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The Major Generals.

他的将军们

It was their job to take righteousness out into the shires the Protestant Taliban on horseback.

将"道义"带到了英国诸郡 去收服那些不肯安分守己的塔利班式新教徒

Muffle the bell-ringers, snoop on the ale-houses,Lock up the fornicators,cancel Christmas!

他们抓起敲钟人 偷偷监视着酒馆 监禁私通者 取消圣诞节

John Evelyn, ardent royalist and gentleman of letters,

约翰·伊夫林 激进的保皇党人 作家

who grudgingly endured the Leviathan of the Cromwellian state,

他不堪忍受克伦威尔的高压统治

was one of countless people who were on the short end of the generals' bullying.

受到将军们欺侮的人不计其数 而他也是其中之一

I went with my wife to London to celebrate Christmas Day,Mr Gunning preaching in Exeter Chapel.

我和我的妻子去伦敦庆祝圣诞节 冈宁先生正在埃克塞特城教堂布道

As he gave us the Holy Sacrament,the chapel was surrounded by soldiers.

当他分发圣餐时 士兵们包围了教堂

all the communicants and assembly surprised and kept prisoner by them,

所有领受圣餐者和观礼者 都在惊慌失措中 被抓了起来

some in the house, others carried away!

一些被关在屋子里 另一些被带走了

It was a public relations disaster for the Protectorate.

这对于护国公来说 这不啻为一场民意灾难

The prudent Cromwell reasserted himself over the pious

谨慎的克伦威尔再次申明自己的虔诚之心

and he got rid of the Major Generals in a hurry!

并迅速与将军们划清了界限

There were some places where the two instincts worked together,

有一些地方 对于不同信仰兼容并包

and changed Britain as a result, and this is one of them

并最终改变了英国 这里就是其中之一

the Synagogue of Bevis Marks in London.

伦敦贝维马克犹太教堂

词汇解析

1、lock up

把…锁起妥藏

Give away any food you have on hand, or lock it up and give the key to the neighbours.

把手头的所有食物都送给别人，或者把食物藏好锁起，然后将钥匙交给邻居。

Control of materials could be maintained by locking up bombs.

把炸弹锁起妥藏可实现对物资的控制。

把…关入监狱

Mr Milner persuaded the federal prosecutors not to lock up his client.

米尔纳先生说服联邦检察官不把他的当事人关起来。

You are mad, Isabel. You should be locked up.

你疯了，伊莎贝尔。应该把你关起来才是。

锁好（建筑物或汽车的）门窗

Don't forget to lock up.

别忘了锁好门窗。

Leave your car here and lock it up.

把车停在这里锁好。

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。

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。

周围的事物;环境

The entire team enjoyed hot showers in the spacious surrounds of a new, modern village hall.

全队都在新建的现代化村会所的宽敞洗浴间享受了热水淋浴。