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Henry wallowed in the praise droolingly lavished on him by courtiers and ambassadors.

亨利沉浸在谗臣与大使们泛滥的恭维中

Henry the gallant, Henry the handsome,Henry the clever, Henry the superstar.

英勇的亨利 英俊的亨利 睿智的亨利 巨星亨利

The only king to have his own personal band hired to go touring with him

唯一一个雇佣自己的私人乐队巡演的国王

and featuring young Henry himself as lead singer songwriter.

并由年轻的亨利自己主唱与作曲

Egged on by the Pope, who dangled before him the title of Defender of the Faith,

教皇以"护卫信仰者"的头衔相诱

Henry was determined to make a splashy debut on the European scene.

亨利决心高调进入欧洲政治舞台

He tried to get his Spanish father-in-law, King Ferdinand,

他试图说服其岳父费迪南国王

to come in on joint ventures against their mutual enemy,King Louis of France.

与其合力对抗他们共同的敌人 法国国王路易

But when it came to snake-pit politics,Ferdinand was a real pro,

论及迂回狡诈的政治手腕 费迪南绝对是个中高手

shamelessly exploiting Henry's lust for glory,but failing to deliver on the promised armies.

他无耻地利用亨利对荣耀的渴望 却未履行其所承诺的大军支持

Henry pushed on without him and, in the summer of 1513,

亨利独自进军 1513年夏天

talked up a skirmish with French knights into a major victory called the Battle of the Spurs.

与法国骑士小冲突 演变成一场大捷 即"踢马刺之战"

Meanwhile, back home, Queen Catherine and her councillors managed a military victory of major importance at Flodden Field,

与此同时 远在家中的凯瑟琳王后与她的顾问们 在弗洛登取得了重大的军事胜利

which left the king of the Scots, james IV, and a dozen Scottish earls dead on the battlefield.

苏格兰国王詹姆士四世及十余位苏格兰伯爵 均战死沙场

But behind all this activity at home and abroad,keeping the army supplied, negotiating the treaties,

而策划这一系列国内外活动 保持军需供给 谈判条约

channelling the king's energies was one of the greatest organisational brains of the age

国王的强力后援 是在当时最伟大的组织者

Archbishop of York,soon to be Chancellor of England, Thomas Wolsey.

约克大主教 很快成为英格兰总理的托马斯·沃尔西

词汇解析

1、personal

个人的；私人的

He learned this lesson the hard way — from his own personal experience.

吃一堑长一智，他这个教训来之不易——是从他自己的亲身经历中得来的。

That's my personal opinion.

那是我的个人观点。

（感情、关系、健康方面）个人的，人际的，自己的

teaching young people about marriage and personal relationships.

教导年轻人有关婚姻和人际关系方面的事情

You never allow personal problems to affect your performance.

绝不要让个人问题影响你的表现。

针对个人的；人身攻击的

Newspapers resorted to personal abuse.

报纸采取了人身攻击的手段。

Myra was attacking something I'd written, and her attack got a little personal.

迈拉批评我写的东西，她的批评多少有些人身攻击的味道。

2、determine

是…的决定因素

The size of the chicken pieces will determine the cooking time.

鸡块的大小将决定烹饪时间的长短。

Social status is largely determined by the occupation of the main breadwinner.

社会地位很大程度上是由家里经济支柱的职业决定的。

确定;查明

The investigation will determine what really happened.

调查会查明到底发生了什么事情。

Testing needs to be done to determine the long-term effects on humans.

需要进行检测以确定其对人的长期影响。

决定;敲定

The Baltic people have a right to determine their own future.

波罗的海各国人民有权决定自己的未来。

The final wording had not yet been determined.

最终措辞仍未敲定。