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Archbishop of Canterbury Simon Sudbury was captured while at his prayers in the Chapel of St John.

坎特伯雷大主教西蒙·萨德伯里被捕于 施洗约翰礼拜堂众祷告者面前

The rampaging rebels hacked his head off,stuck it on a spike and paraded it triumphantly through the streets.

愤怒的叛军砍下了他的头颅 钉在钉子上 耀武扬威的游街示众

On the evening of Thursday 13th June,the teenage king climbed one of the turrets in the tower,

6月13日这一周四的晚上 年少的国王登上了伦敦塔的一座炮塔

and what he saw ought to have broken him in terror.

所见之景 触目惊心

the sky red with flames,London crumbling into smoking ruins.

天际血红似火 伦敦一片硝烟狼藉

But hostage to a nightmare,Richard doesn't seem to have panicked.

尽管事态严重 理查并未表现惊慌

When counsellors asked him to negotiate with the rebels,he evidently showed no hesitation.

当顾问官建议与叛军进行谈判时 他未显犹豫之态

It was the boy who was the man of the hour.

这个少年可是十分非凡

It was a brave front. For Richard must have thought there was a chance he might not survive.

这是富有勇气的一步 理查肯定想过 他很有可能无法活着回来

Before the meeting with the rebels,he prayed at the shrine of Edward the Confessor,

与叛军会晤前 他祈祷于金雀花王朝历任国王的守护圣人

the patron saint of all the Plantagenet kings.

忏悔者爱德华的圣坛前

Then he rode through the jostling crowds to meet Wat Tyler and the rest of the leaders at Smithfield.

然后骑马穿过熙攘的人流 在史密斯菲尔德接见了瓦特·泰勒 和其它领导人

词汇解析

1、negotiate

谈判;协商;洽谈

It is not clear whether the president is willing to negotiate with the democrats.

还不清楚总统是否愿意和民主人士洽谈。

When you have two adversaries negotiating, you need to be on neutral territory.

让敌对双方坐下来谈判时，你得保持中立。

顺利通过;成功越过

Frank Mariano negotiates the desert terrain in his battered pickup.

弗兰克·马里亚诺驾驶他那辆破烂不堪的皮卡车成功穿越了沙漠地带。

I negotiated the corner on my motorbike and pulled to a stop.

我骑摩托车顺利通过拐角，然后停了下来。

2、capture

(尤指在战争中)俘虏，擒获，占领，夺取

The guerrillas shot down one aeroplane and captured the pilot.

游击队击落了一架飞机,并俘获了飞行员。

The whole town celebrated when two tanks were captured.

全城居民庆祝缴获了两辆坦克。

代表（特点);表现,体现(感情、气氛)

Chef Idris Caldora offers an inspired menu that captures the spirit of the Mediterranean.

厨师伊德里斯·卡尔多拉开出一份富有地中海特色的菜单，让人眼前一亮。

Their mood was captured by one who said, 'Students here don't know or care about campus issues.'

一个人的话道出了他们的心情，“这儿的学生既不了解也不关心校园问题。”

吸引(注意力);激发(想象);赢得(喜爱)

the great names of the Tory party who usually capture the historian's attention.

往往会引起历史学家关注的保守党大人物

the issue that has captured the imagination of nearly the whole nation.

激发了几乎所有国人想象力的争论