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"It is scarcely possible to set down in writing""The magnificence of this province.
幾乎無法用文字表述 這個地方是多么富麗堂皇
"Here they weave gold tissues,"As well as every other kind of silken cloth.
這里的人們用金絲編織 還有如絲綢布料一般的薄娟
"The city contains merchants of great wealth "And an incalculable number of people."
城市里聚集著富甲一方的商人 人口眾多 不計其數"
Columbus was a classic example of someone
哥倫布是那些為這本書所鼓舞的人中的
who really was inspired by literature and dreamed big.
典型例子 他有著偉大的夢想
He's possessed with this desire to win the lottery of life.
一心想要 交得人生的鴻運
He wanted to be the next Marco Polo.
成為第二個馬可·波羅
Columbus' brother is a map-maker,
哥倫布的兄弟是一名地圖繪制家
Together they plot a revolutionary idea:
他們一起想到了一個革命性的想法
To head east by traveling west.
那就是向西遠行直至東方
Not overland like Marco Polo, but by sea.
與馬克·波羅的陸路不同 他們走的是海陸
What a great opportunity,
能夠參與其中 是多么千載難逢的機會
what a wonderful thing to be a part of.
是一件多么振奮人心的事情啊
When I think of it for myself, it's like WHOO!
想象這事發生在我身上 哇哦
You get a little frisson.
肯定會激動得顫抖
Map-makers at the time know nothing about the Americas.
那時候 地圖繪制家們對美洲一無所知
To them, this double continent doesn't exist.
他們當時覺得那兩片大陸并不存在
They believe there's a vast uncrossable ocean Between Europe and Asia.
他們相信在歐亞大陸間有一片 無法逾越的海洋
