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Worldwide, 16 million lightning storms a year Kill 24,000 people.

全世界每年有一千六百万次闪电风暴 夺走了两万四千条生命

Each strike wields the power of a ton of TNT,

每一次电击的破坏力就相当于一吨炸药

With a temperature of 50,000 degrees Fahrenheit,Five times hotter than the sun.

释放温度高达五万华氏度 是太阳热量的五倍

As a journalist,Franklin knows the devastation lightning can cause.

作为一个记者 富兰克林深知闪电的破坏力

Grain stores, houses and churches destroyed.Come and give us a hand.

谷仓 房屋还有教堂都被摧毁了 来帮我们一把

Only 60 years after the Salem witch trials,Many still believe it's the wrath of God.

距萨勒姆女巫审判六十年后 许多人仍相信这是上帝的愤怒

But franklin will challenge this To prove that lightning is a form of electricity

但富兰克林将挑战这个观点 证明闪电只是电的一种形式

And help unlock one of the keys to mankind's future.

并开启人类未来的一扇重要的大门

"I was never before engaged in any study"

我之前从未如此倾尽全力

That so totally engrossed my attention and time.

投入一项研究

Surely the Thunder of Heaven is no more supernatural

显然 天上的雷电不再是超自然现象

Than the Rain, Hail or Sunshine of Heaven."

而是和雨水 冰雹 阳光一样的自然现象"

The battle between superstition and science That defines the age.

迷信和科学的较量 是那个时代的特征

Franklin was very much part of the Enlightenment.

富兰克林对启蒙运动的贡献意义重大

The Enlightenment was based on the idea that there are natural explanations for the phenomenon of nature.

启蒙运动所基于的理念是每种自然现象 都有相应的解释

重点讲解

1、challenge

挑战;难题

I like a big challenge and they don't come much bigger than this.

我喜欢大的挑战，而所有挑战中再没有比这更大的了。

The new government's first challenge is the economy.

新政府面临的第一个难题是经济问题。

(成功地)应对挑战，迎接挑战

The new Germany must rise to the challenge of its enhanced responsibilities.

一个崭新的德国必须迎接挑战，承担更多的责任。

They rose to the challenge of entertaining 80 schoolchildren for an afternoon.

他们一个下午成功接待了80名学童。

怀疑，质疑(真实性、价值、权威等)

Democratic leaders have challenged the president to sign the bill.

民主党领袖对总统签署这项法案提出了质疑。

The move was immediately challenged by two of the republics.

此项动议立即遭到其中两个共和国的反对。

2、attention

注意；留心；专注

You have my undivided attention.

我专心听你所讲。

Later he turned his attention to the desperate state of housing in the province.

其后，他将注意力转向了该省形势严峻的住房问题。

（尤指大众的）注意力，关注

Volume Two, subtitled 'The Lawyers', will also attract considerable attention.

副标题为“律师”的第二册也将获得广泛关注。

The conference may help to focus attention on the economy.

此次会议可能有助于将关注焦点放在经济上。

保养;照料;照顾

Each year more than two million household injuries need medical attention.

每年有超过200万起家中受伤事件需要医疗处理。

a demanding baby who seems to want attention 24 hours a day.

好像一天24小时都要人照看的难缠的宝宝