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On 30th September, a report of the king's renunciation was read to parliament,

在9月30日 国王放弃王位的报告 在议会被宣读

gathered under the angels of Richard's magnificent roof.

众人齐聚在理查那用天使装饰的宏伟屋顶下

The lords were asked to acclaim Henry Bolingbroke,

贵族们被要求承认亨利·博林布鲁克

Earl of Hereford, Duke of Lancaster, as King Henry IV,which they did to cries of, "Yes, yes, yes."

赫里福德郡伯爵 兰开斯特公爵为国王亨利四世 他们只好呼喊 "遵命 遵命"

Richard, the divine prince no longer, was spirited away and imprisoned in Pontefract Castle.

理查脱去神圣君王的光环 被悄悄带走 并监禁于庞蒂弗拉克特城堡

Most likely he was starved to death,a horrible way to end, but one which ensured no compromising marks of assault on his body when it was given a public burial.

他很可能由于饥饿而死 生命终结得很惨烈 但在公开下葬之时 身体上并没有被虐待的痕迹

Now, oddly enough, it was Henry who orchestrated this big funeral,

讽刺的是 正是亨利国王 精心策划了他的盛大葬礼

a pre-emptive strike against any conspirators out there who might imagine that Richard could be rescued and restored to the throne.

对于那些认为他会获救 并且重登王位的反叛者来说 是先发制人的一击

It was Bolingbroke's son, Henry V,who had the body of King Richard buried in Westminster Abbey.

博林布鲁克的儿子 即亨利五世 将理查国王的遗体 埋葬于威斯敏斯特教堂

Perhaps Henry wanted to put the charge of murder,as well as its victim, to rest.

也许亨利想将弑君的罪行 与受害者的创伤 慢慢平息

He must have hoped somehow that in his reign,the wounds of the contending parties might be healed,but it was not to be.

他希望于自己在位期间 抚平敌对双方的伤口 但实则不然

词汇解析

1、contend

处理;对付;解决

It is time, once again, to contend with racism.

又一次到了与种族主义战斗的时刻了。

American businesses could soon have a new kind of lawsuit to contend with.

美国公司可能很快就要有一种新型的官司去应付了。

声称;争辩;主张

The government contends that he is fundamentalist.

政府认定他是原教旨主义者。

You were just looking,' contends Samantha.I was the one doing all the work.

“你不过是看看而已。”萨曼莎争辩道，“什么活儿都是我来干。”

竞争;争夺

the two main groups contending for power.

两大集团争权夺利

with 10 UK construction yards contending with rivals from Norway, Holland, Italy and Spain.

10家英国建造厂与来自挪威、荷兰、意大利和西班牙的对手展开竞争

2、compromise

折中;妥协;让步

Encourage your child to reach a compromise between what he wants and what you want.

鼓励孩子在他的愿望和你的愿望之间找到一个折中点。

Be ready and willing to make compromises between your needs and those of your partner.

时刻准备好并乐意在自己与伴侣的需求之间作出让步。

使（自己）声誉受损;违背(信念)

members of the government who have compromised themselves by co-operating with the emergency committee.

因与紧急委员会合作而使自己名誉受损的政府成员

He would rather shoot himself than compromise his principles.

他宁愿一枪打死自己也不愿违背自己的原则。