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20 years after Franklin's experiment,

在富兰克林实验之后的二十年

Another kind of revolution rocks America.

另一项革命震惊了美国

An isolated rebellion in a New England lumber yard Will erupt into war.

新英格兰木材厂的独立反抗 成了战争爆发的导火索

That drive for self-determination,that drive to control their own destiny,

民族自决的驱使 自我命运的掌控

that drive to control their own economy,overcame all fear.

自我经济的独立 这些动力让人们战胜了所有恐惧

New hampshire, 1772.Millionaire Ebenezer Mudgett.

在1772年的新罕布什尔州 百万富翁埃比尼泽·马杰特

Determined, rebellious.A self-made tycoon.

是一个有主见和反叛精神 白手起家的大亨

He's made his fortune From mankind's first and oldest great resource:Wood.

他的发家致富是靠人类最早最古老的资源:木材

The key to our lives since the dawn of man.

从人类诞生之日起 木材就是生存的关键

The vast forests that once haunted the dreams

曾经让美国居民苦恼万分的

Of America's settlers Are now their greatest source of profit.

大片森林 现在成了最大的利润来源

950 million acres, over 50 billion trees.

九亿五千万英亩土地上有五百多亿棵树

And the king of England believes the best belong to him.

英国国王认为最好的那些木材归他所有

A third of all British ships are built in New England.

英国三分之一的船只是在新英格兰制造

One war ship uses 6,000 trees,And costs the equivalent of a modern aircraft carrier.

一艘战船可用掉六千棵树 其造价等同于现代制造一艘航空母舰的费用

You are gonna maintain that kind of maritime trade

如果想要维持海上交易

and exploration and acquisition of new colonies,

探索并夺取新殖民地

you better darn well have the resources that allow you to keep that Navy intact.

就得整补资源 以保持舰船完整

重点讲解

1、overcome

克服；控制；战胜

Molly had fought and overcome her fear of flying.

莫莉已经努力克服了对飞行的恐惧。

Find a way to overcome your difficulties.

找出办法战胜困难。

（感情上）受到极大影响，承受不起

The night before the test I was overcome by fear and despair.

考试前的晚上，恐惧和绝望让我内心无比惊慌。

A dizziness overcame him, blurring his vision.

他感到一阵眩晕，眼前发黑。

（烟、毒气等）熏倒，使受不了

The residents were trying to escape from the fire but were overcome by smoke.

居民试图逃离火场，却被浓烟熏倒了。

2、maintain

维持;保持

The Department maintains many close contacts with the chemical industry.

这个部门与化工行业保持着众多密切的联系。

Push yourself to make friends and to maintain the friendships.

要求自己与人交友并保持友谊。

断言;宣称;坚称

He has maintained that the money was donated for international purposes.

他坚称这笔捐款将用于国际用途。

Prosecutors maintain no deal was made.

原告坚持说不存在任何交易。

保持，维持（在某一比率或水平上）

The government was right to maintain interest rates at a high level.

政府维持高利率的做法是正确的。

action is required to ensure standards are maintained at as high a level as possible.

要求采取行动确保标准维持在尽量高的水平上。