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The Midwest, 1935.Giant dust storms ravage American farmland.

中西部地区 1935年 巨型沙尘暴不断侵扰着美国农田

The worst drought in U.S. history.

美国迎来了史上最严重的一次旱灾

Two and a half million people abandon the great plains.

二百五十万人民离开了这片广阔的平原

Families, driven off their farms,heading in hope for California.

无数家庭 被迫放弃自己的农场 前往加利福尼亚寻找新的希望

Life in rural America was absolutely horrendous.

当时美国的乡村生活是十分恶劣的

Dust storms could obliterate everything.

沙尘暴席卷了一切

It was nearly impossible to grow food in that soil.

在那样的土壤中想要种出粮食几乎是不可能的

Hi there. Are you guys good?

嗨 你们怎么了?

But one man plans to revive this barren land: Roswell Garst.

但有个人决定让这片土地重复生机 他就是罗斯韦尔·加斯特

Born-and-bred farmer, instinctive entrepreneur.

他是个地地道道的农民 是位天生的企业家

He sells his cattle, mortgages his farm,

他卖掉牲畜 抵押农场

and bets everything on a wonder-crop

将全部筹码都压在一种神奇的作物身上

that'll become a key to mankind's future:hybrid corn.

也正是这种作物 成为了人类未来的关键 它就是杂交玉米

It's cross-bred to resist drought and disease,

这种杂交品种可以抵御干旱和疾病

so it can still grow in the scorched earth of the Midwest.

因此在中西部干旱贫瘠的土壤里同样可以生长

He drives 2,000 miles a week promoting his hybrid seeds.

他每周驱车行驶两千英里来推销自己的杂交种子

His slogan:An Astonishing Product - Produces Astonishing Results!

他的口号是: 不可思议的产品 带给你不可思议的收获!

重点讲解

1、abandon

离弃；遗弃；抛弃

He claimed that his parents had abandoned him.

他声称父母遗弃了他。

The road is strewn with abandoned vehicles.

道路上满是弃置的车辆。

中途放弃，中止（活动、工作等）

The authorities have abandoned any attempt to distribute food.

当局中止了分发食物的尝试。

The scheme's investors, fearful of bankruptcy, decided to abandon the project.

因为担心破产，该计划的投资者决定放弃这个项目。

放任；放纵

He has spent money with gay abandon.

他肆意挥霍钱财。

Their permissiveness toward their children reflects the wild abandon of their own lives.

他们对孩子的放任折射出他们自身生活的放浪形骸。

2、promote

促进；增进；提倡

You don't have to sacrifice environmental protection to promote economic growth.

不必为了促进经济增长而牺牲环境保护。

In many ways, our society actively promotes alcoholism.

我们的社会从多个方面助长了酗酒的风气。

促销；推广；推销

Paul Weller has announced a full British tour to promote his second solo album.

保罗·韦勒已经宣布到英国巡演，以推广他的第二张专辑。

a special St Lucia week where the island could be promoted as a tourist destination.

在特殊的圣卢西亚活动周期间这个岛屿可以作为旅游胜地进行宣传推广

晋升；提升；擢升

I was promoted to editor and then editorial director.

我先是被提升为编辑，然后又晋升为编务总监。

In fact, those people have been promoted.

事实上，那些人已经升职了。