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The winter of 1065 was marked by tremendous gales

1065年冬天 因为一场飓风

which destroyed churches and uprooted great trees.

教堂顷刻覆灭 大树拔根而起

As King Edward the Confessor lay on his deathbed,

国王忏悔者爱德华躺在床上奄奄一息

he was visited by a strange and terrible dream which he insisted on relating to all who gathered around him.

他做了一个奇怪而可怕的梦 他坚持认为这和他周遭的人都有关系

Two monks came to my deathbed and told me that because of the sins of its people

两名僧人走到我床前 告诉我 因为子民所犯下的罪

God had given England to evil spirits.

上帝已将英格兰交给了恶灵

I said, "Will God not have mercy?"

我说 上帝不能原谅我吗

And they replied,Not until a growing tree, cleft in two by a lightning storm

他们回答 若被闪电劈裂的树

should come together of its own accord and grow green again.

能复旧如初 并再得盎然绿意

Only then will there be pardon.

方可得主的宽恕

But no one paid much attention to the ravings of an old man.

但是无人理会一个老人的疯言乱语

What was much more important was that Edward had touched Harold's hand.

人们所看重的是 爱德华触摸了哈罗德的手

The king had fallen short of actually declaring him his heir

国王没来得及宣布他的继承人

but it was enough of a sign for Harold and the northern earls who supported him.

但对哈罗德和支持他的北部伯爵来说 此举已足够

On January 6th 1066,Westminster saw the funeral of one king in the morning

1066年11月6日 威斯敏斯特相继见证了 清晨老国王的葬礼

and the coronation of another in the afternoon.

与下午新国王的加冕礼

词汇解析

1、insist

坚持;坚决认为(或主张、要求)

My family insisted that I should not give in, but stay and fight.

家里人坚持认为我不应让步,而应该留下来继续抗争。

She insisted on being present at all the interviews.

她坚持所有采访自己都要在场。

坚称;坚持说

The president insisted that he was acting out of compassion, not opportunism.

总统坚持说他如此做是出于同情而不是为了投机。

It's not that difficult, she insists.

并没有那么困难,她坚持说。

2、attention

注意；留心；专注

You have my undivided attention.

我专心听你所讲。

Later he turned his attention to the desperate state of housing in the province.

其后，他将注意力转向了该省形势严峻的住房问题。

（尤指大众的）注意力，关注

Volume Two, subtitled The Lawyers, will also attract considerable attention.

副标题为律师的第二册也将获得广泛关注。

The conference may help to focus attention on the economy.

此次会议可能有助于将关注焦点放在经济上。

（突然）吸引…的注意

A faint aroma of coffee attracted his attention.

淡淡的咖啡香味一下子吸引了他。

He sat at one of the round tables and tried to attract her attention.

他坐在其中一张圆桌旁边，想引起她的注意。