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Revolution erupts in France.

法国爆发了革命

Greece, Poland, Belgium drive out imperial rulers.

希腊 波兰 比利时的人们推翻了帝国统治者

In Haiti, former slaves cast off their chains.

海地的奴隶们摆脱了枷锁

In Bolivia, Columbia and Peru,Rebels overthrow the Spanish Empire.

在玻利维亚 哥伦比亚和秘鲁 起义军推翻了西班牙帝国的统治

At the very same time,Another revolution is in the making,

与此同时 另一个革命正悄悄酝酿着

Which will change the lives of every human being On the planet:The Industrial Revolution.

它将改变地球上 所有人的生活 这就是工业革命

For 100,000 years, mankind has made tools To overcome the limits of the human body

在过去的十万年里 人类不断制造工具 以克服其自身条件的限制

And extend our control over the natural world.But they rely on muscle power.

扩展其对于自然世界的掌控 但这都依赖于肌肉的力量

Now mankind develops a tool With potentially unlimited power,

而如今 人类发明的工具 可以有潜在的无限的力量

The key to the modern world:The machine.

这正是现代世界的关键 它就是机器

This is a revolutionary transformation that changed the way that people lived.

这个革命性的转变 改变了人类生活的方式

Today, we live in a world that's so full of products,

今天 在我们所生活的世界中 各种产品琳琅满目

it's hard for us to imagine what life was like before machines.

为此我们很难想象 没有机器的生活是什么样子的

重点讲解

1、revolution

革命;武装运动

The period since the revolution has been one of political turmoil.

革命爆发后就陷入了政治动乱期。

after the French Revolution.

法国革命之后

重大变革;巨大变化

The nineteenth century witnessed a revolution in ship design and propulsion.

19世纪船舶设计和船舶动力领域发生了重大的变革。

the industrial revolution.

工业革命

2、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。