The 1970s, America is locked in a global standoff with another superpower, the Soviet Union.

70年代的美国 在国际上陷于与另一个超级大国:苏联的对峙

It's the Cold War.

冷战时期

Communism and capitalism clash in an ideological battle for supremacy.

共产主义与资本主义为争夺意识形态霸主地位而冲突不断

For many, it's an era of fear and uncertainty.

对许多人而言 这个时期充满了恐惧和不确定性

Nuclear nightmares.

核梦魇

By the end of the Cold War,

到冷战结束时

the rival countries will amass enough explosive firepower for over a million Hiroshimas.

两国所囤积的爆炸性武器足以摧毁100万个广岛

But the Cold War has another battlefield: the Space Race.

冷战还存在另一个战场 太空竞赛

And when America claimed the prize by putting man on the moon,

当美国人率先将人类送上月球的时候

a technology that will define the era comes of age.Television.

那个时代标志性的科技成果也日渐成熟 电视

185 Million Americans are united in front of their TV sets.

1亿8千5百万美国人共同守候在电视机前

Looking back at those images now,

现在再回看当时的影像

we marveled at the clarity of the picture.

我们还是会惊叹图像如此清晰

This was live from the moon, after all!

这可是从月球上传回来的实时画面啊

It was the height of technology and we marveled at it.

科技的高度发展 令人叹为观止

In 1940, there are just a few thousand TV sets in the whole country..

1940年 整个美国只有几千台电视

By 1970, there are over 60 million.

到1970年 这个数字超过了6000万

TV will play a defining role in shaping a new era.

电视将成为塑造新时代的决定性角色

America has always tried to adopt new technologies.

美国一向热衷于采用新科技

Television, as we know it today,

大家今天司空见惯的电视

I mean, it was considered, think about this crazy idea.

当初设想之时 这一定是个疯狂的主意

We can send moving images to any place in the United States.

我们可以向美国任何地方传送动态的影像

But America's been built on technological innovation and invention

但美国的辉煌正是源于科技发展与革新

From steam boats and six-guns to automobiles for everyone.

从蒸汽船和六发左轮手枪 到人手一辆的汽车