BBC英国史

Getting his army in position to surprise the Norsemen was an epic feat by any standards.

用自己整装待发的部队给诺曼人一个措手不及 从任何角度来说都算的上是神来之笔

Harold had travelled from London, picking up his army on the way,

哈罗德从伦敦出发 一路集结他的军队

covering 187 miles in four days 37 to 45 miles a day.

四天行军一百八十七英里 平均每天三十七到四十五英里

Imagine then, thousands of men going as fast as their horses,or, in many cases, as fast as their legs could carry them.

想象一下 上千名步兵如同骑兵般疾速前行 很多情况下 他们都是以逼近极限的速度前进

Up the Great North Road to Peterborough,Lincoln, Tadcaster.

沿着大北方路 途径彼德堡

The ultimate high-impact hike with the heaviest backpacks imaginable.

可谓是超负荷情况下的超高强度长度跋涉

At the end of it,Harold fought one of the bloodiest battles in English history.

抵达终点之后 哈罗德带着他的军队 展开了英格兰史上最血腥的战役之一

It was the English who broke the Viking line,

英格兰士兵冲破了维京人的防线

and the remaining Norse warriors cowered around their chiefs.

残余的挪威士兵退缩到他们的首领身边

We must imagine the great Hardrada swinging his axe beneath the Landvaster flag,

我们只能想象挪威国王 在战旗下挥舞着他的斧子

before finally sinking down with an arrow in the throat;

最终喉部中箭落马

Tostig picking up the Raven flag and,in his turn, being cut down.

紧接着 举着乌鸦旗的 托斯提戈也被砍死

The carnage was so complete that it took just 24 of the 300 ships

挪威人损失极为惨重 来到英国的三百艘船

that had sailed to England to return the pitiful remnant of the Norse army back to Norway.

最后仅仅有二十四艘船载着残兵 返回了挪威

词汇解析

1、position

位置；方位

The ship was identified, and its name and position were reported to the coastguard.

那艘船已找到，其名字和位置已报告给海岸警卫队。

This conservatory enjoys an enviable position overlooking a leafy expanse.

这个温室位置绝佳，放眼望去，草木繁茂，郁郁葱葱。

姿势；安置方式

Hold the upper back and neck in an erect position to give support for the head.

挺直上背部和脖子来支撑头部

Ensure the patient is turned into the recovery position.

确保使患者处于复苏体位。

安放；放置

Position trailing plants near the edges and in the sides of the basket to hang down.

把蔓生植株靠边放，使其从篮子的四面垂下。

Place the pastry circles on to a baking sheet and position one apple on each circle.

把油酥面圈放到烘烤盘上，每个上面放一个苹果。

2、pick up

拿起；提起；拾起；捡起

He picked his cap up from the floor and stuck it back on his head.

他从地板上拾起帽子，重新戴在头上。

Ridley picked up a pencil and fiddled with it.

里德利拿起一支铅笔，不停地在手里摆弄着。

（通常指开车）接载，取走

We drove to the airport the next morning to pick up Susan.

我们第二天早晨开车去机场接苏姗。

She went over to her parents' house to pick up some clean clothes.

她去了趟父母家取些干净衣服。

（不费力地）获得，学会

Where did you pick up your English?

你在哪儿学的英语？

Young people are picking up ideas about good drugs and bad drugs.

年轻人正在形成毒品有好坏之分的观念。