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Henry had grown up with the Charter,signed by his father king John in 1215,

亨利在《大宪章》的影响下成长 这是由他父亲约翰王于1215年签署通过的

which put real limits on the power of the king.

该法律是用来限制英国国王权力

A bit of a blow for a king who wanted absolute authority.

这对渴望绝对权力的统治者如当头棒喝

Kings could no longer ignore the complaints of their subjects.

国王再也不能无视子民们的怨言

They could be forced to submit to a council of the barons.

他们必须向男爵理事会述政

That council thought of itself as the voice of the community of the realm,

该理事会自诩为 王国的发言机构

and even now began to be called "parliament".

时至今日 他们被称作 议会

Its role would be to hold the king to his contract.

它的作用就是保证国王规行矩步

Since Henry had become king as a boy of nine,he'd had no choice but to swallow this bitter pill.

由于亨利即位时只有九岁 他无从选择 有苦只能往肚里咽

However, as he grew older, Henry burned with frustration

然而 随着年龄的增长 亨利越发沮丧

and became determined to get free of its shackles to restore the unchallenged authority of the crown.

终于下定决心要挣脱束缚 复辟君主至高无上的权利

Knowing that this couldn't happen without a fight,Henry accepted a compromise position for many years,

亨利深知此举必将引发政治斗争 因此多年来 他一直妥协忍让

that the king was not free to govern through pure royal will.

保证国王不会凭个人意愿 独断政事

But Henry III was also a Plantagenet,and plantagenets dreamed dangerous dreams

但亨利三世也是金雀花家族的一员 金雀花家族历来野心勃勃

expensive dreams of campaigns far abroad which no one in York or Canterbury could quite see the points of.

不惜代价地想扩张领土 而约克家族或坎特伯雷家族 始终无法明白他们这样做意义何在

When Plantagenets thought they might get unwelcome advice,they stopped listening - until, that is, they were made to.

金雀花王朝一旦遇到逆耳的建议 就拒绝听取 直到 非听不可的地步

词汇解析

1、absolute

完全的；彻底的

It's not really suited to absolute beginners.

它并不真正适合从零开始的初学者。

A sick person needs absolute confidence and trust in a doctor.

病人需要对医生有绝对的信心和信任。

十足的；地道的

About 12 inches wide is the absolute minimum you should consider.

12英寸左右的宽度绝对是你应考虑的最低值。

I think it's absolute nonsense.

我认为那十足是无稽之谈。

专制独裁的；有无上权力的

He ruled with absolute power.

他实行独裁统治。

the doctrine of absolute monarchy based upon divine right.

以神权为基础的君主专制学说

2、compromise

折中;妥协;让步

Encourage your child to reach a compromise between what he wants and what you want.

鼓励孩子在他的愿望和你的愿望之间找到一个折中点。

Be ready and willing to make compromises between your needs and those of your partner.

时刻准备好并乐意在自己与伴侣的需求之间作出让步。

使（自己）声誉受损;违背(信念)

members of the government who have compromised themselves by co-operating with the emergency committee.

因与紧急委员会合作而使自己名誉受损的政府成员

He would rather shoot himself than compromise his principles.

他宁愿一枪打死自己也不愿违背自己的原则。