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So the Duke went to strategy number two,turning the matter into an international crusade.

于是公爵决定用备选策略 将其发展成一次国际征讨

Couldn't the Pope see that his cause was just,that Harold was an infamous oath breaker,a despoiler of churches?

教皇又怎会看不出 他此举出于正义 哈罗德不过是一个声名狼藉的背信小人 一个教堂掠夺者呢

William on the other hand was a builder of abbeys,a protector of bishops against bullying barons.

而威廉却是修道院的建造者 保护主教 对抗恃强凌弱的财主们

It was completely absurd and it worked like a dream.

此举随荒谬之极 却轻而易举地得以实现

The Pope was won over,gave William his Papal blessing and invested him with his ring and banner.

威廉赢得了教皇的心 得到了教皇的祝福 并被授予权戒和族旗

It was now much more than a dynastic feud.

形势的发展已远远超过了王朝内斗

William used the consecration of his wife's abbey,here at La Trinite in Caen,

威廉利用在卡昂的拉特立尼达 他妻子修道院中的献祭

to proclaim a crusade against the infidel Harold.

宣告对异教徒哈罗德的讨伐

The barons who'd fought shy of risking their necks on the Duke's personal vendetta

之前因怕受牵连而不愿 插手公爵私怨的男爵们

now flocked to join the legions of the blessed.

现在蜂拥加入了这个挟上帝之名的讨伐大军中

The Bayeux Tapestry shows work immediately got under way to build an awe-inspiring expeditionary force.

贝叶挂毯上展示了他们如何立即投入精力 组建一支令人敬畏的远征军队

Rows of Normandy trees went down to the axe to emerge as 400 dragon-headed ships.

斧头下 成排的诺曼底树被砍倒 摇身变成了四百艘龙头船

Loaded onto the ships were coats of mail, bows, arrows, spears and the most indispensable item of all, vast casks of wine.

船上载满了铠甲 弓箭 梭镖 还有最不可或缺的 大桶大桶的酒

词汇解析

1、completely

完全的;十足的

The rebels had taken complete control.

叛乱分子完全控制了局面。

It shows a complete lack of understanding by management.

这表明管理层对此完全不了解。

完整的;全部的;整个的

A complete tenement block was burnt to the ground.

整幢公寓大楼被付之一炬。

The job sheets eventually filled a complete book.

工作指导卡最终装满了整整一个册子。

完成的;结束的

The work of restoring the farmhouse is complete.

修复农舍的工作已经完成。

It'll be two years before the process is complete.

这个过程需要两年才能完成。

2、personal

个人的；私人的

He learned this lesson the hard way — from his own personal experience.

吃一堑长一智，他这个教训来之不易——是从他自己的亲身经历中得来的。

That's my personal opinion.

那是我的个人观点。

亲自的；本人的

a business that requires a great deal of personal contact.

经常需要本人亲自联系、打理的生意

a personal letter from the President's secretary.

总统秘书亲自寄出的信

针对个人的；人身攻击的

Newspapers resorted to personal abuse.

报纸采取了人身攻击的手段。

Myra was attacking something I'd written, and her attack got a little personal.

迈拉批评我写的东西，她的批评多少有些人身攻击的味道。