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I do not like the quarrel and do heartily wish that the king would yield and consent to what they desire,

我不喜欢战争 并且衷心希望国王投降 接受他们的条件

so that my conscience is only concerned in honour and gratitude to follow my master.

跟随我主出征的唯一原因 只是为了表达尊敬和感激

I have eaten his bread and served him near 30 years and will not do so base a thing as to forsake him.

我蒙他恩惠为他服务差不多30年了 绝不会在此刻卑鄙地弃他不顾

In the third week of August, 1642,Charles raised his standard.The Rubicon had been crossed.

1642年8月的第三个星期 查理举兵 他破釜沉舟决意一战

The honour of holding Charles's personal flag in the battle fell to Sir Edmund Verney.

为查理擎举王旗的光荣任务 落在了埃德蒙·瓦内爵士肩上

He swore only death would prise it from his hands.

他誓死保卫这面王旗

By the time the Royalist army arrived at Edgehill,its prospects had been transformed.

到保皇党军队抵达边山时 形势已大有改观

It was now about 20,000 strong,about 14,000 of whom took up position on the ridge in the afternoon of October 22nd.

他们现有精兵两万名 其中一万四千人在10月22日下午 驻扎在了山脊之上

At the top of the hill were the king and his two sons,

山顶站着国王和他的两个儿子

Charles, the Prince of Wales,and the nine-year-old James, Duke of York,

查理 威尔士王子 以及九岁的詹姆斯 约克公爵

along with Prince Rupert and his toy poodle, Boy.

和鲁珀特王子跟他的宠物狗波威

It was here that Charles I planted his flag.

就在此地 查理一世竖起了王旗

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、prospect

可能性；希望

Unfortunately, there is little prospect of seeing these big questions answered.

不幸的是，几乎不可能看到这些重大问题得到回复。

The prospects for peace in the country's eight-year civil war are becoming brighter.

该国经历8年内战之后重归和平的前景正逐渐变得光明。

期望中的事；将要发生的事；预期；展望

They now face the prospect of having to wear a cycling helmet by law.

他们现在面临的情形是：不久将需要依法佩戴摩托车头盔。

After supper he'd put his feet up and read. It was a pleasant prospect.

晚饭后，他会架起脚来看书。想起来就让人愉快。

（尤指事业的）成功机会，前景，前途

I chose to work abroad to improve my career prospects.

我选择出国工作以求在事业上有更好的发展。

a detailed review of the company's prospects.

对该公司前景的详细考查