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This was an extraordinary effort.

这是一次非凡的努力

The Alaskan Road became mired in mud,vehicles couldn't move.

阿拉斯加公路深陷泥潭 车辆动弹不得

General Hoge has a radical idea:Ditch the bulldozers.

霍格将军有一个激进的想法 把推土机开进泥沼

Engineers become axe-men.

工兵变成樵夫

The only thing to do was to make a mat Of timber and branches.

我们唯一要做的就是做一个 木材和树枝制成的垫子"

Corporal Refines Sims leads a team Laying a solid foundation.

瑞凡斯·西姆斯下士率领团队 奠定了坚实的基础

Corduroying: an old Roman technique re-invented.

筑木排路 这是古罗马技术的创新发明

But progress plummets from 14 miles a day to just one.

但进度从每天十四英里骤降到一英里

For thousands of years,The key to mankind's ambition: engineering.

几千年来 人类雄心壮志的关键就是工程

No longer prisoners of geography,We re-write nature.

不再受困于地理限制 我们重写了自然

We overcome each new obstacle by force of will.

我们用意志力克服每个新的障碍

This ability has shaped not just our existence

这种能力不仅造就了我们的存在

but the fact that we are the predominant life form on the planet.

还成就了一个事实 我们是地球上占主导地位的生命形式

With winter closing in,Two teams, one black, one white,

随着冬日的逼近 两组团队 一组黑人 一组白人

Battle the weather to complete the final stretch.

与天气作斗争完成最后的路段

Bitter cold, permafrost,Wild animals, completely untamed wilderness.

严寒 冻土层 野生动物 环境恶劣的荒原

Men sat on the side of the road and wept in pain.

人们坐在路边 痛苦地流泪

重点讲解

1、extraordinary

非凡的;优秀的;出色的

We've made extraordinary progress as a society in that regard.

在那个方面，我们的社会已经取得了巨大的进步。

The task requires extraordinary patience and endurance.

那项任务需要非凡的耐心和毅力。

非常奇特的;令人惊奇的

What an extraordinary thing to happen!

这事儿真蹊跷！

His decision to hold talks is extraordinary because it could mean the real end of the war.

他作出举行谈判的决定非同寻常，因为这可能意味着战争真的要结束了。

（会议）特别的

at an extraordinary meeting of the sport's ruling body.

在体育运动管理机构的特别会议上

Representatives of the colonies met in an extraordinary congress.

各殖民地代表在一次特别大会上会面。

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。