BBC英国史

But the 52-year old Becket was, remember, a cockney,a street fighter, as tough as old boots under the cowl.

但记住 52岁的贝克特可是个伦敦人 是个街头霸王 跟斗篷下的皮靴一般顽固

When he stood rooted to the spot, he became physically,as well as theologically, the immovable object.

只要他站在那里 无论是在身体上 还是信仰上 你都无法让他动摇分毫

At such times the kind of talk he'd picked up in his Cheapside childhood came back to him ripe and abusive.

在这种时刻 他想起了在戚普塞街的那些回忆 清晰而生动

"Whoremonger," he yelled at Fitzurse,who must suddenly have felt ridiculous clanking around in all that armour.

"皮条客" 他向费泽斯吼道 后者身穿叮当作响的盔甲 顿时感到非常荒谬

What do you do when you can't stand feeling ridiculous any longer?

当你忍无可忍这种荒谬 你会做出什么举动

Whoosh goes the adrenaline, bang goes the gun or in this case the sword.

肾上腺素涌动 枪响出膛 或者像这一次 剑起血落

Down through Becket's attendant's arm,then slicing through the top of the archbishop's head.

先砍下了贝克特随从的胳膊 接着削下了大主教的头皮

The crown hung by a thread of flesh as Becket sank to the floor, murmuring,

当贝克特倒在地上呻吟时 冠冕上还连着未削断的肉

according to his chroniclers,for the name of Jesus and the protection of the church,I'm ready to embrace death.

根据编年史记载 他当时说 以耶稣的名义和教会的庇护 我已准备好迎接死亡

Then, thank God, came the coup de grace.

接着 谢天谢地 暴徒给了致命一击

Another mailed arm, another downward slash to the head,so hard that the sword blade broke in two on the stones.

另一条裹着锁子甲的手臂 朝着头颅砍下去 是那么用力 至于刀锋像砍上了石头而断成两节

To finish the job, a third warrior stood on the archbishop's neck,

为了完成任务 第三个骑士 踩在大主教的脖子上

stuck the end of his sword into the open cavity of his skull,scooped out the brains and spread them on the floor.

将整把剑插入对方的颅腔 舀出他的脑浆 洒在地上

"Let's be off," he said. "this fellow won't be getting up again."

"走吧" 他说 "这家伙再也站不起来了"

词汇解析

1、pick up

拿起；提起；拾起；捡起

He picked his cap up from the floor and stuck it back on his head.

他从地板上拾起帽子，重新戴在头上。

Ridley picked up a pencil and fiddled with it.

里德利拿起一支铅笔，不停地在手里摆弄着。

（通常指开车）接载，取走

We drove to the airport the next morning to pick up Susan.

我们第二天早晨开车去机场接苏姗。

She went over to her parents' house to pick up some clean clothes.

她去了趟父母家取些干净衣服。

逮捕；拘捕

Rawlings had been picked up by police at his office.

罗林斯已在办公室遭警察拘捕。

The police picked him up within the hour.

警察不到一小时就将他逮捕了。

2、protection

保护；防护

Such a diet is widely believed to offer protection against a number of cancers.

这种饮食结构被广泛认为可以预防多种癌症。

It is clear that the primary duty of parents is to provide protection for our children.

很明显，父母的首要职责是为孩子们提供保护。

（保险单提供的）保险

The new policy is believed to be the first scheme to offer protection against an illness.

这份新的保险单被认为是首个承保疾病风险的保险方案。

贸易保护；关税保护

Over the same period trade protection has increased in the rich countries.

在同一时期，富国的贸易保护有所抬头。