BBC英国史

Then there was just the murderous smashing and crashing of horses,

之后就是对人马凶残的杀戮

the slicing and thrusting of weapons,the screams, cries of the wounded and dying.

兵戎相见 肆意砍杀 战场上充斥着死伤者的叫喊声

If the axeman stood firm against the oncoming horse he'd still only get one good swing. If he missed,

如果斧头兵站定位置面对奔来的骑兵 他只有一次机会挥斧攻击 如果没打中

he was left open to the slash of the sword from the rider above.

他必将毙命于骑兵自马上落下的剑下

The initial success of the English also threatened their downfall.

是英格兰人最初的胜利导致了他们的落败

On the left flank of William's army,horses stumbled and retreated.

在威廉军队的左翼 马匹磕绊着撤退

The right flank of Harold's army,many of them inexperienced fyrdmen,decided to chase them down the hill.

而哈罗德军队的右翼 大多是没有战斗经验的民兵 冒失的决定下山追击对手

But Harold, always conservative in his tactics,refused to allow others to follow.

但是贯以保守著称的哈罗德 下令禁止其余的士兵一同追击

So this point, he seems to have lost momentary control of his troops,

在这个时刻 他似乎对他的军队失去了掌控

who couldn't resist following the horsemen,elated by the thought that the Duke of Normandy was lost.

他的手下忍不住杀欲 前去追赶骑兵 满心鼓舞 以为诺曼底公爵打了败仗

But William threw back his helmet to prove he was very much alive.

但威廉重新带上头盔 证明自己还活着

He rallied the ranks of the Norman centre round the rear of the pursuing Saxons and set about slicing them to pieces.

他率领诺曼士兵 包围了追击出来的撒克逊士兵 将他们全部歼灭

The battle wasn't over yet.It was going to take at least six hours to decide.

战斗尚未结束 还将进行漫长的六个小时

词汇解析

1、retreat

退避;后退;离开

I've already got a job, I said quickly, and retreated from the room.

“我已经有了一份工作。”我马上说道，并从房间里退了出来。

The young nurse pulled a face at the Matron's retreating figure.

看着护士长离去的身影，这个年轻的护士做了个鬼脸。

(军队)撤退，退却

The French, suddenly outnumbered, were forced to retreat.

人数突然处于劣势的法军被迫撤退。

Retreating soldiers were dousing homes and shops with petrol and setting them on fire.

撤退的士兵把汽油浇到住宅和商店上，并放火焚烧。

放弃，远离（计划、生活方式等）；从…中隐退

I believe people should live in houses that allow them to retreat from the harsh realities of life.

我认为人们所居住的房子应该能让他们远离残酷的现实生活。

From bouncing confidence she had retreated into self-pity.

她从信心百倍变得自怜自哀。

2、pursue

实行；执行；贯彻

It became harder for women married to diplomats to pursue their own interests.

与外交官结婚的女性要追求自己的爱好就变得更加困难了。

He said Japan would continue to pursue the policies laid down at the London summit.

他说日本将继续贯彻伦敦峰会所制定的政策。

寻求；追求

The implication seems to be that it is impossible to pursue economic reform and democracy simultaneously.

言外之意似乎是经济改革和民主化进程是不可能同时进行的。

Mr. Menendez has aggressively pursued new business.

梅嫩德斯先生积极开拓新业务。

追赶；追逐；追捕

She pursued the man who had stolen a woman's bag.

她追赶那个偷了一个妇女提包的男人。