原文赏析

It's no good.
这不行
Why?
为什么
We can't block steamboat traffic. We've been through this.
我们不能阻挡汽船的通过
Show me the cantilevered one again.
给我看看悬臂式那种
It's not going to withstand the Mississippi currents.
它经不起密西西比水流的冲击
So make it stronger.
那就建得更强一些
It's impossible.
这是不可能的
The combined forces from the passenger traffic, rail freight and the river current
客运流量 铁路货运和河流冲击的合力
will exceed the tensile strength of iron.
将会超过铁的抗张强度

The bridge will collapse.
桥会坍塌
Here you go.
给
Thank you.
谢谢
Nothing's impossible.
没有什么是不可能的
You have to be patient
你需要有耐心
and have perseverance
有毅力
and have a sense of where you want to go,
明确自己的目的
and having the passion to still believe in your idea
有一直相信自己信念的激情
even when everyone else is saying,
哪怕所有人都在说
well, why are you wasting your time on this.
干嘛浪费时间干这个
Obviously it's not happening.
现在这还没有发生
But you know it's going to happen and
但你知道肯定会发生
you never give up on that idea.
你绝不会放弃那个想法

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重点讲解

1.heavy/rush-hour traffic 繁忙的/高峰时刻的交通
local/through traffic 当地/过境车辆
例句：There's always a lot of traffic at this time of day.
每天这个时候总是有很多来往车辆。
They were stuck in traffic and missed their flight.
他们遇到了塞车,没赶上班机。
a plan to reduce traffic congestion 减少交通拥塞的计划
traffic police (= who control traffic on a road or stop drivers who are breaking the law) 交通警察
The delay is due simply to the volume of traffic.
延误完全是因为交通拥挤。
2.to send goods by air freight 空运货物
a freight business 货运公司
passenger and freight transportation services 客货运业务
例句：Will the goods be sent by air or sea freight?
这批货是走空运还是走海运？
3.exceeded expectations 出乎意料
例句：Have you exceeded expectations through initiative or problem solving?
你是否主动超出了雇主的期待或主动解决问题?
4.here you go 给
例句：Here you go and this is the toy for the boy.
这是您的东西，这是给小朋友的玩具.