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In the 1800's Manchester England was the epicenter of the Industrial Revolution.
1800年代的英格兰曼彻斯特是工业革命的中心。
Manchester's story is often shrouded in the smog and soot of Charles Dickens' novels,
曼彻斯特的故事通常笼罩在查尔斯·狄更斯小说的雾霾和煤烟之中，
but this is a city with a glorious past, and perhaps, an even greater future.
但这是一座有着光荣历史的城市，也许有着更美好的未来。
It's been said, "What Manchester thinks today, the world thinks tomorrow."
有人说，“曼彻斯特今日所思即世界明日所想。”
Manchester is a city of firsts.
曼彻斯特是第一之城。
This is the world's first truly modern city,
她是世界上第一座真实意义上的现代城市，
the place where mankind first split the atom, the birthplace of the first modern computer.
是人类首次分裂原子的城市，也是第一台现代电脑的发明地。
Manchester's story began here, in Castlefield, where the many chapters of the city's story merge into one.
曼彻斯特的故事从凯瑟菲尔德开始，曼彻斯特故事的众多篇章在这里汇聚。
Explore the remains of the Roman fort, built to guard an ancient river crossing.
探索古罗马堡垒遗址，堡垒是为了守卫古老的渡河而建。
Wander the banks of Bridgewater canal, whose completion in 1761 is regarded as the beginning of the Industrial Revolution.
在布里奇沃特运河河岸闲逛，运河建成于1761年，被看成是工业革命的开端。
Admire the warehouses and mills which once numbered in the thousands and generated incredible wealth for the city.
参观曾数以千计的仓库和磨坊，它们为这座城市创造了不可思议的财富。
While in the background, is Beetham Tower, the symbol of a city once again on the rise.
在其背后是比瑟姆塔——城市再一次崛起的象征。
As the city's fortunes swelled in the 19th century, so too did its civic pride.
随着19世纪这座城市机遇的膨胀，市民的自豪感也油然而起。
Manchester's elite saw their city as the new Venice, and commissioned grand buildings and monuments,
曼彻斯特的中坚分子将他们的城市视为新兴威尼斯，恢弘的建筑和纪念碑
taking architectural inspiration from across the ages.
均从时代中吸取建筑灵感。
Manchester's crowning glory is its Town Hall, built to rival the great buildings of London.
曼彻斯特的至高荣耀是其市政厅，为媲美伦敦宏伟建筑而建。
Admire the incredible Victorian Gothic exterior, lavish staterooms, and murals which celebrate the city's history.
赞叹维多利亚哥特式外观、奢华的政府公寓以及赞美城市历史的壁画。
This is a building that proclaimed, "this is Manchester, and we've arrived!"
这座建筑就是在宣告，“这是曼彻斯特，我们已经到了！”
For two centuries, Manchester's merchants went on a spending spree,
两个世纪以来，曼彻斯特的商人进行了一次消费热潮，
scouring the world in search of cultural treasures to fill their stately homes.
在世界各地寻找文化珍宝填满他们的豪宅。
Many of these treasures now reside in the city's museums and galleries.
这些珍宝如今存于城市博物馆和美术馆中。
At the Manchester Art Gallery, explore the works of the Pre-Raphaelites Britain's first radical art movement
在曼彻斯特美术馆，探索英国拉斐尔前派艺术家第一次激进运动作品
and more contemporary works which continue to challenge.
以及仍在挑战之中的当代作品。
At the Manchester Museum, step into a Gothic Revival time-capsule housing millions of items,
在曼彻斯特博物馆，步入装有成千上万文物的哥特复兴时代文物密藏器中，
from a T-Rex skeleton called Stan, to one of the UK's most important Egyptology collections.
从被称为Stan的霸王骨架到应该最重要的埃及古物学收藏之一。
This city enjoys a proud philanthropic tradition.
这座城市享有自豪的慈爱传统。
Perhaps the city's greatest was Enriqueta Rylands, whose gift to the city was the John Rylands Library.
也许这座城市最伟大的是瑞兰德夫人，她给予这座城市的礼物就是约翰瑞兰德图书馆。
Dedicated to Manchester's largest textile magnate,
献身于曼彻斯特的最大纺织巨头，
in the ten years it took to create this neo-gothic masterpiece,
十年时间创造了这座新哥特式的杰作，
the widow acquired 40,000 books and oversaw every last detail a labor of love for her late husband, and the people of Manchester.
瑞兰德夫人收集了四万本书且心甘情愿的为她的亡夫和曼彻斯特的人们看管每一处细节。
