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But with Canute's death in 1035 began a chain of events that would culminate in the one invasion

1035年 卡纽特的死引发了一系列事件 并最终以一次入侵而告终

that Anglo-Saxon England would be unable to swallow.And what a saga it was.

盎格鲁撒克逊英格兰是无法被吞并的 多么气势磅礴的英雄史诗啊

It started with a bloody and unsparing fight for Canute's throne amongst the surviving elite.

一切始于精英阶级为争夺王位而展开的一场 血腥而残酷的战争

Treachery, murder and mutilation were par for the course.

背叛 谋杀和残害成为了常态

The last man standing with any kind of claim to the throne was a descendant of Alfred the Great,a prince of the Saxon royal house.

而伫立到最后 夺得王位的 是阿尔弗雷德大帝的后裔 一位撒克逊王室家族的王子

He was called Edward.He would become forever known as The Confessor.

他名叫爱德华 后以"忏悔者"而闻名于后世

He was crowned on Easter Day, 1043.

他在1043年的复活节加冕

But he inherited more than just the crown.

但他继承的不仅仅是这顶王冠

He also got Earl Godwine, in no mood to lose power just because there was a new king.

还有不想因新王上位 而失去弃权力的戈德温伯爵

But unlike Canute, Edward had good reason to hate the right-hand man forced on him,

但和卡纽特不一样 爱德华有充分的理由 憎恨这位得力却无法摆脱之人

for Godwine had arranged his older brother's murder.

因为戈德温策划谋杀了爱德华的哥哥

But there was nothing he could do about his bloodstained rival,not yet anyway.

但他却不能惩治这位双手沾满血腥的政敌 至少现在不能

King Edward knew that Godwine held the keys to the kingdom.

爱德华国王知道戈德温手中握有实权

When Godwine offered Edward his daughter in marriage,what could he do but take her?

当戈德温提出把女儿嫁给爱德华时 除了答应以外 他还能怎么办呢

Godwine was not Edward's only problem.

戈德温并不是爱德华面对的唯一难题

He also got to learn how to govern a country he knew little about,

他还得学着治理一个对其知之甚少的国家

for he'd grown up in exile in a very different world across the English Channel in Normandy.

因为他成长于流放地 一个截然不同的世界 英吉利海峡对岸的诺曼底

词汇解析

1、invasion

武装入侵;侵略

seven years after the Roman invasion of Britain.

罗马人入侵英国7年以后

He was commander in chief during the invasion of Panama.

在侵略巴拿马的战役中他是总司令。

(令人不快的或难以对付的人或事物的)大批进入，涌入

this year's annual invasion of flies, wasps and ants.

今年，苍蝇、黄蜂和蚂蚁同往年一样的大批进犯

Seaside resorts such as Blackpool and Brighton are preparing for a tourist invasion.

像布莱克浦与布赖顿这样的海滨胜地正为游客的大批涌入做准备。

侵扰;干扰

Is reading a child's diary always a gross invasion of privacy?

偷看孩子的日记一定是对个人隐私的严重侵犯吗？

the first skirmish in the invasion of the British Parliament by Brussels.

布鲁塞尔干扰英国议会的首次摩擦

2、mutilation

使残缺不全;使受到严重损伤

More than 30 horses have been mutilated in the last nine months.

在过去9个月里，超过30匹马受了重伤。

He tortured and mutilated six young men.

他严刑拷问了6名年轻男子。

(故意)毁坏，破坏

Brecht's verdict was that his screenplay had been mutilated.

布雷赫特的结论是他的电影剧本已被窜改。

I discovered a mutilated cassette stuffed in a wastebasket.

我发现一盘被弄坏的盒式磁带丢在废纸篓里。