BBC英国史

There are such sad stories of what follows,and perhaps some of them are true.

战争之后流传着很多悲伤的故事 或许有些是真的

One of them has Harold's lover, Edith Swan-neck,

哈罗德的爱人便是其一 伊迪斯·斯旺内克

walking through the heaps of gory corpses to identify the dead king

尸横遍野中 试图辨别她死去的丈夫

by marks on his body, known only to her.

他身上的印记 只有她才认得出

What we do know is that around half the nobility of England perished on that battlefield.

我们确定的事实是在那场战斗中 英格兰半数的贵族命丧当场

William had sworn that should God give him the victory

威廉曾起誓 如果上帝赐予他胜利

he would build a great abbey of thanksgiving at the exact spot where Harold had planted his flag, and here it is

他将在哈罗德竖旗的地方 建造一个大教堂 以表达他的感恩 地点就在我身后

a statement, if ever there was one, of pious jubilation.

要说的话 这更像是一次虔诚的欢庆举动

But William had to make sure he'd won not just a single battle but the war for England.

但是威廉必须确定他赢下的不单是一场战役 而是整个英格兰

This was done in the time-honoured way,cutting a swathe of fire, rape and plunder

他遵循古老的传统 走遍英格兰东南的各个村庄

through the countryside of south-east England.

烧杀掠夺 奸淫掳掠

One by one the Anglo-Saxon cities folded.

盎格鲁撒克逊人的城市一个接一个被攻陷

William was crowned at Westminster on Christmas Day 1066.

1066年圣诞节 威廉在威斯敏斯特加冕

But the event was more like a shambles than a triumph.

但仪式更像是个屠宰场而非一次盛会

At the shout of acclamation,the Norman soldiers stationed outside thought a riot had started,

振聋发聩的欢呼声 让镇守在外的诺曼士兵以为有人暴动

to which their response was to burn down every house in sight.

他们的镇压举措是烧毁所有看得见的房屋

词汇解析

1、statement

(正式或明确的口头或书面)陈述，声明

Andrew now disowns that statement, saying he was depressed when he made it.

安德鲁现在推翻了那个说法，说那是自己在情绪低落时说的话。

Things are moving ahead, I found that statement vague and unclear.

事情正在取得进展。我认为这个说法含糊不清。

官方声明，正式声明

The statement by the military denied any involvement in last night's attack.

军方发表声明称其和昨晚的袭击无任何关系。

证明(儿童)有特殊教育需求

Nearly a year later, it was agreed that Tom would be statemented.

近一年后，汤姆被批准将获得特殊教育。

I had eight statemented children in my class.

我的班里有 8 名需要接受特殊教育的孩子。

2、honour

正义感;道义;气节

The officers died faithful to Poland and to the honour of a soldier.

这些军官至死都忠于波兰，坚守了军人气节。

I do not believe I can any longer serve with honour as a member of your government.

我认为自己再也无法问心无愧地在你的政府中任职。

荣誉;特殊奖励

Most of the high honours usually go to long-serving MPs loyal to the government.

大多数的高级荣誉通常都会授予忠于政府的资深议员。

He was showered with honours—among them an Oscar.

他赢得了众多荣誉——其中包括一项奥斯卡奖。

荣幸;光荣;殊荣

Five other cities had been competing for the honour of staging the Games..

还有其他5个城市为赢得该届运动会的主办权一直在进行角逐。

Tchaikovsky was given a state funeral—the first commoner to be granted this honour.

柴可夫斯基得到了国葬待遇——他是首位获此殊荣的平民。