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Silver just opened so many doors for them.

白银为这些商人打开诸多方便之门

At long last, they had a trading currency.

他们终于有了可以用来交易的货币

They had something that the Asians wanted.

亚洲人喜欢这些白银

They could acquire textiles, cotton, silk,

商人们用它买到纺织品 棉花 丝绸

spices, pepper, cinnamon,exotic Asian commodities.

香料 胡椒 肉桂 各种各样具有异国情调的亚洲商品

100 tons of silver pours into India each year,

每年有一百吨白银流入印度

generating millions in taxes paid to one man:Shah Jahan.

导致百万计的赋税都交到一个人手中 这个人就是沙杰汗

A renegade nobleman, Khan Jahan Lodi,

有个叛离贵族汗·杰汗·洛迪

has rebelled and been hunted down.Now he pays the price.

起兵造反 最终败北 现在他为此付出了代价

With the emperor on campaign,His favorite wife,

随军出征的 有沙杰罕最爱的妻子

in labor with their 14th child.

征途中分娩了他们的第十四个孩子

Her name, Mumtaz Mahal,'the jewel of the palace'.

她就是蒙塔兹·玛哈尔 被誉为"宫殿中的宝石"

He had many, many, many wives,but she was his first among women.

他有很多很多个妻子 但她无疑是他的最爱

His chroniclers praise her

年代记编者在描述中赞扬她是

as the inspiration behind the throne.

王座背后的灵魂

But her life is in danger.She's losing blood.

但她现在生命垂危 大量失血

Neither Shah Jahan's wealth nor power can save the woman he loves.

沙杰罕的财富和权利 都无法挽救他爱的女人的生命

重点讲解

1、currency

通货;货币

Tourism is the country's top earner of foreign currency.

旅游业是该国外汇创收最多的行业。

More people favour a single European currency than oppose it.

赞成单一欧洲货币的人占多数。

通用;流行;流传

His theory of the social contract had wide currency in America.

他的社会契约论在美国广为认可。

'Loop' is one of those computer words that has gained currency in society.

有一些计算机术语成了社会上的通用词汇,“循环”就是其中一个。

2、campaign

(社会、政治)运动,活动

During his election campaign he promised to put the economy back on its feet.

他在竞选时许诺将重振经济。

Apacs has launched a campaign to improve the training of staff.

雅拍体育用品公司开展了加强员工培训的活动。

发起运动;开展活动

We are campaigning for law reform.

我们正在宣传呼吁进行法律改革。

Mr Burns has actively campaigned against a hostel being set up here.

伯恩斯先生积极活动,反对在这儿建青年旅舍。

(包括一系列战斗的)战役

The allies are intensifying their air campaign.

联军部队正加大他们的空战强度。

a bombing campaign.

轮番轰炸