David and Goliath 1

So I wanted to tell a story that really obsessed me when I was writing my new book, and it's a story of something that happened 3,000 years ago, when the Kingdom of Israel was in its infancy.?

ps:所以我想講一個(gè)故事串塑，當(dāng)我寫新書的時(shí)候，我真的很著迷信认，這是一個(gè)發(fā)生在3000年前的故事，當(dāng)時(shí)以色列王國還處于嬰兒期。

wanted受通緝的;?要;?想要;?希望;?需要;?需要…在場;?want的過去分詞和過去式

tell a story講故事;?說謊話

obsessed著迷的;?困擾的;?心神不寧的;?使癡迷;?使迷戀;?使著迷;?嘮叨;?掛牽;?念念不忘;?obsess的過去分詞和過去式

writing寫;?書寫;?寫作;?著書立說;?著作;?文字作品;?文章;?寫字;?作曲;?編寫;?寫信;?write的現(xiàn)在分詞

happened發(fā)生砾跃，出現(xiàn);?出現(xiàn)矫户，發(fā)生;?碰巧;?恰好;?happen的過去分詞和過去式

years ago多年前

Israel以色列人;?以色列（原為巴勒斯坦之一郡，現(xiàn)為一猶太國家磅叛，首都為Jerusalem）

infancy嬰兒期;?幼兒期;?初期;?初創(chuàng)期

And it takes place in an area called the Shephelah in what is now Israel.?

ps:這事就發(fā)生在以色列境內(nèi)屑咳，名叫示非拉的地方。

And和;?與;?同;?又;?而;?加;?加上;?然后;?接著

takes攜帶;?拿走;?取走;?運(yùn)走;?帶去;?引領(lǐng);?使達(dá)到弊琴，把…推向兆龙，把…帶到;?take的第三人稱單數(shù)

area地區(qū)，地域;?地方敲董，場地紫皇，區(qū);?區(qū)慰安，部位

called叫做;?稱作;?給…命名;?稱呼;?把…叫做;?認(rèn)為…是;?把…看作;?把自己稱為;?自詡;?call的過去分詞和過去式

what is是什么;?什么是;?什麼

now現(xiàn)在;?目前;?此刻;?從現(xiàn)在開始;?表示厭煩;?既然;?由于

Israel以色列人;?以色列（原為巴勒斯坦之一郡，現(xiàn)為一猶太國家聪铺，首都為

And the reason the story obsessed me is that I thought I understood it, and then I went back over it and I realized that I didn't understand it at all.

Ancient Palestine had a -- along its eastern border, there's a mountain range.?

ps:古巴勒斯坦有一條——沿著它的東部邊界化焕，有一條山脈。

Ancient古代的;?古老的;?很老的;?古代人;?古文明國的國民;?<古>高齡老人;?<古>旗手

along沿著;?順著;?靠著…邊;?沿著…的某處;?向前;?一道铃剔，一起;?越來越

eastern東方的;?向東的;?東部的;?亞洲國家的撒桨，東方國家的;?東方人;?東部地區(qū)的人;?東正教信徒

border國界;?邊界;?邊疆;?邊界地區(qū);?鑲邊;?包邊;?狹長花壇;?和…毗鄰;?與…接壤;?沿…的邊;?環(huán)繞…;?給…鑲邊

mountain range山脈;?嶺

Still same is true of Israel today.?

And in the mountain range are all of the ancient cities of that region, soJerusalem, Bethlehem, Hebron.?

ps:在這山上有那地方所有的古城，就是索耶路撒冷番宁，伯利恒元莫，希伯侖。

mountain range山脈;?嶺

all of一共;?足足;?至少

ancient古代的;?古老的;?很老的;?古代人;?古文明國的國民;?<古>高齡老人;?<古>旗手

cities都市;?城市;?特許市;?特權(quán)市;?city的復(fù)數(shù)

region地區(qū)蝶押，區(qū)域踱蠢，地方;?行政區(qū);?全部地區(qū)，所有區(qū)域

Bethlehem伯利恒

And then there's a coastal plain along the Mediterranean, where Tel Avivis now.?

ps:還有地中海沿岸的平原棋电，特拉維維斯現(xiàn)在就在那里茎截。

coastal plain海岸平原

along沿著;?順著;?靠著…邊;?沿著…的某處;?向前;?一道，一起;?越來越

Mediterranean地中海的

where在哪里;?到哪里;?處于哪種情形;?在那赶盔，到那;?在那里;?在該處;?在該情況下;?…的地方;?…情況下;?地方;?場所哪里

Tel泰爾;?人工丘阜

now現(xiàn)在;?目前;?此刻;?從現(xiàn)在開始;?表示厭煩;?既然;?由于

And connecting the mountain range with the coastal plain is an area called the Shephelah, which is a series of valleys and ridges that run east to west, and you can follow the Shephelah, go through the Shephelah to get from the coastal plain to the mountains.?

