BBC英国史

But In the case of this particular hoard of 15,000 coins, gems, medals,

但在这个埋藏了一万五千件囊括了 铸币 宝石 勋章

and this exquisite silver tigress,they never did.

以及这个精美绝伦的银质雌虎的宝藏而言 宝藏的主人再也未能如愿

It was instead discovered in 1992 at Hoxne in Suffolk and is now kept in the British Museum.

直到1992年 它才在萨福克郡的荷克森被发现 现藏于大英博物馆

Some sort of force was badly needed to stop the barbarians in the north and west

不列颠急需一股力量 来阻止来自西方与北方蛮族

from exploiting the vacuum of power left by the exit of the legions.

夺取罗马军团撤走后空虚的统治之位

At first, the warriors from north Germany and Denmark,sailing up-river in their wave horses,seemed a boon, not a curse.

起初 扬鞭策马顺流而来的 北方日耳曼与丹麦士兵 似是佳音 而非噩耗

When one local despot, Vortigern, naively imagined he could use the imported barbarians as his own military muscle

当地暴君沃蒂艮天真地妄想 能雇佣蛮族之兵力为己所用

but neglected to pay them as per the contract,he made one of the more spectacular blunders in British history.

而忽视给付相应报酬的约定 便铸成了不列颠史上最愚不可及的大错

Furious at being stiffed,the Saxons turned on the local population they'd been hired to defend.

被欺骗的盛怒之下 撒克逊人对本该保护的当地居民倒戈相向

After burning and pillaging, they took land in lieu of pay,settling down amidst the understandably dismayed native population.

在烧杀劫掠一空后 他们以地抵资 在理所当然对其大失所望的 当地居民中定居下来

Dismayed, but not, I think, terrified.

失望是当然 但我想他们并不恐惧

Though the earliest chroniclers of the coming of the Saxons thought of Vortigern's faux pas as heralding a sort of final apocalypse,

尽管关于撒克逊入主的最早记录者 将沃蒂艮的愚蠢作为天启 预示时代的更迭

no one had turned the lights out on Roman Britannia and declared the Dark Ages to have begun.

却没有谁终结了罗马不列颠尼亚 而后宣布黑暗时代的到来

词汇解析

1、particular

特定的；特指的

I remembered a particular story about a postman who was a murderer.

我记得有个故事，讲的是一个邮递员杀人的事情。

I have to know exactly why it is I'm doing a particular job.

我必须明确知道我为什么要做特定的一项工作。

特殊的；特别的；独特的

I have a particular responsibility to ensure I make the right decision.

我肩负特殊责任，必须确保自己作出的决定是正确的。

Fatigue is a particular problem for women.

疲劳是女性特有的问题。

没什么重要（或特别）的事物（或人）

I went along thinking of nothing in particular only looking at things around me.

我一路走着，没想什么特别的事，只是四下张望着。

Drew made some remarks to nobody in particular and said goodbye.

德鲁说了一些不针对任何人的话就告辞了。

2、turn on

打开（设备）；接通（…的供应）

I want to turn on the television.

我想开电视。

She asked them why they hadn't turned the lights on.

她问他们为什么不开灯。

对…进行身体（或语言)攻击;斥责

Demonstrators turned on police, overturning vehicles and setting fire to them.

示威者攻击警察，推翻车辆并将其纵火焚烧。

He turned on Pete and accused him of being mixed up in drugs.

他怒斥皮特，指责他沾染毒品。

依靠;取决于

The plot turns on whether Ilsa will choose her lover or her husband.

故事情节取决于伊尔莎会选择情人还是丈夫。