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Pym now knew he would have to annihilate Strafford if he was to defend parliament from this threat.

皮姆明白消除威胁的唯一办法 就是扳倒斯特拉福德本人

So in the spring of 1641, Strafford was impeached.

因此1641年春 斯特拉福德遭到弹劾

Sick and grey-haired,he proved frustratingly impossible to convict of treason,

病弱苍老的他 因证据不足而无法被裁定为叛国罪

so Pym resorted to an Act of Attainder instead.

于是皮姆转而诉诸褫夺公权法

This merely required a burden of suspicion.

该法案仅有些许嫌疑即可套用

When Strafford had spoken of an Irish army reducing the kingdom,hadn't he meant England, argued Pym.

斯特拉福德说利用爱尔兰军队吞噬其王国 难道不是指英格兰吗 皮姆以此争辩

But there was one problem:The Act of Attainder needed the signature of the king.

可此时仍欠东风 依褫夺公权法定罪需要国王签字

Poor Charles.Memories of Buckingham must have flooded back into his mind.

可怜的查理 对白金汉的记忆一定又回荡在他脑海中了

For a king obsessed by loyalty,how could he abandon Strafford, his most faithful ally?

作为一位如此看重忠诚的国王 他怎能背弃最忠实的同盟斯特拉福德

It was Strafford himself who spared Charles the agony of indecision.

最终是斯特拉福德本人 将查理从两难抉择中解脱出来

He knew that only his own death could save the king and the country from further upheaval.

他清楚看到只有他的牺牲 才能阻止国王和国家陷入剧变

In a final letter written to Charles,Strafford begged the king to do what had to be done.

在写给查理的绝笔信中 斯特拉福德请求国王做出必要的裁决

May it please your sacred majesty,I understand that the minds of men are more and more incensed against me,

尊敬的陛下 我知道 民众对我的愤怒日益加深

and to set your majesty's conscience at liberty,

请陛下不必为难和自责

I do most humbly beseech your majesty, for preventing of evils that may happen by your refusal, to pass the bill.

我恳请陛下以国家社稷为重 接受议会的提案

Weeping, Charles signed the warrant.

查理含泪签署了执行令

Strafford was led out onto Tower Green,surrounded by jeering crowds, and beheaded.

斯特拉福德被带上格林塔 在众人的嘲讽声中被砍了头

词汇解析

1、defend

防御;保卫;保护

Every man who could fight was now committed to defend the ridge.

每个能够参加战斗的男子现在都决心要保卫这条山脊。

His courage in defending religious and civil rights inspired many outside the church.

他在捍卫宗教和公民权利时所表现出来的勇气鼓舞了许多教会之外的人。

替…辩护;为…辩解;维护

Matt defended all of Clarence's decisions, right or wrong.

克拉伦斯的决定，不管对错，马特都予以维护。

The author defends herself against charges of racism by noting that blacks are only one of her targets.

面对种族主义指控，作者替自己辩护说黑人只是她的抨击目标之一。

卫(冕)

Torrence expects to defend her title successfully in the next Olympics.

托伦斯希望在下届奥运会上能够卫冕成功。

India had to struggle to beat defending champions South Korea 2-0.

印度队苦战之下才以 2 比 0 击败卫冕冠军韩国队。

2、surround

围绕;环绕

The small churchyard was surrounded by a rusted wrought-iron fence.

不大的教堂墓地周边围着一圈生锈的熟铁栅栏。

The shell surrounding the egg has many important functions.

蛋壳有许多重要的功能。

包围;围住

When the car stopped in the town square it was surrounded by soldiers and militiamen.

当汽车停在城镇广场时立刻被士兵和民兵包围了。

He tried to run away but gave up when he found himself surrounded.

他试图逃跑，但发现已被包围时只好放弃了这个念头。

与…密切相关;围绕

The decision had been agreed in principle before today's meeting, but some controversy surrounded it.

该决定在今天的会议之前就已达成原则上的共识，但围绕这一决定还存在一些争议。

Once the euphoria surrounding this victory subsides, reality must return.

这场胜利的喜悦退去后，人们将不得不回归现实。