历史频道《人类:我们的故事》第九集第7期:枪起源于中国
日期:2016-03-15 10:54

(单词翻译:单击)

我们的故事

The Evenki are swift and silent hunters.

埃文基族人都是敏捷安静的猎手

Arrow tips made from reindeer antler That can pierce a human skull.

箭头由鹿角制成 可以刺穿人的头盖骨


But no match for a weapon that shapes the future of mankind.

但仍无法与成就人类未来的武器相提并论

Across the planet,Pioneers clash with ancient cultures,Conquer new lands.

纵观整个星球 开拓者与古老文明碰撞 占领新疆土

What gives them the edge?The gun.

是什么让他们略胜一筹呢? 枪

Invented in China,Developed in Europe,

枪起源于中国 发展于欧洲

Now being mass produced using cast iron.

现在用生铁大量生产

Production skyrockets 10,000%.It is a game-changer.

产量激增了10000% 它改变了游戏规则

There's always gonna be someone who wants to improve upon the idea,

总会有人 想在原有基础上有所改进

make it bigger, better,faster, stronger,more lethal.

让枪更大 更好 速度更快 威力更强 更致命

Muzzle velocity: 700 miles per hour,Seven times faster than an arrow.

出口速度 时速700英里 比箭的速度快七倍

Dezhnev records the battle in his diary:

德兹涅夫在日记里描述了这场战斗

"I killed some of their best men in that fight,"

我在争斗中杀死了他们中的一些精英

"And we wounded many others."

也伤了他们很多人"

The wilderness is being tamed,Hunter-gatherers displaced.

蛮夷之地被开发 统治者由狩猎者取而代之

A conflict playing out across the planet.

一场冲突结束了

重点讲解

1、conquer

占领;征服

During 1936, Mussolini conquered Abyssinia.

1936年,墨索里尼攻占了阿比西尼亚。

Early in the eleventh century the whole of England was again conquered by the Vikings.

11世纪早期,整个英格兰再次被北欧海盗征服。

克服;攻克

I was certain that love was quite enough to conquer our differences.

我相信爱足以克服我们的种种差异。

He has never conquered his addiction to smoking.

他一直未能戒除烟瘾。

2、improve

改进;改善;增进

Both the texture and condition of your hair should improve.

你头发的发质与健康状况都应改善。

The weather is beginning to improve.

天气开始好转了。

提高;(使)变得更熟练

Their French has improved enormously.

他们的法语进步很大。

He said he was going to improve his football.

他说他要提高足球技术。

超过;胜过

We need to improve on our performance against France.

我们需要比对阵法国队时表现得更好。

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重点单词
  • diaryn. 日记,日记簿
  • conflictn. 冲突,矛盾,斗争,战斗 vi. 冲突,争执,抵触
  • massn. 块,大量,众多 adj. 群众的,大规模的 v.
  • skulln. 头骨,骷髅头 vt. 击打头部
  • velocityn. 速度,速率,迅速
  • performancen. 表演,表现; 履行,实行 n. 性能,本事
  • swiftadj. 快的,迅速的 n. 雨燕,线轴 Swift n
  • clashn. 冲突,撞击声,抵触 vt. 冲突,抵触,使 ...
  • wildernessn. 荒野,荒地
  • enormouslyadv. 巨大地,庞大地;非常地,在极大程度上