BBC英国史

Once he had gone, in the early hours of the morning of the 9th September, 1087,a shocking scene took place.

1087年9月9日的清晨 就在威廉刚刚过世后 发生了一件令人震惊的事件

His closest followers now paid their last respects to William by all deserting him,

他最亲密的追随者们用遗弃 表达了他们最后的"敬意"

racing to the four corners of the kingdom to secure their land,

他们奔向王国各处去保卫他们自己的土地

leaving the corpse to be looted by the servants,

留下了被仆人们洗劫后的尸体

naked, bloated and beginning to putrefy on the monastery floor.

在修道院的地板上裸露着 肿胀着 慢慢开始腐烂

So the man who spent his life taking whatever he could

这个不择手段穷尽一生来抢夺一切的人

by whatever means possible, was finally robbed of everything,even his dignity.

最终被抢走了一切 甚至是尊严

Perhaps the hand of God had decided that this was a fitting end.

也许上帝认为这是一个合理的结局

As for his old antagonist, Harold,he certainly didn't stay buried on the shore facing the Channel,

至于他的老对手 哈罗德 正如一些诺曼史学家所设想的那样

as some Norman historians suggested.

他肯定没有被埋在面朝海峡的海滨上

Rumours had it that he'd escaped and was living as a hermit.

传言他逃出升天 从此一直过着隐居的生活

But another story is much more likely to be the truth

但另一似乎更为真实的说法是

that once it was safe, the female survivors of the family took Harold's remains and had them interred here at Waltham Abbey.

等一切都安全了之后 家族中的女性幸存者 带走哈罗德遗骸 葬在了沃尔瑟姆的修道院

According to William and the Pope,Harold was supposed to have been a despoiler of the Church,deserving of destruction.

根据威廉和罗马教皇的说法 哈罗德曾是劫掠教堂的罪人 理应处死

But the monks at Waltham didn't seem to agree,

但是沃尔瑟姆的修道士却不以为然

for they secretly buried him and prayed for his soul.

他们秘密地埋葬了他 并为他的灵魂祈祷

Somewhere there, beneath the columns and arches of this Romanesque church, is the last Anglo-Saxon king,

就在这座罗马式教堂的圆柱和拱门之下 埋葬着盎格鲁撒克逊人的最后一位国王

literally part of the foundations of Norman England.

也是诺曼王朝的奠基者之一

词汇解析

1、suggest

提议;建议

He suggested a link between class size and test results of seven-year-olds.

他认为 7 岁大的学生的测试分数和班级的规模有关系。

I suggest you ask him some specific questions about his past.

我建议你问他一些有关他的过去的具体问题。

推荐;举荐

Could you suggest someone to advise me how to do this?

这该怎么办？你能不能推荐一个人帮我出个主意？

They can suggest where to buy one.

他们可以推荐去哪里购买。

意思是;言下之意是

I'm not suggesting that is what is happening.

我没有说那就是事实。

It is wrong to suggest that there are easy alternatives.

如果认为有更容易的选择，那就错了。

2、suppose

假定;假设;设想

Suppose someone gave you an egg and asked you to describe exactly what was inside.

假设有人给了你一枚鸡蛋并要你准确描述鸡蛋里面有什么。

Supposing he's right and I do die tomorrow? Maybe I should take out an extra insurance policy.

假设他是对的，我确实明天就会死，那该怎么办？也许我应该再买一份保险。

(根据所知)认为，推断，料想

The policy is perfectly clear and I see no reason to suppose that it isn't working.

这项政策非常清楚明了，我没有理由认为它不会奏效。

I knew very well that the problem was more complex than he supposed.

我很清楚那个问题比他料想的要更复杂。