Peter the Great

Peter the Great, like his country, was strong and proud.(像他的国家一样，彼得大帝既强壮又傲慢。)

Three hundred years ago, the Russian Czar Peter the Great came here and built a new capital-St Petersburg.(三百年前，俄国沙皇彼得大帝来到这里建起新都—圣彼得堡。)

Ok, I want to talk about Peter the Great today.(今天我要讲的是彼得大帝。)

Founded by the forward-thinking emperor, Peter the Great, the city has always been Russia's cultural capital.(建于有着“向前看”思想的帝王彼得大帝手中，这座城市一直以来作为俄罗斯的文化之都而存在着。)

We can exaggerate the power of Peter the Great in this vast empire that's expanding south and already expanding toward Siberia and such distant places.(彼得大帝在自己幅员辽阔的帝国享有至高权力,这是怎么夸张都不过分的,他不断地向南边扩张,版图甚至已经触及到了,西伯利亚这样的边远地区)

This is an extraordinarily important and transforming accomplishment of Peter the Great.(这是彼得大帝，一个非常重要的转折性成就。)

Peter the Great had a monopoly on dice, because people gambled a lot.(彼得大帝曾经垄断了骰子的销售，因为人们经常赌博。)

Peter the Great has books translated from the west, including John Locke, into Russian.(彼得大帝引进大量的西方著作,包括约翰·洛克的著作)

Illustriously planned by Peter the Great, this grand avenue is celebrated for its historic importance as well as its literary connections.(由彼得大帝精心策划的涅瓦大街以其历史重要性和与文学的紧密联系而著名。)

From this book, he knew that he admired Napoleon, Peter the Great, Rousseau, Montesquieu, Washington, Lincoln and other figures.(从这本书里，他认识了令他非常钦佩的拿破仑、彼得大帝、卢梭、孟德斯鸠、华盛顿、林肯等人物。)