ps:連接山脈和沿海平原的是一個(gè)叫示非拉的地區(qū)企锌，這是一系列的山谷和山脊，從東向西延伸于未，你可以沿著示非拉撕攒，穿過示非拉，從沿海平原到山區(qū)烘浦。

connecting連接;?聯(lián)結(jié);?使…連接;?接通;?connect的現(xiàn)在分詞

mountain range山脈;?嶺

coastal plain海岸平原

a series of一系列;?許多

valleys谷;?山谷;?溪谷;?流域;?valley的復(fù)數(shù)

go through經(jīng)歷抖坪，經(jīng)受;?翻閱;?翻找;?整理;?通讀;?徹查;?走;?例行做;?被通過;?被批準(zhǔn)

coastal沿海的;?靠近海岸的

plain清楚的;?明顯的;?淺白的;?坦誠的;?直率的;?直接的;?不尚修飾的;?樸素的;?簡單的;?平原;?簡直，絕對(duì)地

mountains高山;?山岳;?許多;?大量;?mountain的復(fù)數(shù)

And the Shephelah, if you've been to Israel, you'll know it's just about the most beautiful part of Israel.?

ps:還有示斐拉闷叉，如果你去過以色列擦俐，你就會(huì)知道那是以色列最美麗的地方。

been曾經(jīng)到過;?are的過去分詞;?be的過去分詞

Israel以色列人;?以色列（原為巴勒斯坦之一郡握侧，現(xiàn)為一猶太國家蚯瞧，首都為Jerusalem）

know知道;?知悉;?了解;?認(rèn)識(shí)到;?懂得;?意識(shí)到;?確信;?確知;?肯定

just about勉強(qiáng);?差一點(diǎn)就不;?差不多;?幾乎;?近乎

most beautiful美麗的;?美好的;?很好的;?出色的;?巧妙的;?beautiful的最高級(jí)

part of部分

It's gorgeous, with forests of oak and wheat fields and vineyards.

ps:它是華麗的，有橡樹品擎、麥田和葡萄園的森林埋合。

gorgeous非常漂亮的;?美麗動(dòng)人的;?令人愉快的;?絢麗的;?燦爛的;?華麗的

with和…在一起;?和;?同;?跟;?有;?具有;?帶有;?用;?使用;?以;?借

forests森林;?林區(qū);?一叢，一片;?forest的復(fù)數(shù)

oak櫟樹;?橡樹;?橡木;?櫟木

wheat小麥

fields田;?地;?牧場;?場地;?大片地方;?使參加競選;?使參加比賽;?擔(dān)任守隊(duì);?任守方;?接孽查，截饥悴，傳;?field的第三人稱單數(shù)和復(fù)數(shù)

vineyards葡萄園;?釀酒廠;?vineyard的復(fù)數(shù)

But more importantly, though, in the history of that region, it's served, it's had a real strategic function, and that is, it is the means by which hostile armies on the coastal plain find their way, get up into the mountains and threaten those living in the mountains.

ps:但更重要的是，在這個(gè)地區(qū)的歷史上，它是被服務(wù)的西设，它有著真正的戰(zhàn)略作用瓣铣，也就是說，它是沿海平原上敵對(duì)軍隊(duì)找到他們的道路贷揽，爬上山里棠笑，威脅住在山里的人的手段。

importantly重要地

in the history歷史上的禽绪，有史以來的

and that而且蓖救，并且

hostile敵意的;?敵對(duì)的;?堅(jiān)決否定;?強(qiáng)烈反對(duì);?有阻礙的;?不利的

armies陸上作戰(zhàn)軍隊(duì);?陸軍部隊(duì);?陸軍;?大批;?大群;?army的復(fù)數(shù)

coastal plain海岸平原

get up起床;?起身;?站起來;?叫…起床

threaten揚(yáng)言要;?威脅;?恐嚇;?預(yù)示兇兆;?有…危險(xiǎn);?危及;?對(duì)…構(gòu)成威脅

And 3,000 years ago, that's exactly what happens.?

The Philistines, who are the biggest of enemies of the Kingdom of Israel, are living in the coastal plain.?

ps:非利士人是以色列國最大的仇敵，住在沿海平原印屁。

who誰循捺，什么人;?表示所指的人;?進(jìn)一步提供有關(guān)某人的信息

biggest大大;?給人印象深地;?大的，巨大的;?年齡較大的;?重大的;?嚴(yán)重的;?big的最高級(jí)

enemies敵人;?仇人;?反對(duì)者;?敵國;?敵軍;?敵兵;?危害物;?大敵;?enemy的復(fù)數(shù)

Israel以色列人;?以色列（原為巴勒斯坦之一郡雄人，現(xiàn)為一猶太國家从橘，首都為Jerusalem）

living活著的;?活的;?在使用的;?在實(shí)施的;?生計(jì);?謀生;?收入;?生活方式;?活著的人;?住;?居住;?生存;?活著;?live的現(xiàn)在分詞

coastal plain海岸平原

They're originally from Crete.?

ps:他們來自克里特島。

They're a sea faring people.

