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John Ball is a recognisable type, a preaching friar who pushes Black Death radicalism to its logical extreme.

约翰·保尔 一名布道的教士 他将黑死病引发的激进主义浪潮推向高潮

Get rid of the priesthood and the property owners,Ball argued,

消灭教会和有产者 保尔主张

And Christ's embrace of the poor will once again be honoured.

上帝一视同仁的拥抱 必将重获

Are we not descended from the same parents, Adam and Eve?

我们不都是同一祖先亚当夏娃的子孙吗

What reason can they give why they should be more masters than ourselves?

他们有什么理由认定 他们应该是我们的主人

They are clothed in velvet and rich ermine,while we are forced to wear poor clothing.

他们能够穿丝绒 披貂皮 而我们只能衣衫褴褛

They have wines and fine spices and fine bread,while we have only rye and the refuse of the straw,

他们享用美酒佳宴 而我们只能粗茶淡饭

and when we drink it must be water.

只能饮水止渴

We are called slaves,and if we do not perform our services, we're beaten.

我们被称作奴隶 不干活 就要挨打

Let us go to the king and remonstrate with him.We may obtain a favourable answer.

我们去找国王理论理论 也许能得到一个好结果

And if not,we must seek to amend our conditions ourselves.

如果不能 我们必须自己改变现状

And so they marched,the levelling fever of the Black Death buzzing in their brains,

于是 他们游行 黑死病引发的对均分的狂热 在他们头脑中萦绕

slogans of equality and retribution in their mouths.

高举平等标语 高喊赔偿口号

After all, who were Wat Tyler, John Ball and Robert Cave of the Dartford Baker

瓦特·泰勒 约翰·保尔 达特福德的面包师罗伯特·凯夫

but the three dead confronting the spoiled,rich and mighty with their day of judgement.

就像故事中的三个死人一样 对那些骄纵的 有钱有势的人进行审判

词汇解析

1、descend

下来;下降;走下

Things are cooler and more damp as we descend to the cellar.

当我们往下走去地窖时，四周愈见阴冷潮湿。

She descended one flight of stairs.

她走下了一段楼梯。

(情绪、气氛等)降临，笼罩

An uneasy calm descended on the area.

一种令人不安的平静笼罩了该地区。

A reverent hush descended on the multitude.

人群虔敬地噤了声。

（大批人）突然到来，突然造访

3,000 city officials descended on Capitol Hill to lobby for more money.

3,000名市政官员齐聚国会山，为筹集更多的款项进行游说。

Curious tourists and reporters from around the globe are descending upon the peaceful villages.

好奇的游客和记者从世界各地一齐涌向这些平静的村落。

2、confront

(问题、任务或困难)降临，使面临

She was confronted with severe money problems.

她面临严峻的资金问题。

Ministers underestimated the magnitude of the task confronting them.

部长们低估了他们所面临的任务的艰巨性。

勇敢地面对;正视

We are learning how to confront death.

我们正在学习如何直面死亡。

NATO countries have been forced to confront fundamental moral questions.

北约国家被迫正视基本的道德问题。

与…对峙;与…对抗

She pushed her way through the mob and confronted him face to face.

她挤过骚动的人群，与他当面对峙。

They don't hesitate to open fire when confronted by police.

他们遭遇警察时毫不犹豫地开火。