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Coal, steam, and a new sensation, speed.

煤 蒸汽 还有一种全新的感觉 速度

We have always strived to go further, faster.

我们总是努力走得更远 更快

5,000 years ago,The horse triples the distance we can cover in a day.

五千年前 马儿将我们日行的距离增加了两倍

By train, we travel ten times farther.

而有了火车 我们行进速度快了十倍

Imagine your first trip on a steam railroad.

想象一下你乘坐蒸汽火车的首次旅行

You climb into this carriage behind this belching, vast, smoking machine,

你爬进车厢内 前面是呼啸着喷涌烟雾的巨大机器

traveling so fast, they thought your lungs might explode or your eyes might pop out.

行驶速度快得惊人 让人感觉肺要炸开 眼球要蹦出来了

The idea of traveling 20 miles an hour,it was mind-boggling.

那时二十英里的时速 就让人觉得难以置信

They would comment on how fast they were traveling,

人们不停议论着极速的旅程

and they weren't at all sure the human body could sustain this.

他们从不知道人类能够承受 这样的速度极限

The Baltimore-Ohio railroad is America's most ambitious tunneling project.

巴尔的摩到俄亥俄的铁路 是美国最伟大的隧道工程

The man in charge: Benjamin Latrobe, Jr.

总工程师是小本杰明·拉特罗布

The son of an architect,He's become one of the leading engineers in the US.

他是位建筑师的儿子 当时的他已是美国一流的工程师了

The obstacle he faces: the Appalachian Mountains.

他所面临的最大困难就是阿巴拉契亚山脉

A towering wall of slate and limestone,

这面由页岩和石灰石构成的高耸墙壁

between the east coast and the rest of the continent.

将东海岸与大陆隔绝开来

重点讲解

1、sensation

(身体上的)感觉，知觉

Floating can be a very pleasant sensation.

漂浮会是一种非常惬意的感觉。

A sensation of burning or tingling may be experienced in the hands.

双手可能会有种刺痛感或灼热感。

(尤指)触觉;感觉能力;知觉

The pain was so bad that she lost all sensation.

太疼了，疼得她都失去了知觉。

nerve damage which can lead to loss of sensation in the limbs.

会导致四肢麻木的神经损伤

(某种经历所产生的)整体感觉，总体印象

It's a funny sensation to know someone's talking about you in a language you don't understand.

知道有人正用一种你听不懂的语言谈论你，这种感觉很奇怪。

2、explode

使）爆炸；引爆

They were clearing up when the second bomb exploded.

他们正在清理时，第二颗炸弹爆炸了。

A school bus was hit by gunfire which exploded the fuel tank.

校车被炮火击中，引爆了油箱。

（感情）爆发；迸发

Do you fear that you'll burst into tears or explode with anger in front of her?

你担心会在她面前放声大哭或是勃然大怒吗？

'What happened!' I exploded.

“怎么了！”我发怒了。

激增;骤增

The population explodes to 40,000 during the tourist season.

旅游季节，人口激增至4万。

Investment by Japanese firms has exploded.

日本公司的投资已经开始激增。