BBC英国史

There was just one more stop, one more castle

那位女王再也不会颠沛流离了

in the career of the wandering Queen:Fotheringhay in Northamptonshire.

她的下一站只有一个地方 北安普敦郡的福瑟陵格

It's just a grassy mound now, which is just as well,

一直以来 那里只是一个长满野草的高地

since no ruin, no standing building for that matter,

但在今后的岁月里 无论岁月枯荣

could possilbly take the weight of the drama that was to follow.

那里接下来要发生的事情必将载入史册

Anyone expecting Mary Stuart to crumble into tearful confession had seriously misjudged her.

以为玛丽·斯图亚特会痛哭流涕地 在忏悔中走向末路的人们 完全误读了她

Up against it,she drew on something inside her long and mostly disastrous career

恰恰相反 她在自己漫长而悲惨的人生中 书写了浓重的一笔

which made her resolute and unnervingly lofty,as if she was above this squalid charade.

让她的形象变得坚毅 崇高 令人敬仰 这场阴谋与她相比如此渺小不堪

From the moment of her arrest to the moment of her execution,she gave as good as she got.

从被逮捕到处刑 她始终从容不迫

As a sinner, I am truly conscious of having often offended my creator.

作为罪人 我清楚地意识到 曾经冒犯过我主

I beg him to forgive me.But as Queen and sovereign,

我恳求他原谅我 但是作为女王和一国之君

I am aware of no fold of offence for which I have to render account to anyone here below.

我知道这并不算冒犯 在这之下的任何人

Her second tactic was to lie her head off,denying all knowledge of the Babington plot,

她第二个策略就是说谎 否认所有和巴宾顿计划的事情

athough she was on stronger ground when she accused Walsingham of having set up the whole thing to get rid of her.

虽然她有更强的证据表明 这一切都是沃尔辛海姆 为了除掉她一手设计的陷阱

Elizabeth did not see it exactly in this way.

伊丽莎白并不是这样想的

She wrote to Mary as if the Queen of the Scots somehow,

她给玛丽写了一封信 好像苏格兰女王

had been an ungrateful house guest who'd made off with the towels.

是一个行为不端 偷走毛巾的客人一样

词汇解析

1.draw on

凭借;利用;动用

He drew on his experience as a yachtsman to make a documentary programme.

他凭借曾经做过快艇驾驶员的经验制作了一档纪实节目。

(时光)渐渐过去

As the afternoon drew on we were joined by more of the regulars.

随着午后时光的渐渐消逝,又有些老主顾加入到我们当中来了。

2、set up

创建;建立;安排;组建

The two sides agreed to set up a commission to investigate claims...

双方同意组建一个委员会来调查那些索赔要求。

an organization which sets up meetings about issues of interest to women...

召开会议讨论妇女关心的问题的组织

3、head off

拦截;拦住

He changed direction swiftly, turned into the hallway and headed her off.

他迅速改变方向，拐进走廊截住了她。

阻止，防止（尤指不愉快的事）发生

He would ask Congress to intervene and head off a strike.

他将要求国会进行干预，防止发生罢工。

You have to be good at spotting trouble on the way and heading it off.

你必须善于发现潜在的麻烦并加以化解。

4、execution

将…处死;将…正法

He was executed by lethal injection earlier today.

他于今天早些时候被注射处死。

One group claimed to have executed the American hostage.

一个组织声称已经处决了那名美国人质。

完成，表演(高难度动作)

I executed the hairpin turn high on the sheer western face of the mountains.

我在山脉西侧陡峭的高处成功地急转弯。

The landing was skilfully executed.

熟练地完成了着陆。