enormously brilliant

她是非洲历史上

diplomatic figure in African history.

极其复杂又极其卓越的外交家

250 years later, slavery will be abolished

二百五十年后 奴隶制将被废除

And forever free.But mankind's taste for sugar

奴隶们从此以后享有自由 人类为了品尝到糖

transforms the face and civilization of two continents.

改变了两大洲的面容和文明

Today almost a fifth of the population of the Americas

如今 美洲将近五分之一的人口

can trace their roots back to Africa.

其根源都可追溯到非洲

重点讲解

1、transport

交通工具;运输工具

Have you got your own transport?

你有自己的交通工具吗？

Which type of transport do you prefer?

你更喜欢哪种类型的代步工具？

交通运输系统;公共交通(网)

The extra money could be spent on improving public transport.

多余的资金可以用于改善公共交通系统。

The sudden onset of winter caused havoc with rail and air transport

冬天的突然降临让铁路和航空运输系统陷入混乱。

使身处他境

Dr Drummond felt that he had been transported into a world that rivalled the Arabian Nights.

德拉蒙德博士觉得自己仿佛被带入了一个可与《天方夜谭》相媲美的世界。

In a dream you can be transported back in time

在梦里你可以回到过去。

2、negotiate

谈判;协商;洽谈

It is not clear whether the president is willing to negotiate with the democrats.

还不清楚总统是否愿意和民主人士洽谈。

When you have two adversaries negotiating, you need to be on neutral territory.

让敌对双方坐下来谈判时，你得保持中立。

顺利通过;成功越过

Frank Mariano negotiates the desert terrain in his battered pickup.

弗兰克·马里亚诺驾驶他那辆破烂不堪的皮卡车成功穿越了沙漠地带。

I negotiated the corner on my motorbike and pulled to a stop.

我骑摩托车顺利通过拐角，然后停了下来。