A dreamer who will unite a divided world.
一位將把分崩離析的世界聯合起來的夢想家
He believes he's been saved by god for a special purpose.
他相信自己被神拯救 并被賦予了特殊的任務
In certain cases,an individual makes a huge impact.
在某些特定情況下 即使是個人也能產生巨大的影響
And Columbus is kind of a pure example of that.
而哥倫布正是這樣的一個人
He settles in Lisbon, Portugal.
他在葡萄牙的里斯本定居下來
With the help of his brother, Bartholomew,
依靠他兄弟巴塞洛繆的幫助
He begins to pursue a dream.
哥倫布開始追求自己的夢想
He was a guy who had this tremendous personal ambition,
他是一個有著巨大野心的人
he really wanted to pull his family up from the muck
他真的很想讓自己的家庭脫離底層
and become an aristocrat, become a gentleman.
進入上流社會 成為一個紳士
His dream is inspired by a book...
他的夢想被一本書點燃
Written 200 years earlier,But thanks to the printing press has become a bestseller.
雖然寫于二百年前 但得益于印刷業 它成了當時的暢銷書
After the Bible, the most widely read book in Europe.
它在歐洲被廣泛閱讀的程度 僅次于圣經
'the wonders of the world' by Marco Polo.
這就是
The epic story of a venetian merchant and his travels east,
這是一個史詩般的威尼斯商人的東行記事
Through the holy lands, Central Asia,
記述了他如何穿過圣地及中亞
And on to the exotic teeming cities of China.
到達充滿異域風情的中國都市