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There was nothing the pope could do about her plight.

对于她的困境 教皇也无计可施

Money, however, could do the trick.

而金钱始终是万能的

Two years and 34 tons of gold later,Richard was ransomed into freedom,but his kingdom was bankrupt.

花费两年时间 缴纳了34吨黄金 理查重获自由 但他的王国已近崩溃

The cost of acting out heroic war games was measured in blood as well as money.

穷兵黩武的代价不止是流血 还得付出金钱

Showing contempt for the defenders of the besieged castle by standing in front of them without armour,

理查的大军围于被困的城堡前 理查不穿甲胄站在城前 以表示对守城者的轻蔑

a lone archer's bolt found the join between Richard's neck and his shoulder.

一名弓箭手百步穿杨 直接命中理查的脖子和肩膀之间

The wound turned gangrenous.

伤口腐烂生了坏疽

Within ten days, the Lionheart was dead,a triumph of daredevil romance over common sense.

不到十天 狮心王便与世长辞 超乎常理的崇尚鲁莽 狮心王可算是个典范

His body was laid in a tomb at the foot of his father's, in Anjou.

他被葬在安茹的陵墓 紧挨在他父亲脚下

The heart of the Lionheart was taken to the great cathedral at Rouen in Normandy, which seems fitting,

狮心王的心脏被带至 诺曼底的鲁昂大教堂 那里似乎更合适

since this city was always more of a capital to Richard than London.

因为对理查而言 相比伦敦 这里才更像他的都城

His brother, John, who succeeded him, was buried in England,mostly in Westminster cathedral,

他的弟弟和继任者 约翰 被葬在英格兰 大部分被葬在威斯敏斯特大教堂

because the monks of Craxton Abbey had taken care to steal away his entrails,

因为克莱斯顿修道院的修道士 偷去了他的内脏

making John in death, as he'd been in life,one is intended to say, gutless.

这让约翰无论是生前 还是死后 都会被人看作是"没种的人"

词汇解析

1、measure

衡量；估量;评估;判定

I continued to measure his progress against the charts in the doctor's office.

我继续比照医生办公室里的图表来判断他病情的发展。

A grammar school's success was measured in terms of the number of pupils who got into university.

一所文法学校成功与否是以考上大学的学生人数为衡量依据的。

测量;度量;计量

Measure the length and width of the gap.

测量一下这条缝隙的长与宽。

He measured the speed at which ultrasonic waves travel along the bone.

他测出了超声波穿过骨头的速度。

体现，表现，标志

It is a measure of their plight that few of them have anywhere to go to.

他们几乎全都无处可归，看得出他们是陷入了困境。

That is a measure of how bad things have become at the bank.

那简直就是银行里糟糕局面的写照。

2、succeed

达到目的;成功做成;办到

We have already succeeded in working out ground rules with the Department of Defense.

我们已经成功地与国防部敲定了基本原则。

Some people will succeed in their efforts to stop smoking.

一些人经过努力可以成功戒烟。

取得预期效果;表现良好

If marriage is to succeed in the 1990's, then people have to recognise the new pressures it is facing.

在 20 世纪 90 年代人们要想婚姻美满，那就不得不认识到它所面临的新压力。

a move which would make any future talks even more unlikely to succeed.

可能使今后的所有对话都更加难以取得什么成果的举动