纪录片《大英博物馆世界简史》 037北美水獭烟(6)

The overthrow¹ of smoking in the western world in the last 30 years has been an extraordinary revolution;in Hollywood now, only the "baddies" smoke, and the audience not at all-anybody caught smoking would be hounded out of the cinema.

过去30年欧洲的禁烟运动带来了巨大变革。在如今的好莱坞电影里，只有坏蛋才抽烟，观众则完全不被允许：抽烟者会被赶出电彩院。

James I would be delighted. As with the Warren Cup in the last programme, what is allowable as pleasure is constantly redefined; we can only guess what lies in store for alcohol!

詹姆斯一世想必会十分欣慰。如同上期的沃伦杯一样，一些原本被社会视为享乐的活动，常被突然禁止。我们只能对何物用于储藏佳酿浮想联翩。

If this story of the American pipe is about community, passion, heightened senses and an almost religious fervour,then those same characteristics might be as easily applied² to sport…in the next programme,I'll be with an extraordinary game that prompted a passionate³ following over two thousand years ago.

如果这个美国烟管的故事是关于社区、激情、不断加深的感觉及一种近乎宗教般的狂热,那么下一期节目中的物件可能也同样具备这些特质,我会有进行2000多年前一种特别的游戏。

It's not yet football, but it is the first known organised team sport ... and it began in Central America.

这不是足球,但它是第一种已知在中美洲兴起团队组织的活动。

1 overthrow   

v.推翻，打倒，颠覆；n.推翻，瓦解，颠覆

参考例句：

• After the overthrow of the government,the country was in chaos.政府被推翻后，这个国家处于混乱中。
• The overthrow of his plans left him much discouraged.他的计划的失败使得他很气馁。

2 applied   

adj.应用的；v.应用，适用

参考例句：

• She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
• This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。

3 passionate   

adj.热情的，热烈的，激昂的，易动情的，易怒的，性情暴躁的

参考例句：

• He is said to be the most passionate man.据说他是最有激情的人。
• He is very passionate about the project.他对那个项目非常热心。