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Dezhnev makes it home a rich man.

德兹涅夫成了富翁

The trade in fur opens up two continents.

皮草交易打通了两片大陆

Russia seizes control of Siberia and Alaska,And quadruples in size.

俄罗斯夺取了西伯利亚和阿拉斯加的主权 领土翻了四倍

In North America,The fur trade opens up the wilderness.

在北美 皮草交易开发了蛮夷之地

Dutch traders establish a port to ship fur to Europe.

荷兰商人新建港口 将皮草运至欧洲

80,000 pelts a year,Worth $48 million today,

一年可卖出八万匹皮草 在现今价值4800万美元

Creating a new commercial capital:New York.

成就了一个新的商业之都 那就是纽约

It's almost inconceivable of us to think back on two super powers,

现在对我们来说 回想俄罗斯和美国两个超级大国的发展

Russia and America,and both of them were given their real economic starts

几乎不可思议 这两个国家真正的经济进程

on the back of small furry animals.

都始于小型毛绒动物的交易

The resources of the natural world Drive a new age of commerce.

大自然的资源 推动了商业的新纪元

Fur, sugar, coffee, tea and tobacco.

皮草 糖 咖啡 茶和烟草

But transporting them is a deadly job Through uncharted seas.

但在未知海域运输商品 却是件危险而致命的工作

One in five journeys ends in disaster.

每五次航行就有一次会以海难终结

The world's oceans are graveyards.

海洋就是墓地

重点讲解

1、open up

（使）（地方、经济、兴趣领域等）开放

As the market opens up, I think people are going to be able to spend more money on consumer goods.

随着市场的放开，我认为人们将能够增加用于消费品的支出。

He said he wanted to see how Albania was opening up to the world.

他说他想看看阿尔巴尼亚是如何对外开放的。

（使）（机会、可能性等）出现；（使）产生

It was also felt that the collapse of the system opened up new possibilities.

人们也认为这一制度的崩溃带来了各种新的可能性。

New opportunities are opening up for investors who want a more direct stake in overseas companies.

希望更加直接地参股海外公司的投资者获得了新的机会。

开…的门

Three armed men were waiting when the postmaster and his wife arrived to open up the shop.

当邮政局长和妻子到邮局开门营业时，3名持械男子正等着他们。

Open up, or I break in!

把门打开，不然我要砸门了！

2、commercial

商业的;贸易的

Docklands in its heyday was a major centre of industrial and commercial activity.

港区在其最繁荣的时期曾是主要的工商业活动中心。

Attacks were reported on police, vehicles and commercial premises.

据报道，警察、车辆和商业经营场所均遭到袭击。

(组织、活动)营利的，商业化的，偏重利润的

British Rail has indeed become more commercial over the past decade.

过去10年来，英国铁路确实变得更加商业化了。

Conservationists in Chile are concerned over the effect of commercial exploitation of forests.

对森林的商业开发所带来的影响让智利的自然资源保护者们感到忧心忡忡。