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Like the Mongol hordes of Genghis Khan,
和成吉思汗的蒙古部落一樣
the Turks were once Nomads from Central Asia.
土耳其人曾經(jīng)是中亞地區(qū)的游牧民
If Mehmet can take Constantinople,
如果穆罕穆德攻下了君士坦丁堡
he'll control the key trade routes between east and west
他就會(huì)掌控東西貿(mào)易航線的命脈
and the city's vast trade in spices.
以及這個(gè)城市巨大的香料市場(chǎng)
They want to take Constantinople. It's rich.
他們想要占領(lǐng)君士坦丁堡 因?yàn)樗挥?/p>
It's the centre of a vast trade of spices
它是巨大香料貿(mào)易的中心
and other things flowing into Europe.
同時(shí)也是歐洲舶來品的中心
One dried berry makes up as much as two thirds
一種干果占據(jù)了
of the spice trade into Europe.Pepper.
歐洲香料市場(chǎng)的三分之二 它就是胡椒
A spice that changes the story of mankind.
一種香料改變了人類的歷史
One thousand tons shipped from southern India every year.
每年從印度南部裝船 運(yùn)來的胡椒重達(dá)一千噸
The Sultan wants Constantinople as the jewel
蘇丹希望君士坦丁堡
of a new Islamic Empire.
成為新伊斯蘭王朝的一顆珍寶
"There must only be one empire, one faith"
世界上只能有一個(gè)王朝 一種信仰
"And one sovereignty in the world.
"和一個(gè)君主"
But the city has the greatest defensive walls in Europe.
但是這個(gè)城市擁有歐洲最堅(jiān)固龐大的城墻
Four miles long,up to 100 feet high.
其長(zhǎng)四英里 高達(dá)一百英尺
Mehmet's big challenge was to bring down the walls of Constantinople.
穆罕穆德最大的挑戰(zhàn) 就是攻克君士坦丁堡的城墻
No one had ever defeated the walls of Constantinople.
之前從未有人能攻下 君士坦丁堡的城墻
