聽好書學(xué)英語人文類the rise and fall of the great powers 01

<p>[ti:未知]<br /> [ar:]<br /> [al:]<br /> [by:]<br /> [00:03.02]知行英語<br /> [00:31.17]the rise and fall of the great powers<br /> [00:35.18]大國的興衰<br /> [00:39.51]書名解讀<br /> [00:42.05]rise and fall<br /> [00:43.09]rise  升起<br /> [00:44.34]fall  下降<br /> [00:45.66]rise and fall  盛衰，興亡<br /> [00:49.37]the rise and fall of the country<br /> [00:59.09]up and down<br /> [00:59.98]We have looked for it up and down.<br /> [01:04.25]in and out<br /> [01:06.74]He's been in and out of prison for years.<br /> [01:12.14]come and go<br /> [01:16.03]Fashions come and go but the long dress is always popular.<br /> [01:24.47]on and off<br /> [01:27.45]He has been working here, on and off, for two years.<br /> [01:49.31]This study describes how the past 500 years shows<br /> [01:54.50]that nations which became great powers<br /> [01:57.61]had to decline as their growth rate slowed<br /> [02:01.04]and their spending on defense continued to increase<br /> [02:05.42]and explains how this can be eased or worsened<br /> [02:09.49]by clever or short-sighted policy decisions.<br /> [02:14.07]The final chapter looks at the current dilemma of the USA,<br /> [02:18.63]the USSR, the EEC, Japan and China, and peers.<br /> [02:25.99]Paul Kennedy also wrote<br /> [02:28.35]"Strategy and Diplomacy, 1870-1945"<br /> [02:34.16]and "The Realities Behind Diplomacy, 1865-1980"<br /> [02:47.36]講解<br /> [03:28.14]語言點<br /> [03:29.89]peer<br /> [03:39.25]Children are easily influenced by their peer.<br /> [03:47.95]Key words<br /> [03:49.81]strategical dilemma  戰(zhàn)略困境<br /> [03:53.86]global economic balances  全球經(jīng)濟的平衡<br /> [03:58.77]world manufacturing production  世界生產(chǎn)制造<br /> [04:04.45]total industrial potential  總的產(chǎn)業(yè)潛能<br /> [04:09.68]international power balances  國際力量均衡<br /> [04:15.01]naval mastery  海上霸權(quán)<br /> [04:18.97]world manufacturing output  世界生產(chǎn)產(chǎn)量<br /> [04:24.05]imperial sunset  英帝國的遲暮<br /> [04:28.63]strategical position  戰(zhàn)略地位<br /> [04:33.02]productive balances  生產(chǎn)的均衡<br /> [04:37.54]newer weapons  新式的武器<br /> [04:49.61]1. You really should read this book<br /> [04:52.29](DAVID-LEONARD WILLIS)<br /> [05:00.87]As the relative strengths of leading nations<br /> [05:04.26]in world affairs never remains constant,<br /> [05:08.30]there is an optimum balance<br /> [05:10.33]between wealth creation and military strength<br /> [05:13.74]over the long term.<br /> [05:15.41]Time and time again the leading power believed<br /> [05:19.52]that it could neglect wealth production<br /> [05:21.97]in favor of military adventures<br /> [05:24.88]but others waiting in the wings closed the gap,<br /> [05:28.79]the relative strength was eroded and a long,<br /> [05:32.09]slow decline of the once-leading power followed.<br /> [05:38.72]講解<br /> [06:17.09]語言點<br /> [06:18.91]time and time again<br /> [06:21.58]again and again<br /> [06:27.07]time after time / over and over again<br /> [06:36.68]Time and time again you ask me.<br /> [06:42.79]in the wings<br /> [06:46.26](wait) in the wings<br /> [06:50.67]The manager will retire next year<br /> [06:52.89]and he is waiting in the wings.<br /> [06:59.65]wing  翅膀<br /> [07:01.83]on the wing<br /> [07:04.84]birds on the wing<br /> [07:07.82]under one's wings<br /> [07:17.23]He is always under his mother's wings.<br /> [07:24.66]The rise of Europe was not obvious<br /> [07:27.19]in 1500 considering Ming China,<br /> [07:30.44]the Ottoman Empire, the Mogul Empire,<br /> [07:34.31]Muscovy and Tokugawa Japan which were well organized,<br /> [07:39.38]had centralized authority<br /> [07:41.72]and insisted on uniformity of practice and belief.<br /> [07:46.34]European knowledge of the Orient<br /> [07:48.91]was fragmentary and often erroneous,<br /> [07:52.86]although the image of fabulous wealth,<br /> [07:55.45]and vast armies was reasonably accurate.<br /> [08:01.56]講解<br /> [08:33.34]Constantinople fell in 1453<br /> [08:37.38]and the Ottoman Turks were pressing<br /> [08:39.96]towards Budapest and Vienna.<br /> [08:42.64]Compared with the world of Islam,<br /> [08:45.57]Europe was behind culturally,<br /> [08:47.78]technologically and militarily.<br /> [08:50.84]Few at that point would have predicted<br /> [08:53.68]that Europe would soon be at the top of the pack.<br /> [08:58.34]講解<br /> [09:19.33]Warlike rivalries between European states<br /> [09:22.96]stimulated advances,<br /> [09:25.11]economic growth and military effectiveness.<br /> [09:29.50]The Habsburg bid for power was ultimately unsuccessful<br /> [09:34.28]because other European states worked together,<br /> [09:38.17]the Habsburgs overextended in repeated conflicts<br /> [09:43.12]during which they became militarily top heavy<br /> [09:47.14]upon a weakening economic base.<br /> [09:50.49]The other European states managed a better balance<br /> [09:54.37]between wealth creation and military power.<br /> [09:59.11]講解<br /> [10:31.38]語言點<br /> [10:33.77]bid<br /> [10:40.47]努力爭取<br /> [10:41.78]He was bidding to win other's support.<br /> [10:49.83]make a bid for<br /> [10:51.56]We want to made a bid for popular support.<br /> [10:58.63]bid<br /> [10:59.99]Bid for the Olympic Games.<br /> [11:04.19]the bidding cities<br /> [11:07.14]overextend<br /> [11:10.65]over<br /> [11:16.25]overbusy<br /> [11:18.46]overactive<br /> [11:20.66]overdrink<br /> [11:22.71]overlong<br /> [11:29.15]under<br /> [11:30.59]underdeveloped<br /> [11:32.93]under-age<br /> [11:49.89]知行提示</p>

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