BBC英国史

To understand the way in which lawlessness,violence and chaos did make an impact

要理解无法律约束 暴力和混乱

on the not-so-rosy world of 15th-century England,

对于十五世纪的英格兰所产生的影响

we have something incomparably richer than the list of battlefields and barons,kings and kingmakers.

我们掌握了比战役和贵族 君主以及拥立国王者的名单 更加详实丰富的资料

We have, in the letters of the Paston family of Norfolk,the very first private correspondence in English,

来自于诺福克的帕斯顿家族通信 是最早的英文私人信件

the authentic voice of middling folk farmers, lawyers, would-be gentry, social climbers.

真正反映了中层民众的心声 包括农民 律师 想成为绅士和攀龙附凤的人

Like many an anxious wife and mother,the Wars of the Roses worried Margaret Paston

如同其他焦虑的妻子与母亲 玫瑰战争令玛格丽特·帕斯顿担忧不已

because they were making England a bad place to make and keep a little fortune.

因为战争使得英格兰的人们 无法获取和积攒财富

God, for his mercy, give grace,for I never heard say of so much robbery and manslaughter in this country as is now.

仁慈的上帝 请赐予我们恩典 因为在这个国家 我从未像现在这般 目睹这么猖狂的抢劫与杀戮

And as for gathering of money, I never saw a worse season.

这绝非积累财富的好时节

Seen through Margaret's eyes,The Kingdom for England might be up for grabs,but the real disaster was shopping.

在玛格丽特眼中 英格兰王国到处烧杀掠夺 但真正的灾难在于物资短缺

As for cloth for my gown,I pray you that you will buy for me three yards and a quarter of such as it pleaseth you that I should have.

用作晚礼服的布料 我希望你能够买足3.25码 并且布料任我选

For a good favor I have done all the drapery shop in this town,and here is right feeble choice.

我已寻遍镇上所有布店 无甚收获

词汇解析

1、private

（产业、服务）私立的，私有的，私营的，民营的

a joint venture with private industry.

与私营企业建立的合资企业

Bupa runs private hospitals in Britain.

保柏在英国开办私立医院。

个人的；私人的

the law's insistence that private citizens are not permitted to have weapons.

法律坚持要求公民个人不得持有武器

The King was on a private visit to enable him to pray at the tombs of his ancestors.

国王以私人身份出访，以便能够祭拜先祖陵墓。

（地方、聚会等）非公开的，私人的

673 private golf clubs took part in a recent study.

673家私人高尔夫俱乐部参与了最近的研究。

The door is marked 'Private'.

这扇门上标着“私人房间”。

2、fortune

大笔的钱;巨款

We had to eat out all the time. It ended up costing a fortune.

我们不得不总在外面吃饭，结果花了很多钱。

He made a small fortune in the London property boom.

他在伦敦房产升温的时候发了一笔小财。

财富;财产

He made his fortune in car sales.

他靠卖车发了财。

Having spent his rich wife's fortune, the Major ended up in a debtors' prison.

花光了他有钱老婆的财产之后，这位少校最后被关进了债务人监狱。

时运;运势

The electoral fortunes of the Liberal Democratic party may decline.

自由民主党的选举运势可能会下降。

She kept up with the fortunes of the Reeves family.

她一直关注着里夫斯家族的兴衰。