BBC英国史

It all started with a voyage that no one can fully explain, even to this day.

起因是一次时至今日 仍无人能解释清楚的航行

In 1064,Harold and a group of men set sail across the Chanel for Normandy.

1064年 哈罗德带人横跨英吉利海峡前往诺曼底

Maybe it was to rescue his younger brother,Wulfstan, who had been taken hostage by William.

也许他是想去营救 被威廉扣作人质的弟弟 沃尔夫斯坦

But for the Norman chroniclers,the journey could only have one purpose.

但根据诺曼史料记载 此次旅程的目的只有一个

Harold was confirming Edward's offer of the crown.

哈罗德前去宣布爱德华传给自己的王位

Why would Harold do something so against his own best interests?

哈罗德怎会做出这等损害自己利益的事呢

Perhaps that's why it makes up the first bit of the story

或许正是这令人费解之处

of the most grandiose piece of Norman propaganda,the 70-metre long Bayeux Tapestry.

才让它在巨幅的诺曼史宣传画中占了首席 这宣传画便是七十米长的贝叶挂毯

The tapestry was commissioned by William's half-brother,

此挂毯是在征服后几年 威廉同父异母的兄弟

Bishop Odo of Bayeux, a few years after the conquest.

主教贝叶的厄德受委任制作的

But it well may have been made by English women embroiders in Canterbury,

但它也可能是由 坎特伯雷的英格兰绣女制成

who were regarded as the most skilled stitchers in Europe.

她们被认为是欧洲最熟练的绣工

Who else would have made such a glamorous hero?

不然还有谁能绣出这样一位迷人的英雄呢

Something seems to have gone wrong in the Channel,perhaps a storm.

船在行驶过程中出现了事故 可能是遇上了风暴

Landing in the territory of Guy of Ponthieu,

被迫停在了蓬蒂约的盖伊的领地

they were arrested and handed over to Guy's liege lord,William of Normandy.

他们被逮捕 并交给了盖伊的君主 诺曼底的威廉

词汇解析

1、confirm

证实，证明(情况属实)

X-rays have confirmed that he has not broken any bones.

X光片证实他没有骨折。

These new statistics confirm our worst fears about the depth of the recession.

这些新的统计数据证实经济衰退已经严重到我们最为担忧的境地。

（某人）证实，肯定，确认

The spokesman confirmed that the area was now in rebel hands.

这位发言人证实该地区现已落入叛乱分子手中。

He confirmed what had long been feared.

他证实了人们长期以来的担心。

加强，巩固(地位、角色或权力)

Williams has confirmed his position as the world's number one snooker player.

威廉姆斯巩固了自己世界头号斯诺克选手的地位。

2、conquest

征服;占领

He had led the conquest of southern Poland in 1939.

1939年，他指挥了攻占波兰南部的行动。

After the Norman Conquest the forest became a royal hunting preserve.

诺曼征服之后，这片森林成为了皇家狩猎区。

（爱情或性关系方面的）俘虏，征服

Despite his conquests, he remains lonely and isolated.

尽管他俘获过很多女人的芳心，却依然孤单寂寞。

men who boast about their sexual conquests to all their friends.

向所有朋友吹嘘自己如何搞定女人的男人

(战争中)征服的土地,占领地

He had realized that Britain could not have peace unless she returned at least some of her former conquests.

他意识到除非英国至少归还一部分以前的占领地，否则国无宁日。