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Beneath these delusions of omnipotence, though,Richard remained neurotically insecure.

在如此疯狂的严密保护下 理查神经质般地缺乏安全感

On the merest suspicion of treason,he rashly condemned John of Gaunt's son,Henry Bolingbroke,

仅仅是心存怀疑会遭到背叛 他仓促地宣判冈特的约翰的儿子 亨利·博林布鲁克有罪

to ten years in exile without even the pretence of a show trial.

流放十年 甚至省略了装模作样的公审

If such summary justice made the English nobility uneasy,what happened next left them stunned.

这样的即决裁判令英格兰贵族惶恐不安 而接下来发生的事情则令他们目瞪口呆

When John of Gaunt finally died,Richard decided to increase Bolingbroke's sentence to banishment for life,

冈特的约翰最终去世之时 理查决定将博林布鲁克 由放逐加刑为死刑

and seized the young Duke's inheritance,the valuable Lancastrian estates,in the name of the Crown.

以君主之名 剥夺了这位年轻公爵的继承遗产 以及兰开斯特家族的宝贵土地

The magnates of England must have looked at this and said, He's got to be stopped or it's my turn next.

英格兰的大人物们看到此番情景都说 必须要阻止他 否则下一个遭殃的就是我

Richard was one blunder away from disaster.The final, fatal distraction was Ireland.

理查即将铸成大错 最终 爱尔兰将他推向深渊

He had decided to bring the Irish princes to heel,

他决定远征爱尔兰 将其收入囊中

but he took just enough soldiers to leave himself defenceless at home and not enough to cow the Irish nobles.

但他带走的兵力 足以让自己的家园不堪一击 却不能撼动爱尔兰的贵族们

And before he could finish his business there,he heard news that Henny Bolingbroke had landed with an army on the Yorkshire coast,

还未解决爱尔兰的战事 他就听说亨利·博林布鲁克 带领一支军队在约克郡海岸登陆

and the alienated English lords had flocked to his banner.

被疏远的英格兰贵族都聚集在他的麾下

By the time Richard returned,had landed with an army on the Yorkshire coast,of the southern and eastern heartland of England.

待理查回国之时 博林布鲁克已经占领了 英格兰南部和东部的中心地带

词汇解析

1、condemn

谴责；指责

Political leaders united yesterday to condemn the latest wave of violence.

政界领袖昨日联合起来对最近激增的暴力事件予以谴责。

Graham was right to condemn his players for lack of ability, attitude and application.

格雷厄姆指责队员们技艺不佳、态度不端正而且不够努力，他说得没错。

宣判;判处(某人刑罚)

He was condemned to life imprisonment.

他被判终身监禁。

appeals by prisoners condemned to death.

被判死刑的囚犯们提出的上诉

使陷入(不愉快的境地)

Their lack of qualifications condemned them to a lifetime of boring, usually poorly-paid work.

没有学历使他们一辈子都得从事枯燥乏味而且通常报酬很低的工作。

He felt condemned to being alone.

他觉得自己注定要孤独终老。

2、valuable

有价值的;有益的;有用的

Many of our teachers also have valuable academic links with Heidelberg University.

我们的很多老师也和海德堡大学保持着有益的学术联系。

If you decide to do you own make-up, here are a few valuable tips that will help you look your best.

如果你决定自己化妆，这里有一些有用的小窍门，可以帮助你呈现最美的一面。

贵重的;值钱的

Just because a camera is old does not mean it is valuable.

古旧的相机不一定就值钱。

valuable books.

贵重书籍