What do fans of atmospheric post-punk music have in common with ancient barbarians?有感染力的后朋克音乐的粉丝和古代野蛮人有共同之处呢？
Atmospheric [ˌætməsˈferɪk] （地方、音乐等）有情调的，有魅力的，有感染力的
Post-punk [poʊst pʌŋk] 后朋克
in common with [ɪn ˈkɑːmən wɪð] 有共同点 和… 一样
ancient barbarians [bɑrˈbɛriənz] 古代野蛮人
Not much. So why are both known as goths?
虽然看上去没什么关系。但为什么他们都被称为哥特人呢？
goths [‘ɡɒθs] 哥特人
Is it a weird coincidence or a deeper connection stretching across the centuries?
是个奇怪的 巧合？还是二者间有几个世纪的更深层次的连接？
Coincidence [koʊˈɪnsɪdəns] 巧合 并存 相符一致
streching [ˈstretʃɪŋ] 延伸
stretch across 延伸穿过;伸展跨过
The story begins in Ancient Roman . As the Rome Empire expanded, it faced raids and invasions from the semi-nomadic populations along its borders.
故事始于古罗马。 随着罗马帝国的扩大，它面临沿着边境的半游牧人口的突袭和侵略。
raids [reɪdz]突袭
invasions [ɪnˈveɪʒənz] 侵略
semi-nomadic [ˈsemi noʊˈmædɪk] 半游牧
bodrders [ˈbɔːrdərz] 边界
Among the most powerful were a Germanic people know a Goths who were composed of two tribal groups, the Visigoths and Ostrogoths.
其中最有影响力的是日耳曼人——哥特人，他们是由两只部落组成：西哥特人和奥斯特罗戈特人。
Germanic [dʒɜːrˈmænɪk] 德国人
Composed of [kəmˈpoʊzd əv] 由 组成
tribal [ˈtraɪbl] 部落
while some of the Germanic tribes remained Rome’s enemies, the Empire incorporated others into the imperial army.
一些德国的部落是终与罗马为敌，但罗马帝国使其他部落成为帝国军队的一部分。
incorporated [ɪnˈkɔːrpəreɪtɪd] 吸收 收纳
Incorporate into 使…成为…的一部分
imperial army [ɪmˈpɪriəl ˈɑːrmi] 帝国军队
As then Roman Empire split in two, these tribal armies played larger roles in its defense and internal power struggles.
随着罗马帝国分裂成两个，这些部落军在其防御和内斗中扮演了重要的角色。
Split in [splɪt ɪn] 分裂成
defense [dɪ'fens] 防守 防御
internal [ɪnˈtɜːrnl]内部的 里面的
struggles [ˈstrʌɡlz] 斗争 奋斗
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