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On the morning of the 12th June, 1381,an enormous army, at least 5,000,perhaps as many as 10,000 strong,

1381年6月12日清晨 一支庞大的军队 至少五千人 甚至可能多达一万人

was camped here on the fields of Blackheath,right on the edge of London.

驻扎在这里 伦敦城外的 布莱克海斯

Below them, they could see the city old St Paul's, the bridges

伦敦城 就在他们眼下 圣约翰大教堂

crowded with shops and Westminster beyond,all seemingly at their mercy.

挤满商店的桥和不远处的威斯敏斯特 似乎完全在他们掌握之中

This was not a rabble. From the outset of the revolt,its targets had been selected carefully to make a point

这不是一群乌合之众 从起义的最开始 他们就有明确的目标

rich abbeys, estates belonging to tax collectors.

富有的教堂 收税员的地产

Any document bearing the seal of the Exchequer was marked out for destruction.

有财政部印章的文件 都被销毁

Manorial accounts were thrown on the fire.They knew what they were doing.

庄园账目被焚毁 他们清楚自己在做什么

Paradoxically, the rebels remained fervently loyal to the Crown.

矛盾的是 起义者 仍旧宣称效忠于国王

Though they had made themselves outlaws,they were fired by the certainty that their cause was just.

尽管他们的举动实为背叛 师出有名 使得士气大振

Surely it would be seen that they were not mobilised to threaten the king, but to rescue him,and through him, themselves.

显然他们并非被人挑拨着 反对国王 而是试图拯救他 也借他之手拯救自己

The discipline of the march, however,did not survive contact with the big city.

起义军的军纪军规 到了大城市变得毫无约束力

Prisons were broken open,churches looted, palaces put to the torch.

监狱被打开 教堂被掠劫 宫殿被付之一炬

Thirty-five Flemish merchants were decapitated on the same block, one after the other.

35位佛兰德商人 一个接一个的 被斩首于同一条大街上

词汇解析

1、mark out

划界;画线分出

When planting seedlings I prefer to mark out the rows in advance.

种树苗的时候，我喜欢事先划出行来。

使具有…特色;使…与众不同

There were several things about that evening that marked it out as very unusual.

那晚因几件事情显得非同寻常。

It does not appear to possess any of the obvious signs that would mark it out as a restaurant.

它似乎没有一处明显的标志让它看上去像一家饭店。

2、account

（银行等的）账户

Some banks make it difficult to open an account.

一些银行把开户弄得很麻烦。

I had two accounts with Natwest, a savings account and a current account.

我在国民威斯敏斯特银行有两个账户，一个储蓄账户和一个活期存款账户。

（书面或口头的）记述，描述，陈述，报告

He gave a detailed account of what happened on the fateful night.

他详细描述了那个灾难性夜晚所发生的事。

According to police accounts, Mr and Mrs Hunt were found dead on the floor of their kitchen.

据警方称，亨特夫妇被发现死在家里厨房的地板上。

解释;说明

This basic utilitarian model gives a relatively unsophisticated account of human behaviour.

这个实用的基础模型较为简略地解释了人类的行为。

Science, on Weber's account, is an essentially value-free activity.

按照韦伯的说法，科学在本质上是一种价值无涉的活动。