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While some of the information was taken verbally by William's scribes,

其中一些信息 由威廉的书记员以非书面形式记录记录下来

some must have owed its existence to Saxon records.

而另一些 定是出自撒克逊人之手

The most extraordinary paradox about the Domesday Book

关于《末日审判书》最著名的悖论就是

is that what we think of as a monument to the power and strength of the Normans

它虽被视为诺曼权力与力量的象征

owed itself to the advanced machinery of government left in place by the old Anglo-Saxon monarchy.

却是靠着盎格鲁撒克逊人的君主制 所留下的先进的政府运作系统 才得以完成

And it was thanks to this that the data was collected at such lightning speed,less than six months.

也是靠着它 所有信息几乎在不到六个月的极短时间内统计完毕

The results were presented to William here at Old Sarum,

结果呈交到了待在老塞勒姆的威廉手中

an ancient Iron Age fort inside which he'd built a spectacular royal palace.

在这个铁器时代的堡垒中 他建起了一座壮丽的皇家宫殿

When he took hold of the Domesday Book,it was as though william had been handed the keys to the kingdom all over again,

威廉拿到《末日审判书》时 就如同他再次掌握了 整个王国的命脉

as if he'd re-conquered England,but this time statistically,

就好像他又一次征服了英格兰 不过这次是数据统计之上

because its information was more impregnable than any castle.

因为这些信息比任何城堡都要牢不可破

It was called The Domesday Book, after all,because it was said its decisions wereas final as the Last Judgement.

要知道 这本书叫《末日审判书》 是因为 据说它的调查结果 就相当于"末日审判"的结果

The Church itself holds Wenlock.

教堂拥有温洛克地区

There are 20 hides, four of which are exempt from tax under King Canute.

土地共有二十海茨 其中四海茨 在卡纽特国王统治时期免交赋税

There are 15 slaves,two mills serve the monks, plus one fishery.

这里有十五个奴隶 两座供养修道士的磨坊 一座渔场

Enough woodland to fatten 300 pigs,and two hedged enclosures.Value now twelve pounds.

三百头散养在大面积林地中的猪 还有两处围栏 现价值十二英镑

词汇解析

1、extraordinary

非凡的;优秀的;出色的

We've made extraordinary progress as a society in that regard.

在那个方面，我们的社会已经取得了巨大的进步。

The task requires extraordinary patience and endurance.

那项任务需要非凡的耐心和毅力。

非常奇特的;令人惊奇的

What an extraordinary thing to happen!

这事儿真蹊跷！

His decision to hold talks is extraordinary because it could mean the real end of the war.

他作出举行谈判的决定非同寻常，因为这可能意味着战争真的要结束了。

（会议）特别的

at an extraordinary meeting of the sport's ruling body.

在体育运动管理机构的特别会议上

Representatives of the colonies met in an extraordinary congress.

各殖民地代表在一次特别大会上会面。

2、present

现在的；目前的

He has brought much of the present crisis on himself.

目前的大部分危机都是他自己引起的。

the government's present economic difficulties.

政府当前的经济难题

目前；现在；眼下

There is no way at present of predicting which individuals will develop the disease.

目前还没有办法预测谁会得这种病。

At present children under 14 are not permitted in bars.

目前，14岁以下儿童不允许进酒吧。