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Two ceremonies took place on Lammas Day,1087, at Old Sarum.

1087年的收获节期间 两项典礼在老塞勒姆举行

First, every noble in England gathered here to take an oath of loyalty to the king.

首先 英格兰的所有贵族都聚集于此 向国王宣誓效忠

Then came the handing over of the Book,the ultimate weapon to keep them in line.

之后 开始《末日审判书》的交付 这是让这些贵族老老实实的最致命的武器

Now nobody could hold back anything,and it was this book,

如今 再没人能隐瞒任何事 也正因这本书

the Domesday Book,that made the gathering at Old Sarum unique in the history of feudal monarchy in Europe.

《末日审判书》让这老塞勒姆集会 在欧洲封建君主制的历史上 画上了独一无二的一笔

For the Book ultimately was England.

正是这本书 最终缔造了英格兰

For centuries after,this was the secret of English government,

之后的几个世纪里 这本书都是英格兰政府的最高机密

a partnership between the power of the landed classes and the authority of the state,

它是地主阶级势力 与国家权力

between the guardians of the green acres and the keepers of knowledge.

即农田的监管者与信息掌握者的 合作之契约

In the right hand corner, the gentry;in the left hand corner, the civil service.In between them, the eternal umpire, The King.

右上角是 贵族们 左上角是 政府行政机构 夹在中间的是永恒的仲裁者 国王

But the umpire was finally feeling the strain of it all.

这位裁决者最终感受到了全面的压力

Not surprising when aged 60,William still couldn't resist playing the warlord.

所以六十岁的威廉 仍无法克制征战的欲望 便不足为奇了

In 1087,he subdued a border dispute in France by totally destroying the town of Mantes.

1087年 他征服了一处和法国有争议的边境 彻底摧毁了芒特镇

But perhaps this last devastation was one too many,

但也许这最后一次破坏太过分

for a flaming timber from a house burned by his soldiers fell right in front of the king.

由威廉的士兵所点燃一间房屋的木梁 砸到了国王面前

William's horse suddenly bucked,throwing the now overweight king violently against his saddle,his gut taking the force of the blow.

威廉的马突然弓背跃起 把这位肥胖的国王重重的摔下了马鞍 他的身体抗住了这次意外落马

Mortally wounded,William was taken to a priory at Rouen.

由于精神受到惊吓 威廉被送至鲁昂的一个小修道院

词汇解析

1、hand over

交给;递给

He also handed over a letter of apology from the Prime Minister.

他还递交了一封首相写的道歉信。

I've got his card.Judith said, handing it over.

“我有他的名片，”朱迪丝边说边把名片递了过来。

移交（犯人等）

They would just catch the robbers and hand them over to the police.

他们会抓住抢劫犯，并把他们交给警方。

This morning the American was formally handed over to the ambassador.

今天上午这名美国人被正式移交给了大使。

（把…）移交（给…）处理

The present leaders have to decide whether to stand down and hand over to a younger generation.

现任领导层必须决定是否应退居二线，把重任移交给更为年轻的一代。

I wouldn't dare hand this project over to anyone else.

我不敢把这个项目移交给任何其他人负责。

2、destroy

毁坏;破坏;毁灭;摧毁

That's a sure recipe for destroying the economy and creating chaos.

那样做肯定会破坏经济、制造混乱。

No one was injured in the explosion, but the building was completely destroyed.

没有人在爆炸中受伤，但大楼遭到了彻底毁坏。

毁掉…的生活;使垮掉

If I was younger or more naive, the criticism would have destroyed me.

如果我再年轻一些，或是再单纯一些，那些批评可能就会把我给毁了。