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In England, the 1690s were the years when the victors of 1688

17世纪90年代的英格兰 是1688年"光荣革命"的胜者们

congratulated themselves on a "Glorious Revolution".

品尝着胜利美酒的年代

In Scotland,there'd be years of purgatory.

而对于苏格兰 则是个如炼狱一般的年代

After the massacre at Glencoe came famine and pestilence.

格伦科大屠杀后 饥荒和瘟疫纷至沓来

For several summers in a row, the sun refused to appear.

连续几年间 这里暗无天日

Torrential rains poured down.

暴雨倾盆

Cattle and sheep became diseased with foot rot.

牛羊均患上了腐蹄病

Fields of barley and oats turned into mildewed slurry.

成片的麦田变成了霉浆

The Jacobite clergy said this was God's wrath for turfing out the rightful king.

詹姆斯党人的教士宣称 上帝因贤主遭到驱逐而震怒了

In all this darkness,there were some who saw the light,

然后在这片浓重黑暗之中 依然有人看到了希望之光

a light that was going to shine hot and strong on Scotland.

这光芒将使苏格兰熠熠生辉

A plan that would transform the country from impotence and destitution

一幅让贫穷孱弱的苏格兰 成为超出人们想象的

into riches and power beyond anyone's wildest dreams.

富强之国的宏伟蓝图诞生了

It would make Scotland or its colonial trading post,

这幅宏伟的蓝图将使整个苏格兰 或至少是她的殖民贸易站

New Caledonia the hub of the universe.

新喀里多尼亚 成为世界的中心

And where was that to be?Well, of course, in Panama.

这张伟大的蓝图将在何处铺开 毋庸置疑 答案是巴拿马

词汇解析

1、transform

转换;改变;改造

Your metabolic rate is the speed at which your body transforms food into energy.

新陈代谢率是身体把食物转换为能量的速度。

Delegates also discussed transforming them from a guerrilla force into a regular army.

代表们还讨论了把他们从游击队武装改造为正规军的问题。

改善;使改观;使改头换面

The Minister said the Urban Development Corporation was now transforming the area.

部长声称城市开发公司如今正使该地区改头换面。

A cheap table can be transformed by an interesting cover.

一块趣味盎然的桌布就能使一张廉价桌子面目一新。

2、universe

宇宙

Einstein's equations showed the Universe to be expanding.

爱因斯坦的方程式表明宇宙正在膨胀。

Early astronomers thought that our planet was the centre of the universe.

早期的天文学家认为我们的星球是宇宙的中心。

经验领域

Good writers suck in what they see of the world, recreating their own universe on the page.

优秀的作家从他们眼中的世界汲取体验，然后在纸上重塑自己的天地。

They marked out the boundaries of our visual universe.

他们标出了我们视觉经验领域的界限。