BBC英国史

But elsewhere other hands were hard at work.

但在他处 另有人在努力工作着

The miracle-working priest was about to be challenged by the word of God itself,

行神迹的牧师 即将受到《圣经》本身的挑战

translated into English and printed in black and white.

翻译成英文 并印刷出版

Hand-written English Bibles had been in circulation since the days of the Lollards,

手抄本英文《圣经》自罗拉德派时代便开始流传

that Protestant heresy that flourished briefly in the early 1400s.

他们是十五世纪初期盛极一时的新教异端

But manuscripts represented hard labour and cost pounds to buy.

但手抄本需要大量劳动力完成 并售价高昂

A printed New Testament, on the other hand, could be mass-produced and sold for a tenth of the price.

而印刷版《新约》 却能够大量发行并且售价仅为原来的一成

The idea of a Bible in English,cheap and freely available to anyone who could read,put the fear of God into the authorities.

所有识字的百姓都能 自由地获取廉价的英文版《圣经》 这一构想让掌权者不得不开始敬畏上帝

William Tyndale, an ordained priest,was the first to take on the dangerous task

威廉·廷代尔牧师 第一个担起了这个险任

of translating, publishing and printing an English version of the New Testament.

翻译 出版与印刷英文版《新约全书》

Tyndale is a recognizable historical type.

廷代尔有着典型的老牌作风

Austere, steely, unswerving, even a little fanatical,and disarmingly clear in his own convictions.

简朴 严格 坚定 甚至有些狂热 并对自己的信仰了若指掌

It was not possible,He wrote, To establish the laypeople in any truth

他曾写到 如果没有用母语撰写的通俗易懂的经文

Except the Scriptures were plainly laid before their eyes in their mother tongue.

摆在俗人面前 他们就不可能拥有虔诚的信仰

词汇解析

1、challenge

挑战;难题

I like a big challenge and they don't come much bigger than this.

我喜欢大的挑战，而所有挑战中再没有比这更大的了。

The new government's first challenge is the economy.

新政府面临的第一个难题是经济问题。

(成功地)应对挑战，迎接挑战

The new Germany must rise to the challenge of its enhanced responsibilities.

一个崭新的德国必须迎接挑战，承担更多的责任。

They rose to the challenge of entertaining 80 schoolchildren for an afternoon.

他们一个下午成功接待了80名学童。

怀疑，质疑(真实性、价值、权威等)

Democratic leaders have challenged the president to sign the bill.

民主党领袖对总统签署这项法案提出了质疑。

The move was immediately challenged by two of the republics.

此项动议立即遭到其中两个共和国的反对。

2、flourish

繁荣;兴盛;兴旺

Business flourished and within six months they were earning 18,000 roubles a day.

生意红火起来，不出6 个月他们就可以每天赚 18,000 卢布了。

Racism and crime still flourish in the ghetto.

城市贫民区的种族主义和犯罪仍然十分猖獗。

(植物或动物)长势好，茁壮成长

The plant flourishes particularly well in slightly harsher climes.

这种植物在气候条件稍差一点的地区长势尤其好。