历史频道《人类:我们的故事》第九集第10期:航海史上最伟大的突破
日期:2016-03-18 12:12

(单词翻译:单击)

我们的故事

Mankind enters a new era...discovering single-celled organisms

人类进入了新纪元 发现了单细胞生物

And the secrets of the beating heart.

以及心跳的秘密


For the first time we understand gravity,

我们第一次认识到了地心引力

And prove the earth orbits around the sun.

证明了地球是绕着太阳转的

After fire, the written word, agriculture,

在冲突 文字 农业之后

the scientific method is probably mankind's greatest gift to the future.

科学方法大概是 人类给未来最好的礼物

For 14 months, Flamsteed has been building his mural arc,

14个月来 弗兰斯蒂德一直在创作天穹壁画

A telescope moved by a precision gearing system

望远镜由精确的传动装置所推动

That measures the angle of the stars in the night sky.

测量夜空中星星的角度

The king invests in the project,But the money runs out.

国王资助了这个项目 但钱很快花光了

Flamsteed spends his life savings to bring his dream alive,

弗兰斯蒂德拿出毕生积蓄 来实现他的梦想

A quarter of a million dollars in today's money.Sirius.Sirius crossing.Now!

耗资相当于如今的25万美元 天狼星 天狼星出现了 现在

Flamsteed gives each star a unique marker.

弗兰斯蒂德给每一颗星星标上特殊标记

28,000 measurements recording their exact position,

以两万八千种测量法记录了它们的准确位置

Tripling the number of known stars to nearly 3000.

编录了近三千颗星星 已知星体数增加了三倍

The greatest breakthrough in navigation since the compass.

这是继指南针之后航海史上最伟大的突破

Star charts 15 times more accurate than before,Saving money and lives.

星图比之前精确了15倍 节省了金钱 挽救了生命

重点讲解

1、discover

发现(以前不知道的事实)

She discovered that they'd escaped.

她发现他们已经逃跑了。

I discovered I was pregnant.

我发现自己怀孕了。

(第一个)发现

the first European to discover America.

第一个发现美洲大陆的欧洲人

In the 19th century, gold was discovered in California.

19 世纪时,在加利福尼亚发现了金子。

初次接触(某活动并乐在其中)

I wish I'd discovered photography when I was younger.

我要是早点接触到摄影技术就好了。

Discover the delights and luxury of a private yacht.

体验私人游艇的乐趣和奢华。


2、run out

用完;耗尽

They have run out of ideas.

他们已经想不出任何办法了。

We're running out of time.

我们快没有时间了。

被用完;耗尽

Conditions are getting worse and supplies are running out.

情况越来越糟糕,贮备物资也快用完了。

Time is running out.

时间不多了。

(法律文件)到期,失效

When the lease ran out the family moved to Campigny.

租约到期后,这家人搬到了坎皮格尼。

the day my visa ran out.

我的签证的到期日

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重点单词
  • uniqueadj. 独一无二的,独特的,稀罕的
  • luxuryn. 奢侈,豪华,奢侈品
  • precisionn. 精确,精密度 adj. 以精准的执行而著称的,经得
  • recordingn. 录音 动词record的现在分词
  • muraladj. 墙壁的,挂在墙壁上的 n. 壁画
  • yachtn. 游艇,快艇 vi. 驾快艇
  • gravityn. 重力,严重,庄重,严肃
  • accurateadj. 准确的,精确的
  • compassn. 指南针,圆规 vt. 图谋,包围,达成
  • understandvt. 理解,懂,听说,获悉,将 ... 理解为,认为