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Some of Elizabeth's anguish may have been genuine remorse,

伊丽莎白的苦恼中有一些是发自内心的自责

some of it was downright fear and she was right to worry.

还有一些是明显的不安和恐惧 确实如此

Even before Mary's execution,King Phillip of Spain had accelerated his plans for the "Enterprise" Of England,

就在玛丽的死刑之前 西班牙国王菲利普 就开始着手他的"进军英格兰"的计划了

and with Mary now dead, there would be no stopping him.

现在玛丽已去 没什么能阻挡他了

Suddenly, Elizabethan England looked very small, very vulnerable.

突然间 伊丽莎白统治下的英格兰变得 如此渺小 如此脆弱

This was always Elizabeth's worst nightmare,

伊丽莎白一生中最可怕的噩梦

a full-scale Catholic invasion,and now Phillip was launching one.

便是一次全面的天主教入侵 而现在菲利普将其变为现实了

The Spanish admirals, however,were deeply pessimistic about the chances of success.

但是西班牙的海军将领们 却不对此战报有很大胜算

They knew english ships had a massive edge in speed and manoeuvrability.

他们深知 英国的战舰 速度极快 操作灵活

The miracle was not that England was saved

奇迹并不是英格兰在此战中胜利

but that the Spanish came so close to pulling it off.

而是西班牙就差一点就将其击败

Only a few miles of the Channel and an unhelpful wind direction made the difference.

就在英吉利海峡几海里远的地方 一阵不利西班牙的海风扭转了整个战局

The weather, as usual, batted for England.But it was a close thing.

天气 一如既往地 向着英国 但那确实很惊险

The English were right to be scared in the summer and autumn of 1588.

1588年夏季至秋季 英国的境况确实岌岌可危

What do you do when weepy and terrified ?You cry out for Mummy.

当你啜泣恐惧时怎么办呢 你会寻求母亲的庇护

That, courtesy of Robert Dudley dying of cancer now,

罗伯特·达德利的谦恭 他正受癌症的折磨

but still the great impresario of Elizabeth's shows

但却是伊丽莎白所展示的

is how she appeared to the troops at the armed camp at Tilbury

这就是她出现在提尔伯里军营前的情景

the mother at last, the virgin mother of England

最后的母亲 圣洁的英格兰女王

and the kind of mother you'd want on your side,

那个人们希望与他们并肩的母亲

a mother dressed in a breastplate of steel.

一位穿着铁甲的母亲

词汇解析

1、launch

发射（火箭、导弹或卫星）

NASA plans to launch a satellite to study cosmic rays.

美国国家航空航天局计划发射一颗卫星上天，对宇宙射线进行研究。

A Delta II rocket was launched from Cape Canaveral early this morning.

今天一早，一枚“德尔塔”Ⅱ型火箭在卡纳维拉尔角发射升空。

开展（重大活动）；发起，发动（军事袭击等）

Heavy fighting has been going on after the guerrillas had launched their offensive.

游击队发起攻击后，激烈的战斗一直持续不断。

The police have launched an investigation into the incident.

警方已对该事件展开调查。

推出，发布（新产品）

Crabtree Evelyn has just launched a new jam, Worcesterberry Preserve.

瑰珀翠刚推出一款新果酱——伍斯特浆果果酱。

Marks Spencer recently hired model Linda Evangelista to launch its new range.

玛莎百货最近聘请模特儿琳达·埃万杰利斯塔为其发布新系列产品。

2、vulnerable

脆弱的;易受伤害的

Old people are particularly vulnerable members of our society.

老年人是社会中尤为明显的弱势群体。

易感染（某种疾病）的；易患病的

People with high blood pressure are especially vulnerable to diabetes.

有高血压的人尤其易患糖尿病。

Plants that are growing vigorously are less likely to be vulnerable to disease.

生命力强的植物不容易得病。

易受伤害的;易受影响的

Their tanks would be vulnerable to attack from the air.

他们的坦克易受到空袭。

a table showing which cars are most vulnerable to theft.

易被盗车辆一览表