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William's response was to mount a campaign of oppression in the north

威廉对此的回应是 在英格兰北部发动了一场武力镇压运动

which was not just punitive but an exercise in mass murder

不仅镇压 还发动了一场大屠杀

thousands of men and boys gruesomely butchered,their bodies left to rot and fester in the highways.

数以千计的成年男子与男童被被残忍地屠杀 他们的尸体被丢弃在大路上 任其腐烂

Every town and village burnt without pity.

所有村庄与城镇都被毫不留情的烧毁了

Fields and livestock destroyed so completely that any survivors were doomed to die in a great famine.

庄稼被焚烧殆尽 牲畜也一只不剩 即便有人幸存 也注定死于大饥荒

Hard on the heels of massacre and starvation came plague.

而且紧跟着大屠杀和饥荒而来的就是瘟疫

All across England, William built at least 90 castles,dominating areas of potential revolt,

在英格兰全境 威廉建造了至少九十座城堡 用来镇压这些地区潜在的反抗

engines of terror that helped William control over two million Saxons with just 25,000 Normans.

恐怖镇压使得威廉仅以两万五千名诺曼人 统治了两百多万撒克逊人

Most of the voices that have come down to us describing the events after 1066 are written from the victor's perspective,

流传到我们手中的那些记载着 1066年之后重大事件的史料 都是胜利者书写下的

unapologetic and crowing,sketching the starkest possible contrast

毫无悔意 洋洋自得 毫无掩饰地对比了

between the Machiavellian perjurer Harold and the noble, betrayed William.

不择手段 背信弃义的哈罗德 与高尚却遭背叛的威廉

But among this rather nauseating chorus of congratulation there's at least one that dares break rank,

在这些对胜利者肉麻的颂歌中 至少还有那么一个声音敢于打破这和谐

that in fact sees the conquest as it surely was a brutal, ruthless and completely successful act of aggression and cruelty.

它实际上真实地描述了这次征服 一次野蛮残忍却无比成功的侵略活动

词汇解析

1、campaign

(社会、政治)运动,活动

During his election campaign he promised to put the economy back on its feet.

他在竞选时许诺将重振经济。

Apacs has launched a campaign to improve the training of staff.

雅拍体育用品公司开展了加强员工培训的活动。

发起运动;开展活动

We are campaigning for law reform.

我们正在宣传呼吁进行法律改革。

Mr Burns has actively campaigned against a hostel being set up here.

伯恩斯先生积极活动,反对在这儿建青年旅舍。

(包括一系列战斗的)战役

The allies are intensifying their air campaign.

联军部队正加大他们的空战强度。

a bombing campaign.

轮番轰炸

2、dominate

在…中占首要地位，在…中最具影响力

The book is expected to dominate the best-seller lists.

这本书预计会占据畅销书排行榜的榜首。

countries where life is dominated by war.

战事频繁的国家

控制;统治;支配

He denied that his country wants to dominate Europe.

他否认他的国家想要控制欧洲。

Women are no longer dominated by the men in their relationships.

在两性关系中女性不再受制于男性。

俯视;高耸于

It's one of the biggest buildings in this area, and it really dominates this whole place.

这是该地区最大的建筑物之一，雄踞在整个地区之上。

its skyline dominated by the central mosque.

中央的清真寺高耸天际