ps:他們是遠(yuǎn)洋民族础钠。

Faring英 [?fe?r??] 美 [?fer??] v.成功(或不成功恰力、更好等)fare的現(xiàn)在分詞

And they may start to make their way through one of the valleys of the Shephelah up into the mountains, because what they want to do is occupy the highland area right by Bethlehem and split the Kingdom of Israel in two.?

ps:他們可以從示非拉的一個(gè)山谷，上到山上去旗吁，因?yàn)樗麄円碱I(lǐng)伯利恒右邊的高原踩萎，把以色列國一分為二。

start to開始

one of…之一

valleys谷;?山谷;?溪谷;?流域;?valley的復(fù)數(shù)

want to do想做某事;?想要做某事;?想要作某事

occupy使用很钓，占用;?使用;?居住;?侵占;?占領(lǐng);?占據(jù)

highland高地的;?高原的;?山區(qū)的;?蘇格蘭高地的;?高地;?高原;?蘇格蘭高地

right by旁邊

Bethlehem伯利恒

And the Kingdom of Israel, which is headed by King Saul, obviously catches wind of this, and Saul brings his army down from the mountains and he confronts the Philistines in the Valley of Elah, one of the most beautiful of the valleys of the Shephelah.?

ps:以掃羅王為首的以色列國香府，顯然聽見風(fēng)聲，掃羅就率領(lǐng)軍隊(duì)下了山码倦，在示非拉最美的山谷之一以拉谷與非利士人對(duì)峙回还。

catches接住;?截住;?攔住;?接;?抓住;?握住;?catch的第三人稱單數(shù)

confronts使…無法回避;?降臨于;?處理，解決;?面對(duì);?對(duì)抗;?與對(duì)峙;?confront的第三人稱單數(shù)

one of…之一

most beautiful美麗的;?美好的;?很好的;?出色的;?巧妙的;?beautiful的最高級(jí)

valleys谷;?山谷;?溪谷;?流域;?valley的復(fù)數(shù)

And the Israelites dig in along the northern ridge, and the Philistines dig in along the southern ridge, and the two armies just sit there for weeks and stare at each other, because they're deadlocked.?

ps:以色列人在北邊的山脊挖叹洲，非利士人在南邊的山脊挖，兩軍就在那里坐了幾個(gè)星期工禾，彼此對(duì)視运提，因?yàn)樗麄兿萑虢┚帧?/p>

Israelites希伯來人，以色列人;?Israelite的復(fù)數(shù)

dig in翻土摻進(jìn);?把…混入;?挖掩體隱蔽闻葵，掘壕防守;?開始大吃;?開始盡情吃

northern北方的;?向北的;?北部的

ridge山脊;?山脈;?隆起;?脊;?壟;?高壓脊民泵，高壓帶;?使隆起;?使形成脊?fàn)?/p>

dig掘;?鑿;?挖;?掘得;?掘出;?尋找，搜尋;?輕碰槽畔，輕戳栈妆，輕推;?挖苦;?嘲諷;?考古發(fā)掘

armies陸上作戰(zhàn)軍隊(duì);?陸軍部隊(duì);?陸軍;?大批;?大群;?army的復(fù)數(shù)

sit坐;?使坐;?使就座;?處在;?坐落在;?被放在

stare at each other相視；相看

deadlocked陷入僵局的;僵持不下的

Neither can attack the other, because to attack the other side you've got to come down the mountain into the valley and then up the other side, and you're completely exposed.

ps:兩者都不能攻擊對(duì)方，因?yàn)橐魧?duì)方鳞尔，你必須下山進(jìn)入山谷嬉橙，然后向上爬，你完全暴露在外寥假。

Neither兩者都不;?也不;?既不…也不…

attack襲擊;?攻擊;?進(jìn)攻;?抨擊市框，非難;?抨擊;?非難

other side【法】對(duì)方當(dāng)事人

've(=value engineering)價(jià)值工程學(xué);?同“have”

got to接觸到;?開始;?收買

come down下降，降低;?落下;?降落

mountain高山;?山岳;?許多;?大量

valley谷;?山谷;?溪谷;?流域

and then然后

exposed無遮蔽的;?不遮擋風(fēng)雨的;?易受攻擊的;?無保護(hù)的;?風(fēng)險(xiǎn)高的;?很

Questions:

1.What best describes the landscape of the Shephelah?

It's covered by forests and farmland.

2.Why did the Philistines want to move up to the mountains?

They want to attach the Kingdom of Israel.

3.If something is in its infancy, it is

?very new and still developing.

4.how has?the Shephelah been used historically?

it allowed coastal armies to access the mountains.

5.to catch wind of something means

to learn about something secret

Fill in the blanks:

And connecting the mountain range with the coastal plain is an area called the Shephelah, which is a series of valleys and ridges that run east to west, and you can follow the Shephelah, go through the Shephelah to get from the coastal plain to the mountains.?

Repeat & Read Sentences:

1.The philistines want to do is occupy the highland area and split the Kingdom of Israel in two.