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Like De Montfort, Bruce had pinned his personal cause to the flag and to the passions of his country.

如同德·蒙德福特 布鲁斯将自己的毕生精力 都投入到对祖国的无限热爱当中

Unlike Edward I, Robert was not just a warlord who hammered the country to his will.

不同于爱德华一世 罗伯特不是一个粗暴的军阀 将个人意志凌驾于国家之上

He had managed to forge a true alliance with the people,

他成功地使国家上下一心 官民同乐

A community of the realm that,when united and led by King Robert I could win its freedom.

这样一个由罗伯特一世所领导的 君民团结的国家 必定能赢得自由

And so the emboldened Scots take the war to the English.

日益强大的苏格兰人主动向英格兰发动了战争

For 22 years,The Scots raided and terrorised huge areas of northern England. reaching as far south as Yorkshire.

在22年的时间里 苏格兰人袭击和掠夺了 英格兰北部至约克郡的大片领土

Abbeys and castles fell,Cities paid the Scots off to avoid destruction.Villages were trashed.

修道院和城堡在战火中倒下 城市付钱给苏格兰人以求自保 村庄被捣毁

The border raids on a weakened enemy were what you'd expect.

当英格兰衰弱 其边境遭侵犯 完全是预料之中的

In may 1315, Robert Bruce's brother Edward landed here in north-east Ireland near Carrickfergus Castle

在1315年5月 罗伯特·布鲁斯的兄弟爱德华 来到爱尔兰西北 靠近卡里弗格斯城堡的地方

with a formidable Scots army of many thousands of men.

带着一支数千人的强大苏格兰军队

What the Bruces were doing, in effect,was opening a second front against the English empire.

实际上 布鲁斯兄弟此举 是为了开辟对抗英格兰帝国的第二前线

词汇解析

1、personal

个人的；私人的

He learned this lesson the hard way — from his own personal experience.

吃一堑长一智，他这个教训来之不易——是从他自己的亲身经历中得来的。

That's my personal opinion.

那是我的个人观点。

亲自的；本人的

a business that requires a great deal of personal contact.

经常需要本人亲自联系、打理的生意

a personal letter from the President's secretary.

总统秘书亲自寄出的信

（感情、关系、健康方面）个人的，人际的，自己的

teaching young people about marriage and personal relationships.

教导年轻人有关婚姻和人际关系方面的事情

You never allow personal problems to affect your performance.

绝不要让个人问题影响你的表现。

2、expect

预期;预料;期待

a council workman who expects to lose his job in the next few weeks.

预计自己在接下来的几周里会丢掉工作的市政工人

They no longer expect corporate profits to improve.

他们不再期待公司利润会增长。

要求；认为应当得到;指望

He wasn't expecting our hospitality.

他没有指望我们会盛情款待。

I do expect to have some time to myself in the evenings.

我确实希望晚上能有些属于自己的时间。

我认为;我猜想

I expect you can guess what follows.

我想你能猜出接下来发生了什么。

I expect you're tired.

我想你累了。