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A world of garrisons and barracks had now become a society in its own right.

曾经重兵驻防的要塞 如今终有其归宿

From the middle of the second century,it makes sense to talk about a Romano-British culture,

自二世纪中叶开始 罗马-不列颠文化慢慢形成

and not just as a colonial veneer imposed on the resentful natives,but as a genuine fusion.

而这并非仅是殖民者强加于愤恨土著的 而是真正意义上的民族融合

Nowhere was this clearer than here in Bath.

这在古城巴斯体现得淋漓尽致

Bath was the quintessential Romano-British place.

巴斯汇集了罗马-不列颠文化的精髓

At once mod con and mysterious cult,

曾集神秘的祭祀

therapy and luxury, a marvel of hydraulic engineering

奢华与疗养兼顾的水利工程奇迹

and a showy theatre of the waters of healing.

和华丽的水疗院于一身

The spa was an extravaganza of buildings constructed over a spring

这座温泉浴场就是这样的奢华建筑 建于泉水之上

that gushed a third of a million gallons of hot water into the baths every day.

每天可容纳三十余万加仑热水 涌入浴室池间

When you soaked yourself in a bath, you washed your body and your soul,ablution and devotion at the same time.

当你浸入池间 身体与灵魂会一同洗净 是身与心的双重洗礼

Much of the bathing, the flirting, the gossip and the deal making

多数的沐浴 调情 闲话与交易

went on in this austerely grandiose Great Bath.

都在这个古典而宏伟的大浴室中进行

The spiritual heart of the place was the sacred spring a ferny grotto where water collected

而此地的精神核心是一眼圣泉 一个集蓄水源长满苔藓的洞穴

and where the devotees of the presiding goddess, Sulis Minerva,

在此 女神苏里斯米涅尔瓦的崇拜者们

could look through a specially constructed window at the altar erected in her honour

能够在为女神而立的神坛上 透过一扇特制的窗口

and occasionally could throw gift offerings in her way.

还能偶尔为女神投下供奉

词汇解析

1、construct

建筑;建造;修建

The French constructed a series of fortresses from Dunkirk on the Channel coast to Douai.

法国人在从敦克尔刻到杜埃的英吉利海峡沿岸修筑了一系列要塞。

The boxes should be constructed from rough-sawn timber.

这些箱子应该用粗锯木料来做。

构想，构筑，构思(思想、作品、体系等)

You will find it difficult to construct a spending plan without first recording your spending.

你会发现不先把自己的开销记录下来就很难制订支出计划。

He eventually constructed a business empire which ran to Thailand and Singapore.

他最终构筑起了一个延伸至泰国和新加坡的商业帝国。

复杂的构想(或思想);观念

the underlying constructs (beliefs, philosophy, etc.) which influence action and behaviour.

影响行动和行为的根本思想(信仰、处世哲学等)

It was a re-enactment of the same mental construct under which slavery was justified.

这是为奴隶制辩护的同一思想观念的再现。

2、collect

收集;采集

Two young girls were collecting firewood.

两个小女孩正在拾柴火。

Elizabeth had been collecting snails for a school project.

伊丽莎白一直在为完成学校的一份课题作业收集蜗牛。

接走;领取;收取

David always collects Alistair from school on Wednesdays.

戴维总是星期三去学校接阿利斯泰尔。

She had just collected her pension from the post office.

她刚去邮局取了养老金。

(为慈善事业或礼品)筹款，集资;募捐

Are you collecting for charity?

你是在为慈善事业筹款吗？

They collected donations for a fund to help military families.

他们为一个旨在帮助军人家属的基金筹集捐款。