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A second civil war flared up, once more requiring from Cromwell all his military ruthlessness.

第二场内战爆发 克伦威尔再次要求 他的军队必须残酷无情

With his annihilation of the Royalist Scottish army in 1648 at Preston,

当1648年 保皇派的军队在普勒斯顿大败之后

Charles's final hope had gone.

查理自知大势已去

Any thought of conciliation with the king was now purest folly.

至此 与国王妥协的想法变得愚蠢至极

Those MPs who persisted in the idea that Charles could be reasoned with

那些坚持认为 可以与查理理论的议员

now had a furious and vengeful army to answer to.

现在都听命于一个狂躁 图谋复仇的军队

When Colonel Thomas Pride used his troops to weed out any MP suspected of going soft on Charles,

当托马斯·普莱德上校以武力铲除了 对查理有恻隐之心的议员时

the country realised there was a new power in the land.

这个国家迎来了一个新的政权

This was the soldiers' show now.

现在是军人的天下了

Britain belonged to them, and they belonged to God.

不列颠听命于他们 而他们听命于上帝

They had no desire to go back to a country of princes, lords and gentlemen.

他们不愿回到 那个有王子 贵族和绅士的国家

They wanted Jerusalem now.

他们不再想听命于国王了

And they wanted the biggest sinner of them all, the man of blood,

他们想要那个万恶之源 那个残忍的人

Charles Stuart, to feel the fire of God's wrath.

查理·斯图亚特 亲自领教上帝的愤怒

The final question could be addressed what should happen to Charles?

最后的问题浮出水面 查理会有何等下场

词汇解析

1、persist

（不喜欢的事物）继续存在

Contact your doctor if the cough persists.

如果还是咳嗽就去看医生。

These problems persisted for much of the decade.

这些问题在那10年的大部分时间里一直存在。

顽强坚持；执著

Why does Britain persist in running down its defence forces?

为什么英国要坚持消减其军事防御力量？

He urged the United States to persist with its efforts to bring about peace.

他敦促美国继续进行和平斡旋。

2、weed out

清除;剔除;淘汰

He is keen to weed out the many applicants he believes may be frauds.

他急于剔除那些他认为是冒牌货的申请人。

A small group of neo-Nazis have infiltrated the ranks. We must weed them out as soon as possible.

队伍中混入了一小撮新纳粹分子，我们必须尽快将其清除。