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Cook will claim their land for the British Empire.

库克会宣称他们的土地属于大英帝国

When Cook found the Australian aborigines,he had no idea whatsoever of what their culture was about.

当库克发现澳大利亚原住民时 对于他们的文化 他一无所知

This is one of the most sophisticated,complex cultural traditions in the world.

这是世界上最纷繁复杂的 文化传统之一

It's one of the most ancient. Cook missed all that.

这是最古老的文明之一 但库克忽略了这一点

He just thought these were kind of a shy people,that he thought they were inferior.

他只是觉得这些人比较胆怯害羞 低人一等

He had no idea what he was encountering.

他根本不知道自己将要面对的是什么

But what cook and his crew discover Is an ecosystem like no other.

但库克和他的船员发现 这是个与众不同的生态系统

The biggest island on earth.A continent with its own unique evolution.

这是地球上最大的岛屿 一个经历了独特演变的大洲

85% of its mammals found nowhere else on earth.

岛上百分之八十五的哺乳动物 都是地球上绝无仅有的

To record it,A man who will become one of the world's leading botanists:Joseph Banks.

为了记录这些 即将诞生未来世界上最顶尖的植物学家之一: 约瑟夫·班克斯

Young, ambitious,On the adventure of a lifetime.

他年纪轻轻 胸怀大志 一生都在经历冒险

The new science of botany he pioneers Unlocks secrets of the natural world That still aid mankind today.

他开拓的新植物科学 解开了自然的秘密 至今仍造福人类

Joseph Banks was like a rock star of science in his day,

在当时 约瑟夫·班克斯就像科学界的摇滚巨星

he was a huge celebrity and he lived this glamorous life,

名声显赫 过着令人向往的光鲜生活

sailing round the oceans, cataloguing native peoples,interesting species, discoveries.

扬帆越海 编录当地土著民 有趣的物种和新兴发现

And when he came home to England, he gave lectures that were as popular as a rock concert today.

在回到家乡英格兰后 他开设讲座 就和现在的摇滚演唱会一样受欢迎

重点讲解

1、encounter

遇到，遭遇（问题、困难）

Every day of our lives we encounter stresses of one kind or another.

我们在每天的生活中会面临这样或那样的压力。

Environmental problems they found in Poland were among the worst they encountered.

他们在波兰发现的环境问题是他们遇到过的最严重的。

偶遇;邂逅

Did you encounter anyone in the building?

你在大楼里遇到谁了么？

Renata wrote him that she had encountered her long-estranged father.

雷娜塔写信告诉他说她碰到了分离多年的父亲。

偶遇;邂逅;(重要的)相逢

The author tells of a remarkable encounter with a group of South Vietnamese soldiers.

作者讲述了和一群南越士兵的奇遇。

2、evolution

进化

the evolution of plants and animals.

动植物的进化

the theory of evolution by natural selection.

自然选择的进化论

演变;演化;演进;发展

a crucial period in the evolution of modern physics.

现代物理学演化过程中的重要时期

an accurate account of his country's evolution.

对他的国家演进的准确描述