来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：现代早期英国社会第1集第1集》

early American history: same names,

早期美国历史之间联系同名
different configuration, slightly different meanings.

不同形态不同的意义
So in a sense a good deal of this is American history by

以某种广义的程度也是美国史的延伸
extension and of consequence to everyone who's become involved

描绘出过去两个半世纪内
in America's story over the last two and half centuries.

那段历史的参与者的结局
To explore it is to explore part of your own identity.

探索历史也是自身探索的组成部分
Right. Well, this course is intended

好了这节课的目的就是
to provide an introduction to all of this.

对这一切做个介绍
It's up to date.

研究成果都是最新的
It's also intended to be very inclusive

而且包含的内容非常广泛
in its range and contents.

从时间跨度到内涵
We'll run through from the late fifteenth century to the early

我们将从十五世纪晚期开始