我们的故事

August 6th, 1945.Two miles above the Pacific Ocean.

1945年八月六日 太平洋上方两英里处

Bomber pilot colonel Paul Tibbets.

轰炸机飞行员保罗·蒂贝茨上校

30 years old, a military prodigy.

年方三十岁 是一名军事奇才

On a secret mission to end World War II.

他担负着结束第二次世界大战的秘密任务

In Tibbets' pocket, 12 cyanide tablets.

在蒂贝茨的口袋里有十二粒氰化物药片

One for each man on board.

机组成员一人一粒

Capture is not an option.

他们绝不能被敌军俘获

They know too much.

他们知道得太多了

Over 5,000 years, in 14,500 wars,

五千年来 在一万四千五百场战争中

Up to 3.5 billion have died,

死亡人数高达三十五亿

Battling to exert maximum force at maximum distance.

战争在最大的范围内发挥着最大的力量

With each new generation, a new weapon.

每一代人都带来一种新的武器

We talk about arms races,

我们谈论的是军备竞赛

and this has been going on since the beginning of time.

自远古初期以来这一直在持续之中

You hit me with a stick, I hit you with a bigger stick.

你用棍子打我 我就用更大的棍子打你

But mankind has never known a weapon like this.

但人类从未了解过这样一种武器

The ultimate projection of power: the atom bomb.

它是力量的终极发射: 原子弹

Called name 'little boy'.Target: Hiroshima, Japan.

名为'小男孩' 目标是日本广岛

重点讲解

1、mission

(尤指赴他国的)使命，重要任务

Salisbury sent him on a diplomatic mission to North America.

索尔兹伯里派他到北美执行一项外交任务。

He has been on a mission to help end Lebanon's political crisis.

他已经被派执行一项旨在帮助结束黎巴嫩政治危机的使命。

驻外使团;出国代表团

the head of the mission in South Africa.

驻南非代表团团长

a senior member of a diplomatic mission.

外交使团的高级成员

（军用飞机或航天火箭的）飞行任务

a bomber that crashed during a training mission in the west Texas mountains.

在得克萨斯州西部山区执行训练任务时坠毁的轰炸机

the first shuttle mission.

首次航天飞行任务

2、ultimate

最后的；最终的

He said it is still not possible to predict the ultimate outcome.

他说现在还无法预料最终的结局。

The ultimate aim is to expand the network further.

最终目的是为了进一步拓展该网络。

最根本的；最基础的；最原始的

Plants are the ultimate source of all foodstuffs.

植物是所有食物的最根本来源。

The ultimate cause of what's happened seems to have been the advertising campaign.

出事的最根本原因似乎在于那场广告宣传活动。

最好的；绝好的；极好的

He is the ultimate English gentleman.

他是最最典型的英国绅士。

Caviar and oysters on ice are generally considered the ultimate luxury foods.

一般认为，鱼子酱和冰镇牡蛎是顶级美味。