BBC英国史

You have planned to take my life and ruin my Kingdom by the shedding of blood.

你曾谋划取我性命 发动血腥叛乱 毁我国家

I never proceeded so hastily against you.

我从未如此对待你

On the contrary, I have maintained you and preserved your life

相反地 我收留你 保护你

with the same care which I use for myself.

对你的照顾丝毫不逊于我自己

On the 15th of October, 1586, the formal trial began.

1586年10月15日 正式的审判开始了

In a typical gesture, half plea, half threat,

一如既往 用一半恳求一半威胁的语气

Mary warned her prosecutors to look to their consciences.

玛丽警告审判者们要扪心自问

Remember,She said,The theatre of the world Is wider than the realm of England.

你们别忘了 她说道 世界的舞台 要比英国的领土大多了

It was to that audience, world-wide and across the ages,that she now took centre stage.

正是在这个舞台上 在全世界纵观历史 玛丽站在了时代的中心

Mary hobbled into the room, by now painfully infirm,

玛丽蹒跚着进入屋中 苍白无力

dressed head to foot like a glamorous Mother Superior,

全身装扮得像个修道院院长

in swathes of black velvet and a white headdress.

尽是黑色的丝绒和白色的头饰

Deprived of any lawyer,she turned to the big guns of the Privy Council facing her.

没有一名辩护律师 她直面枢密院的各位名声显赫的大人们

There is not one, I think, among you,let him be the cleverest man in the world,

我认为 你们之中没有一个人 即使是世间最睿智的人

who would be capable of resisting or defending himself if he were in my place.

如若他遇到我今天的境况 也难以自恃 难以自保

Of course, it wouldn't have mattered what she said.

当然了 她的话并不会有何影响

The trial resumed in London without her and passed swiftly to her conviction.

在伦敦的再次审判没有她的身影 并很顺利的通过了判决

词汇解析

1、preserve

保持，维持（原状）

We will do everything to preserve peace.

我们会尽全力维持和平。

an effort to fit in more students while preserving standards.

在保持原有教学水平的同时招收更多学生的努力

保护；保存；维护

We need to preserve the forest.

我们需要保护森林。

Conservation is an issue which gets a lot of attention these days — whether it means preserving old buildings, or protecting the environment.

资源保护是目前备受关注的问题——不管它指的是对古建筑的保护，还是对环境的保护。

专属工作；独占的活动领域

The conduct of foreign policy is largely the preserve of the president.

外交政策事宜主要由总统专门负责。

With the menfolk away at war, women got their first crack at the male preserves of employment and sport.

由于男人们都去了战场，女人们第一次在男性专属的职业和运动中一展身手。

2、maintain

维持;保持

The Department maintains many close contacts with the chemical industry.

这个部门与化工行业保持着众多密切的联系。

Push yourself to make friends and to maintain the friendships.

要求自己与人交友并保持友谊。

断言;宣称;坚称

He has maintained that the money was donated for international purposes.

他坚称这笔捐款将用于国际用途。

Prosecutors maintain no deal was made.

原告坚持说不存在任何交易。

供养;赡养

He should pay and maintain you as well.

他得给你钱，还得供养你。

the basic costs of maintaining a child.

抚养一个孩子的基本费用