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By the mid-1630s,Charles could see no obstacle to consummating the great Stuart plan

等到了17世纪30年代中期 查理发现已经没有任何阻碍 可以阻止他在三个王国同时推行

of harmony across the three kingdoms,whether they wanted it or not.

伟大的斯图亚特王朝的和谐大大业 无论那里的人民接受与否

England was under control,and thanks to the brutal tactics of his Lord Deputy in Ireland,

英格兰被控制在他的铁血政策之下 而这里就不得不提他在爱尔兰的左右手

Charles's other right-hand hard man,Thomas Wentworth, so too was Ireland.

托马斯·温特沃斯 因为他的残暴统治 爱尔兰也尽在掌控之中

That just left Scotland.And in particular its obstinate,cantankerous Presbyterian Kirk.

这样就只剩下苏格兰亟待征服 特别是苏格兰有着极其顽固 且刚愎自用的长老会教廷

It had a galling, and to Charles,completely unacceptable, contempt for the authority of bishops.

他们定会从中作梗 而对于查理 对至高无上的神权的蔑视是绝不能接受的

Charles was determined to break this.

查理心意已决 一定要攻下苏格兰

Then the whole realm could pray and worship as one.

之后整个国家便可以合而为一

But the obsession with union which so consumed both James and Charles

但是正是这种对于统一的执念 消耗了詹姆斯和查理过多精力

would in the end turn out to guarantee nothing but hatred and division.

使他们最终不但未能完成统一大业 反而导致了民愤和分裂

Charles, born in Dunfermline, was himself Scottish.

出生于邓弗姆林的查理 自己就是苏格兰人

So surely there could be no problem with this?Well, yes, there could.

所以统一理应没有问题 没错 问题还真不少

It had taken Charles eight whole years to even bother travelling to Edinburgh for his Scottish coronation.

查理花了整整八年时间 都没能来到爱丁堡 加冕为苏格兰的国王

He'd become Scotland's very first absentee king,and there would be a price to pay.

他成为了史上第一位没在苏格兰加冕的国王 决心让苏格兰为此付出惨重的代价

词汇解析

1、particular

特定的；特指的

I remembered a particular story about a postman who was a murderer.

我记得有个故事，讲的是一个邮递员杀人的事情。

I have to know exactly why it is I'm doing a particular job.

我必须明确知道我为什么要做特定的一项工作。

特殊的；特别的；独特的

I have a particular responsibility to ensure I make the right decision.

我肩负特殊责任，必须确保自己作出的决定是正确的。

Fatigue is a particular problem for women.

疲劳是女性特有的问题。

格外的；特别的；尤其的

Particular emphasis will be placed on oral language training.

将会特别强调口语训练。

2、turn out

(以某种方式)发生;最后是;结果是

If I had known my life was going to turn out like this, I would have let them kill me.

如果我早知道自己的人生结局会是如此，我当时宁愿让他们杀了我。

Sometimes things don't turn out the way we think they're going to...

有时事情并不像我们认为的那样发展。

原来是;结果发现

Cosgrave's forecast turned out to be quite wrong.

科斯格雷夫的预测最后证明是大错特错。

It turned out that I knew the person who got shot.

结果发现我认识那个中枪的人。

关掉，熄灭(电灯、煤气等)

I'll just play until the janitor comes round to turn the lights out.

我会一直玩到门房过来熄灯。