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They speak differently, they look different,they take what they want when they want,

他们说着不同的语言 长着不同的面孔 只要想要 他们就会夺走一切

and then rubber-stamp the decision in your courts.

在你的宫廷之内肆意妄为

They also build differently.

他们的建筑风格也炯然不同

Ely Cathedral is one of those places where the intimate scale of Saxon churches

伊里大教堂就是这样一处地方 撒克逊人建造的小型规模的教堂

was replaced by a statement of massive triumphalism.

被大量宣扬必胜主义的建筑所取代

These columns speak of authority and raw power.They command obedience and reverence.

这些圆柱象征了权威和原始力量 他们使人顺从 使人敬畏

They are, in the most literal sense, awesome.

他们的的确确 很了不起

It was the difference between the immense Romanesque bulk of the great Norman cathedrals

比起诺曼人建造的 大多数巨大的罗马式大教堂

and the small spaces of the Saxon chapel.

与撒克逊人狭小的教堂截然不同

There is another telling difference between the old and new rulers of England:Anglo-Saxons didn't use surnames.

另一迥然不同之处在于 英格兰新老统治者之间 盎格鲁撒克逊人没有姓

They were Cedric or Edgar of somewhere or other.

有些地方叫做塞德里克或埃德加的不在少数

But the Normans incorporated places into their own names like an act of possession.

诺曼人便把地名加入了他们的名字中 就像是某种所有权

They were Roger of the beautiful hill, Roger Beau-Mont as the place was theirs and they owned it lock, stock and barrel.

比如"峻山上的罗杰" 就如这些地方是属于他们的 完全属于他们

In fact, preserving the estate intact was what the Norman nobility was all about.

事实上 原封不动的保存建筑物 是诺曼人高尚品质的最佳体现

It was they who introduced the practise of passing on whole estates intact to one heir, to the elder son.

正是他们引入了这项制度 将整个建筑物 原封不动地传给作为继承人的长子

词汇解析

1、intimate

亲密的;密切的

I discussed with my intimate friends whether I would immediately have a baby.

我与密友们讨论是否我要马上生孩子。

有恋爱关系的;有性关系的

I just won't discuss my intimate relationships.

我就是不想讨论我的恋爱关系。

their intimate moments with their boyfriends.

她们与男友共浴爱河的时刻

个人的;私下的;隐私的

He wrote about the intimate details of his family life.

他写到了关于他家庭生活的一些不为人知的细节。

I hate to interrupt your intimate conversation but we do have an assignment to discuss.

我实在不愿打断你们的私人谈话,但是我们确实有事要谈。

2、possession

占有；拥有

Those documents are now in the possession of the Guardian.

那些文件目前在《卫报》手里。

We should go up and take possession of the land.

我们应该北上占领那片土地。

所有物；财产；财物

People had lost their homes and all their possessions.

人们失去了自己的家园和所有的财物。

She had tidied away her possessions.

她已收拾好个人物品。