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Flamsteed's a hero,he changed the world irrevocably by creating these accurate measurements.

弗兰斯蒂德是个英雄 他创造了这些精确的 测量技术改变了世界

It's like these sailors went from having a rough, hand-drawn map to having a satellite photograph,

就像是这些水手 粗糙的手绘地图 一下子换成了卫星照片

a beautiful, you know, GPS-inspired image.

就是那种绘制讲究 GPS式的图片

New measurements that one day will help guide men to the moon.

新测量技术总有一天会帮助人类登上月球

So often we think about the progress of science,

我们总是在思考科学的进程

and we think about that "Aha" Moment, that flash of insight.

常回忆那些让人恍然大悟 灵光闪现的时刻

We don't recognize so much of science is dogged hard work

我们没发现这么多科学成果都需要不懈的努力

and Flamsteed was the ultimate grinder.

而弗兰斯蒂德最终坚持下来了

Now, science opens a new age of exploration.

现在 科学为探索开启了新的篇章

Captain James Cook.Mankind's greatest explorer.

詹姆斯·库克船长 人类历史上最伟大的探索家

"I had ambition,""Not only to go farther than anyone had been before,

我雄心满满 不仅要比之前的任何人都走得远

"But as far as it was possible for man to go."

而且要挑战人类极限 越远越好

Cook's journey depended on the observations of Flamsteed,

库克的航程依赖于弗兰斯蒂德的观测成果

and he never could have done what he did without him.

若没有那些观测 库克永远不会有之后的成就

A third of the world unmapped until now.

直到现在 世界上还有三分之一的未知领域

On three journeys,Cook will reach some of the most remote corners of the planet

在库克的三次旅程中 他会到达地球上最远的角落

And open up a new continent.

发现一片新的大陆

Cook's voyages really showed us what the world looked like.

库克的航行向我们展示了世界的原貌

No longer were there vast areas on the map where you might just say, "There be dragons."

地图上再也不会有让你发出 "那是巨龙"这般感叹的辽阔土地了

重点讲解

1、progress

进步；进展

The medical community continues to make progress in the fight against cancer.

医学界在抗癌的斗争中不断取得进步。

The two sides made little if any progress towards agreement.

双方在达成协议方面的进展甚微。

继续进行；逐步发展

As the evening progressed, sadness turned to rage.

随着夜幕逐渐降临，悲伤变成了愤怒。

Life was hard, and it became harder as the war progressed.

那时候生活很艰难，并且随着战争的持续愈发艰难了。

正在进行中

The game was already in progress when we took our seats.

我们坐下来的时候，比赛已经开始了。

The diaries are a mixture of confession, work in progress and observation.

这些日记里既有自白，也有当下工作记录，还有见闻评论。

2、ultimate

最后的；最终的

He said it is still not possible to predict the ultimate outcome.

他说现在还无法预料最终的结局。

The ultimate aim is to expand the network further.

最终目的是为了进一步拓展该网络。

最根本的；最基础的；最原始的

Plants are the ultimate source of all foodstuffs.

植物是所有食物的最根本来源。

The ultimate cause of what's happened seems to have been the advertising campaign.

出事的最根本原因似乎在于那场广告宣传活动。

极端的；极度的；令人极其不快的

Being removed from his post during operations is the ultimate humiliation for a ship's captain.

在执行任务的过程中被免职，这对一位船长来说是莫大的耻辱。

Treachery was the ultimate sin.

背叛是最不可饶恕的罪孽。