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By the time the Vandals arrived in Rome,
在汪达尔人进入罗马城之前
They'd been living in the Roman Empire for a long, long time.
他们已经在罗马帝国中生活了很长一段时间
These were people who probably spoke Latin,
这些人大都会讲拉丁语

Who had served in armies alongside Roman soldiers,
他们可能曾是罗马军队的士兵
They'd been mercenaries,They'd engaged in trade with the Roman Empire.
可能是外籍雇佣兵 或者是与罗马帝国有着贸易往来的人
Gaiseric has been fighting the Romans since his teens.
盖塞里克从年轻时起就开始与罗马帝国抗争
Now he's in reach of the ultimate prize:Eudoxia.
现在他离最终的胜利只有一步之遥 那就是尤多克西亚的存在
Worth more to the Vandal chief than gold,
对于汪达尔首领来说 她的价值超过黄金
Having the empress as his hostage will bring him prestige.
将皇后作为人质能提高他的声望

重点讲解

1、engage
参与;从事
I have never engaged in the drug trade.
我从未参与过毒品交易。
You can engage in croquet on the south lawn.
你可以参加南边草坪上的槌球游戏。
使参与，使参加（谈话）
They tried to engage him in conversation.
他们试图跟他交谈。
We want to engage recognized leaders in discussion.
我们想和公认的领袖们进行讨论。
适应；（与…）建立密切关系
She found it hard to engage with office life.
她发现很难适应办公室生活。
She had vowed to go out of her way to engage with the Irish people at local community level.
她已经发誓要努力和当地的爱尔兰人建立关系。
2、fight
与…作斗争;坚决反对
Mother Teresa is an elderly nun who has devoted her life to fighting poverty.
德肋撒嬷嬷是一位毕生致力于消除贫困事业的年迈修女。
More units to fight forest fires are planned.
计划设立更多单位防控森林火灾。
(为…而)斗争;努力争取
Our Government should be fighting for an end to food subsidies.
我们政府应该努力废止食物补贴。
Lee had to fight hard for his place on the expedition.
李不得不为在考察队中获得一席之地而苦苦争取。
进行(战斗、对抗等);打(仗)
The two men fought a battle over land and water rights.
这两个男人为土地和水的使用权发生了争斗。
In the latest incident at the weekend police fought a gun battle with a gang which used hand grenades against them.
在周末发生的最近一起暴力事件中，警方与向他们投掷手榴弹的一伙匪徒展开了枪战。