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I am the princess of Wales.
我是威尔士王妃。　　
I come as the king's servant and with his authority.
我是代表国王的钦差大臣。　　
To do what?
做什么呢？　　
To discuss the king's proposals.
讨论他的提议。　　
Will you speak with a woman?
你愿意与妇人交谈吗？　
I understand you have recently been given the rank of knight.
我知道您最近受爵位。　　
I have been given nothing.
我什么都没得到。　　
God makes men what they are.
天生我才必有用。　　
Did God make you the sacker of peaceful cities?
上天让你的才能去掠夺城市？　　
The executioner of the king's nephew...
处决国王外甥。　　
my husband's own cousin?
我丈夫的表弟？　　
York was the staging point for every invasion of my country...
约克是攻掠我国时的踏板。　　
and that royal cousin hanged innocent Scots...
那位王室表弟吊死了无辜百姓。　　
even women and children from the city walls.
连妇孺也不放过。　　
Well, Longshanks did far worse.
长腿上次攻占城市时的更狠。　　
You ask your king to his face.
你当面去问你的国王。　　
Ask him.
去问他。　　
You see if his eyes can convince you of the truth.
看他的眼神能否用真相说服你。

妙语佳句
1.knight
n. 骑士，武士；爵士
vt. 授以爵位
I contemplate the board, trying to find a way to take her knight or move my bishop.
我仔细凝视着棋盘，试着找到一种方法去拿走她的爵士或者移动我的主教。
2.executioner
刽子手，死刑执行人
Then the executioner put something over her eyes.
接着，那刽子手用东西遮住了她的眼睛。
3.invasion
入侵，侵略；侵袭；侵犯
Then there is the invasion by Russia of one of its neighbours.
在这两人执政的时期，俄罗斯还都入侵了它的一个邻国。
4.innocent
无辜的；无罪的；无知的
The old man wheedled the secret out of the innocent girl.
那个老人骗那个天真的女孩说出了秘密。
5.convince sb of the truth
用真相说服某人
But they have yet to convince everyone, especially people living in the area.
但他们还未能说服所有人，特别是居住在这一地区的人们。
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翻译：
1.我是代表国王的钦差大臣。　　　　　　
2.天生我才必有用。　　　
上期答案：
1.I have ordered conscriptions.
2.What beast could do such a thing?