BBC英国史

As the doors were being closed,one MP, Sir John Eliot, stood up and roared

当议会的大门关闭时 一位议员 约翰·艾略特爵士站出来 怒吼道

that anyone imposing a tax without parliament's consent

如果有人未经议会同意强行征税

would be a capital enemy to this kingdom and commonwealth.

那么他将是这个国家和整个英帝国的敌人

Charles disagreed, Eliot was the traitor,

查理否决了他 艾略特被定为叛国者

so off to the Tower of London he went,where he died in 1632.

所以在1632年 他在伦敦塔的监狱中结束了生命

But for Charles, the rainstorm of words had now mercifully stopped.

但对于查理 满城的风雨 终于慢慢平息下来

In their place beamed sunlight from the heavens.

在他们的世界 终于有点阳光了

Triumphantly too, the war with Spain was now over.

很愉悦 与西班牙的战争也结束了

So no more begging for money, no more of that aggravation.

再也不用到处要钱 恶语相向了

So in 1630, as far as Charles was concerned,peace had broken out in Britannia.

在1630年 就查尔斯所关心的来说 英国上下一片和谐

His father James had always preached peace,and James was much on Charles's mind.

他的父亲詹姆斯一直看重和平 而现在查理也在为此努力

Charles decided his father's memory deserved something special,

查理认为对他父亲应有些特殊的纪念

and courtesy of the Flemish Catholic painter,Peter Paul Rubens, he would get it.

而承蒙来自弗兰德斯的天主教画家 彼得·保罗·鲁宾斯 他如愿以偿

Not one, but three huge painted tributes.

不是一幅 而是三件油画巨作

A go-for-broke manifesto for the Stuart dynasty.

斯图亚特王朝挥金如土的典范

They would be placed way up high on the ceiling of the building he had inherited from James,

它们将高高地安放在天花板上 在詹姆斯传给他的

Inigo Jones's masterpiece, the Banqueting House in Whitehall.

依理高·琼斯的杰作 白厅国宴厅里

词汇解析

1、consent

许可;允许

At approximately 11:30 p.m., Pollard finally gave his consent to the search.

大概晚上11点半的时候，波拉德最终同意进行搜查。

Can my child be medically examined without my consent?

能不经我的同意就对我的孩子进行体检吗？

同意;允许

He finally consented to go.

他最终同意去了。

He asked Ginny if she would consent to a small celebration after the christening.

他问金尼是否同意在洗礼之后小小地庆祝一下。

经一致同意;经双方同意

By common consent their talk avoided the reason for their being there at all.

双方达成共识，他们的谈话对他们去那儿的原因完全避而不谈。

He left the company by mutual consent last September.

去年9月，经双方同意，他离开了公司。

2、concern

忧虑;担心

The group has expressed concern about reports of political violence in Africa.

该团体对有关非洲政治暴力的报道表示关切。

The move follows growing public concern over the spread of the disease.

针对公众对该疾病的不断蔓延日益担忧，从而出台了这一举措。

使担忧;使心烦

The growing number of people seeking refuge in Thailand is beginning to concern Western aid agencies.

到泰国寻求庇护的人日益增多，这开始引起了西方援助机构的不安。

It concerned her that Bess was developing a crush on Max.

贝丝迷上了马克斯，这让她很担心。

令人担忧的事实(或情况)

His concern was that people would know that he was responsible.

他担心大家会知道是他的责任。

Unemployment was the electorate's main concern.

选民关心的主要是失业问题。