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In the winter of 1644-45,Cromwell and a Yorkshire general,Sir Thomas Fairfax,

1644至45年的冬天 克伦威尔与约克郡的一位将军 托马斯·费尔法克斯爵士

set about to make a new kind of army,prepared to accept discipline

着手创建一支新型军队 准备接受磨练

in return for decent supplies of food, boots and shelter.

来回馈他们得到的食物 皮靴与住所

And it would be an army that knew what it was fighting for.

这支军队还要知道他们为何而战

I fight for the preservation of our parliament,

我为保全我们的议会而战

in the being whereof, under God,consists the glory and welfare of this kingdom.

在上帝的指引下 为王国的荣誉和昌盛而战

At Naseby, in June 1645,the two wings of the New Model Army closed in on a Royalist force about half their size.

1645年6月 新模范军在纳斯比从两翼夹击了 只有他们一半兵力的保皇派军队

At the end of the fighting, nothing was left of the royal army except the dead left strewn across the fields.

战争结束时 保皇派军队荡然无存 战场上惟有尸横遍野

The last Royalist strongholds were taken one by one:Bristol, Carlisle.

保皇派的最后几个据点被逐一攻破 布里斯托 卡莱尔

At Basing, in Hampshire,one of the most vicious sieges in a war full of them came to a long drawn out bloody conclusion.

在汉普郡的贝辛 战争中数不清的攻城激战之一 为这场血雨腥风画上了句号

The war was over and parliament had won.So finally, God had spoken.

战争结束了 议会派获得了胜利 最终 主已然揭示了诏谕

词汇解析

1、general

将军；（通常指陆军）上将

The General's visit to Sarajevo is part of preparations for the deployment of extra troops.

将军造访萨拉热窝是在为增加兵力部署做准备。

全体的；总的；普遍的

The figures represent a general decline in employment.

这些数字显示就业人数总体在下降。

the general deterioration of English society.

英国社会的普遍堕落

一般性的；普通的

2,500 pounds for software is soon swallowed up in general costs.

用于软件方面的2,500英镑很快就被一般性费用耗光了。

His firm took over the planting and general maintenance of the park last March.

他的公司去年3月接管了公园的绿化和日常维护工作。

2、decent

像样的;尚好的;过得去的

Nearby is a village with a decent pub.

附近的村子里有一家还不错的酒馆。

He didn't get a decent explanation.

他没有得到一个像样的解释。

合宜的;得体的;适当的;正当的

But, after a decent interval, trade relations began to return to normal.

但是适当地间断一段时间后，贸易关系开始恢复正常。

She watched his face, as the coffin was lowered into the ground. As soon as it was decent, he plunged through the crowd towards the cars.

棺材慢慢放入墓穴时她一直注视着他的脸。礼仪许可的时间一到，他便挤过人群走向那些车子。

（人）正派的，正直的，规矩的

The majority of people around here are decent people.

这里的大多数人都很正派。

The jury will see what a decent guy he is.

陪审团将会认识到他是一个多么正派的人。