Identical parts, made separately,Put together on the assembly line.
相同的部件 单独制造 在流水线上组合
High volume, low cost.
产量高 成本低
Around the world, a chain reaction.
在世界各地有了连锁反应
Industry expands 700%.
工业扩张了700%
Mass production sweeps through North America and Europe,
批量生产横扫北美和欧洲
Then spreads east to Asia.Japan.
之后向东传播到亚洲 日本
For 200 years, cut off from the rest of the world.
两百年来与世隔绝
A medieval way of life isolated from western progress.
一种中世纪的生活方式隔绝了西方世界的进步
But even here, change is coming.
但即使在这里 改变也即将到来
A barbershop in old Tokyo.
旧时东京一家理发店里
One man will help launch Japan into the modern age.
一名男子将推动日本进入现代
Iwasaki Yataro.
他就是岩崎弥太郎
Visionary, reformer, samurai.
一位富有远见的改革家 日本武士
Determined to embrace the future,
他决定拥抱未来
He'll cut ties to the past.
他将切断与过去的联系
The samurai have ruled Japan for 600 years.
武士统治了日本六百年
A warrior class who live and die by the sword.
武士阶层 因刀而生 卒于刀下