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BBC英国史精讲《王朝》第34期:一笔坚实的财富

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  • John died on campaign in Norfolk,facing the windswept waters of the wash.
  • 约翰在战争中死于诺福克 波涛汹涌的大海 拍打着海岸
  • Fighting had quickened his appetite, and he ate a meal so hearty it paid him back with a fatal spasm of dysentery.
  • 打仗让他胃口大增 他太过心急地狼吞虎咽 结果导致他死于痢疾的痉挛
  • As for the barons of England,they had no appetite for civil war,much as rule from France.
  • 对英格兰的贵族来说 他们不想应付内战 也不想被法国统治
  • So when John's nine-year-old son was proclaimed Henry III at Gloucester cathedral,they rallied to him.
  • 所以 当约翰九岁的儿子在 格罗斯特大教堂被立为亨利三世 他们重新聚集在他的名下
  • What they were rallying to was not so much a person now as a contract,
  • 他们效劳的已不止是一个人 而是一份条约
  • the understanding guaranteed by the reissue of the charter that,from now on, the government of England had to be accountable to the sovereignty of the law.
  • 重新修订的宪章已明确规定 从现在起 英格兰政府 必须对法律的独立负责
  • The ramshackle conglomerate of the Angevin Empire had fallen apart almost as quickly as it had risen,
  • 摇摇欲坠的安茹王朝 来也冲冲 去也匆匆
  • but in the England to which it was reduced something solid was left,
  • 但对于英格兰 这一切都归结为 一笔坚实的财富
  • something that's best measured not in masonry or mileage,but in magistrates.
  • 这笔财富并非一砖一瓦 或是一毫一厘 而是代代相传的司法体制
  • So the best thing that can be said for the Angevins was that they left behind a country that didn't need them any more.
  • 所以安茹王室的最大贡献在于 他们之后的国家 是个不再需要王室插手的国家
  • Why hunt for Excalibur when you had something much more potent Magna Carta.
  • 神剑的时代已经过去 如今我们有了更强力的武器 《大宪章》


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1、appetite

胃口;食欲

He has a healthy appetite.

他胃口很好。

Symptoms are a slight fever, headache and loss of appetite.

症状包括低烧、头痛和食欲不振。

强烈欲望;渴望

his appetite for success.

他对成功的强烈渴望

Americans' growing appetite for scandal.

美国人对丑闻日益增强的好奇心


2、guarantee

确保;使必然发生

Surplus resources alone do not guarantee growth.

仅有富余的资源并不能确保发展。

a man whose fame guarantees that his calls will nearly always be returned.

其名望能确保他的呼吁几乎总能得到回应的人

保证

A famous old name on a firm is not necessarily a guarantee of quality.

公司悠久的品牌并不能确保商品的质量。

There is still no guarantee that a formula could be found.

还没有把握是否能找到一个配方。

保证…必定发生;承诺做;答应提供

Most states guarantee the right to free and adequate education.

大多数州都保障人们免费享受充分教育的权利。

All students are guaranteed campus accommodation for their first year.

保证安排所有的学生第一年在校内住宿。

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measured ['meʒəd]

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adj. 量过的,慎重的,基于标准的,有韵律的 动词me

 
slight [slait]

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adj. 轻微的,微小的,纤细的,脆弱的
vt

 
quality ['kwɔliti]

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n. 品质,特质,才能
adj. 高品质的

 
fatal ['feitl]

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adj. 致命的,毁灭性的,决定性的

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scandal ['skændl]

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n. 丑闻,中伤,反感,耻辱

 
campaign [kæm'pein]

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n. 运动,活动,战役,竞选运动
v. 从事运

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guarantee [.gærən'ti:]

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n. 保证,保证书,担保,担保人,抵押品
vt

 
surplus ['sə:pləs]

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adj. 多余的,过剩的
n. 过剩,剩余物,

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accommodation [ə.kɔmə'deiʃn]

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n. 住处,膳宿;适应,和解

 
ramshackle ['ræm,ʃækl]

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adj. 摇晃的;放荡的

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