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It was the confession of her musician,Mark Smeaton, extracted under torture,

她的乐师 马克·斯米顿 在严刑逼供下的供词

that supplied the fig leaf of legality for Cromwell's judicial murders.

为克伦威尔赤裸裸的谋杀提供了合法的遮羞布

It was enough to send all five of Anne's so-called lovers to the block.

这足以将安妮的五个所谓情人送上断头台

Thomas Wyatt, swept up in a wave of arrests,but spared prosecution,

托马斯·怀亚特在逮捕大波中难以幸免 却未被指控

saw them die, peering through a grating of his cell in the bell tower.

他扒着塔中牢房的栅栏 亲眼目睹他们被处死

The bell tower showed me such a sight that in my head sticks day and night,

在钟塔里所见之景 日夜在我脑海中挥之不去

That did I learn out the grate, for all favour, glory or might,That yet circa regna Tonat.

我见识了牢窗栅栏外的宠幸 荣耀与强权 还有那风云变幻的王座

Two days later, it was Anne's turn.

两天后 安妮亦在劫难逃

As a special privilege,an expert swordsman had been brought over from France to do the job.

作为特别待遇 一名法国剑术高手被请来执行刑罚

I heard say the executioner is very good,Anne told the constable at the Tower.

听说行刑人的技术不错 安妮在塔里对狱警如是说

And I have a little neck.And then she put her hands around her throat and burst out laughing.

而且我脖子还这么细 随即把手放在她的喉咙处 放声大笑

When news of Anne's execution reached Dover,it was said the candles in the town's church spontaneously ignited.

当安妮被处刑的消息传到多佛 传说塔内教堂的蜡烛 居然自燃了

For the vast majority of the country,which despite the break with Rome still regarded itself as Catholic,

对于广大国民而言 尽管与罗马决裂 但他们仍自视为天主教国家

her death seemed like a long overdue judgement on those they called heretics and twopenny bookmen.

她的死似乎是对那些 微不足道的异教徒书商迟到的报应

词汇解析

1、extract

提取;提炼;挖掘

the traditional method of pick and shovel to extract coal.

用镐和铲挖煤的传统方法

Citric acid can be extracted from the juice of oranges, lemons, limes or grapefruit.

柠檬酸可以从橙汁、柠檬汁、酸橙汁或者柚子汁中提取。

取出;抽出

He extracted a small notebook from his hip pocket.

他从屁股兜里摸出一个小笔记本。

Patterson went straight to the liquor cabinet and extracted a bottle of Scotch.

帕特森径直走到酒柜前，取出一瓶苏格兰威士忌。

攫取;榨取

the capitalist system, which extracts huge profits from arms production at the tax-payers' expense.

牺牲纳税人利益、从武器生产中攫取巨额利润的资本主义制度

He sought to extract the maximum political advantage from the cut in interest rates.

他试图从降息中牟取最大的政治好处。

2、execution

将…处死;将…正法

He was executed by lethal injection earlier today.

他于今天早些时候被注射处死。

One group claimed to have executed the American hostage.

一个组织声称已经处决了那名美国人质。

完成，表演(高难度动作)

I executed the hairpin turn high on the sheer western face of the mountains.

我在山脉西侧陡峭的高处成功地急转弯。

The landing was skilfully executed.

熟练地完成了着陆。

制作，创作（艺术品）

Morris executed a suite of twelve drawings in 1978.

莫里斯在1978年创作了由12幅画组成的一组作品。

A well-executed shot of a tall ship is a joy to behold.

欣赏优秀的高桅横帆船摄影作品是种乐趣。