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the issue could now only be settled on the field of battle.

这是一个非武力不可解决的问题

For the first time since the Norman Conquest,

自诺曼征服以来

the political fate of England was completely fluid,its eventual outcome uncertain.

英格兰的政治命运第一次变得如此动荡不堪 没人能预测结果将何去何从

In 1264, De Montfort won the first round at the battle of Lewes on the Sussex Downs.

1264年 在苏塞克斯丘陵的刘易斯战役中 德·蒙德福特首战告捷

King Henry and Edward were both taken prisoner.

亨利王和爱德华同时沦为战俘

The year which followed, with De Montfort in charge,

在接下来的一年里 德·蒙德福特统帅全局

was the closest England came to a republic until the days of Oliver Cromwell.

英格兰距离共和制一步之遥 未能施行 真正的共和国是后世的奥利弗·克伦威尔建立的

And in parliament, not just aristocrats and bishops,

在议会中 不只是贵族和主教

but ordinary knights of the shire and even burgesses from the towns,

就连平凡的的郡级爵士 甚至是普通镇民

presumed to discuss the fate of their superiors - a prince and a king.

都敢于讨论他们的统治者 国王和王子的命运

But like the later republic,this one quickly gained the attributes of a dictatorship.

但是 与后来的共和政体一样 他们很快就被冠以独裁的罪名

With power going to his head,Simon seemed more the vainglorious adventurer than a messianic reformer.

在权力的诱惑下 西蒙更像是一个自以为是的冒险者 而不是个救世主般的改革者

In the end, he simply repelled more people than he attracted.

最终 他的很多亲信 也逐渐与他分道扬镳

With the impotent Henry III firmly under lock and key,

失去权势的亨利三世身陷囹圄

the Crown's future lay with Edward,who outwitted his captors,and made a dashing horseback getaway.

王国的未来就落在了爱德华的肩上 他凭借过人的机智 成功地逃出了监狱

词汇解析

1、ordinary

平常的；普通的；一般的；平凡的

I strongly suspect that most ordinary people would agree with me.

我坚定地认为绝大部分老百姓会赞同我的观点。

It has 25 calories less than ordinary ice cream.

它所含热量比普通的冰激凌少了25卡路里。

平庸的；平淡无奇的

I'm just a very ordinary, boring normal guy.

我只是一个颇为平庸无趣的普通人。

Your life since then must have seemed very ordinary.

你的生活从那时起一定非常平淡无奇。

不寻常的；非凡的；特殊的

The boy's knowledge was out of the ordinary.

这个男孩懂得的知识非比寻常。

I've noticed nothing out of the ordinary.

我没注意到什么特别之处。

2、repel

击退;驱逐

They have fifty thousand troops along the border ready to repel any attack.

他们有5万人的部队驻扎在边境，随时准备击退任何进攻。

(磁极、电荷之间)排斥

Like poles repel, unlike poles attract.

同极相斥，异极相吸。

As these electrons are negatively charged they will attempt to repel each other.

因为这些电子都是带负电荷的，它们会互相排斥。