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Let's call the next chapter of the story,"Circa regna Tonat"around the throne the thunder roars.

故事的下一章节叫做 即"风云变幻的王座"

Thomas Wyatt used the line in a poem written in a cell in the Tower of London after he'd just witnessed the execution of five innocent men.

这是托马斯·怀亚特在伦敦塔 目睹了五个无辜者惨遭处死 写下的诗句

A few days later, an innocent woman would also die.

不久后 一个无辜的女人也没能逃过此劫

As you probably know, she was Anne Boleyn,and as you can probably guess, the author of this bloody drama was Thomas Cromwell.

她就是安妮·博林 或许你也猜到 这场血腥闹剧的幕后推手 便是托马斯·克伦威尔

It wasn't the birth in 1533 of a baby girl,Elizabeth, that did for Anne.

1533年 安妮诞下女婴伊丽莎白 并未对她造成太大不利

Henry was disappointed, but he didn't turn against his new wife.

亨利的确非常失望 但却为因此冷落这位新妻子

No, he laid his hand on the baby's head,recognising her as his legitimate daughter and hoped for better luck next time.

他把手放在女婴头上 承认她合法的身份 并祈求下次能碰上好运

18 months later, Anne was pregnant again.

18个月后 安妮再度怀孕

At the beginning of January 1536, more good news.

1536年一月初 捷报传来

Catherine of Aragon was dead.Henry was relieved.

阿拉贡凯瑟琳去世 亨利终于放下包袱

"God be praised," He said,"That we are free from all suspicion of war."

"赞美上帝" 他说道"我们再不用为战争担忧了"

Maybe it was at this point that the cogs and wheels of Cromwell's mind started to whirl.

也许正是此时 克伦威尔开始策划自己的阴谋

For Cromwell had decided to engineer a reconciliation between Henry and the Emperor Charles V.

克伦威尔决定设法调和 亨利和查理五世的关系

With the Emperor's Aunt Catherine now safely dead,the timing was perfect except for one thing,Anne.

皇帝的凯瑟琳姑姑已寿终正寝 时机已经成熟 除了一个因素 安妮

词汇解析

1、legitimate

合法的；依法的；法律认可的

The French government has condemned the coup in Haiti and has demanded the restoration of the legitimate government.

法国政府对海地政变表示谴责，并要求恢复合法政府的地位。

The government will not seek to disrupt the legitimate business activities of the defendant.

政府无意干扰被告的合法经营活动。

合情理的；有道理的；正当的

That's a perfectly legitimate fear.

怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。

The New York Times has a legitimate claim to be a national newspaper.

《纽约时报》有理由称自己是一份全国性报纸。

婚生的

We only married in order that the child should be legitimate.

我们结婚纯粹是为了给孩子一个合法身份。

2、relieve

缓和，缓解，减轻，解除(不愉快的情绪或形势)

Drugs can relieve much of the pain.

药物能够大大地缓解病痛。

This should save her from boredom and will also relieve the pressure on you to keep her entertained.

这能使她不会感到厌倦，而且也会减轻你的压力，不必总想着逗她开心。

解除（或免除）…的职务

The officer involved was relieved of his duties because he had violated strict guidelines.

那名相关的官员被免除了职务，因为他违反了要求严格的规章制度。

The party leader has been relieved of his post.

这个党的领导人被免除了职务。