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It's kind of the way that a wealthy person
这就是富人的行事作风
might bet 100 bucks on poker,
扑克时花一百美金做赌注
without much expectation but you could afford it.
不抱赢的希望但负担得起这笔钱
After five weeks at sea, close to starvation,
在海上航行了五周之后 濒临粮绝
Thousands of miles from his target,
哥伦布离他的目的地还差十万八千里
He reaches land... which he believes is Japan.
他抵达了一片陆地 他相信这就是日本
In fact, it's the Bahamas Off the coast of a vast new world:The Americas.
事实上 这是巴哈马群岛 沿海的一个巨大的新世界 美洲大陆
Two worlds, isolated from each other for 10,000 years.
两个世界 相互隔绝了近万年
It's not only a huge event in history,
这并不仅仅是历史上的一个重大事件
but it's a huge event in the history of life.
更是生命史上的一个重大事件
The Bahamas are home to the Taino people.
巴哈马群岛是泰诺人的家园
He sees these people for the most part by European standards
按照欧洲的标准哥伦布认为他们
as very tall, very healthy, very good looking,living in a state of abundance.
身材高大 身体健康 形貌昳丽 生活富裕
