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Columbus thinks they're wrong,That the world is smaller than they realize
哥倫布認為他們錯了 世界比他們想的要小
And it's quite easy to sail from Europe to China.
通過海陸很輕松就能從歐洲到達中國
When Columbus said, "Let's sail west,"
當哥倫布說"往西行"時
they had a picture of the Earth in their mind,
他們腦中浮現出一幅地球的景象
they said, "Are you crazy?" "No".
他們問"你瘋了嗎?" "沒有"
For almost a decade,Columbus tries to finance his crazy scheme.
哥倫布花了近十年的時候 努力為他這次瘋狂的計劃籌措資金
He's turned down by the rulers of Portugal,Venice and Genoa.
葡萄牙 威尼斯和熱亞那的統治者 都把他拒之門外
But the balance of power in Europe is changing...With the help of the gun.
但是在火槍的影響下 歐洲的勢力平衡正發生變化
It hasn't stayed a Chinese secret.
火槍早已不是中國人的秘密了
Almost as soon as the Chinese had invented the first proper gun,
幾乎中國人剛發明了第一把 趁手的火槍
within 40 years, this had spread all the way to Europe.
它就在四十年里傳遍了整個歐洲大陸
No invention had ever moved as fast in the entire history of the world.
在整個世界歷史中 沒有哪一個發明能像這樣傳播得如此迅速
1486, southern Spain.
1486年 西班牙南部
130 years after the Red Turbans,Another rebel army fights for independence,
紅巾軍起義130年后 另一股叛軍勢力為獨立揭竿而起
Using the latest in gun technology:The harquebus.
他們使用最新的火槍技術:火繩槍
