BBC英国史

Thomas Cromwell is probably the least sentimental Englishman ever to run the country.

托马斯·克伦威尔也许是英国执政者中 最冷酷无情的人

He understood with a clarity that Henry could never quite manage

他对于局势的清楚认识 是亨利永远难以企及的

that it would not be enough for the break with Rome to be proclaimed and then expect everyone to fall into line.

他明白 仅仅宣布同罗马教廷决裂 远不足以让各方势力乖乖服从

He was anticipating a fight, and he was prepared to fight hard.

他预见了战争 并做好打硬仗的准备

Cromwell knew that sooner or later the Pope would throw his big gun into the battle excommunication.

克伦威尔知道迟早有一天 教皇会派出他的王牌 将英国逐出教会

And if the king was to win the war,he'd better fight back with something more or less novel in the language of politics, namely patriotism.

而国王若想赢得这场战争 则要出奇制胜 以新颖的政治旗号予以反击 即爱国主义

The country had to be aroused to a new sense of its sovereignty, its potency.

这个国家必须要被激发出 新的主权意识与王权意识

Demonise Rome as the foreigner,the alien, the enemy.

将罗马妖魔化 视为外邦 异国 仇敌

To this engine of chauvinist propaganda,Cromwell added the necessary machinery of coercion.

为推广沙文主义 克伦威尔附加了必要的高压政策

An oath had to be sworn recognising the royal supremacy,

臣民必须宣誓承认王权至尊

the legitimacy of the heirs of the king and Queen Anne,and the bastardisation of the Lady Mary.

承认国王和安妮皇后的继承人合法 承认玛丽为私生女

Insulting the new queen was treason,calling the king a schismatic or a heretic was treason.

侮辱新皇后属叛国罪 称国王为宗教分裂者或异端者为叛国罪

For the first time in English law,it was a crime just to say things.

英国法律中首次 将发表言论列为罪行

Cromwell managed to turn england into a frightened,snivelling, jumpy place

克伦威尔成功地将英格兰变成了一个恐怖 悲戚 人人自危的国家

where denunciation was a sanctimonious duty and countless petty little scores got settled by people who were protesting that they were just doing "The right thing".

在此 道貌岸然者乐此不疲地揭发他人 而那些无数可怜的含冤而死者 只能在"死者无罪"抗议声中 得以瞑目

词汇解析

1、proclaim

宣布；声明；公布

The Boers rebelled against British rule, proclaiming their independence on 30 December 1880.

布尔人反抗英国统治，并于1880年12月30日宣布独立。

Britain proudly proclaims that it is a nation of animal lovers.

英国骄傲地声称自己是一个热爱动物的国家。

明确表示；清楚地表明

I think we have been heard today, he proclaimed.

“我想今天我们说的大家都听见了，”他明确地说。

He confidently proclaims that he is offering the best value in the market.

他信心百倍地声称他的产品是市场上最物有所值的。

2、manage

管理;经营;掌管

Within two years he was managing the store.

不出两年他就开始管理这家店了。

Most factories in the area are obsolete and badly managed.

这个地区的绝大多数工厂都十分陈旧，经营状况也非常糟糕。

谨慎地使用，好好地利用(时间、金钱等)

In a busy world, managing your time is increasingly important.

在忙碌的世界里，善于利用时间变得越来越重要。

Josh expects me to manage all the household expenses on very little.

乔希指望我对每笔家庭支出都精打细算。

设法做到;成功完成

Somehow, he'd managed to persuade Kay to buy one for him.

不知用了什么方法，他成功说服凯给他买了一个。

I managed to pull myself up onto a wet, sloping ledge.

我终于爬上了一块潮湿倾斜的暗礁。