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The king was crowned at Westminster on the 23rd April, 1661.

国王于1661年4月23日在威斯敏斯特加冕

His reign was backdated to the day after his father had been beheaded.

他的统治被追溯到 他父亲上断头台的第二天

But even before the king was crowned,

甚至在他加冕前

there were those with long memories looking for revenge.

这些不忘前嫌的保皇派已经在伺机报复

On January 30th, 1661,exactly 12 years after Charles I's severed head dropped into the straw,

1661年1月30日 准确来说 是在查理一世人头落地十二年后

the remains of Cromwell and the regicides were dragged from their tombs

克伦威尔及其他弑君者的遗体 被保皇派从棺中拖出

and hanged from the gallows at Tyburn before being buried in a deep pit.

于泰伯恩行刑场处以绞刑 之后被埋于深坑之中

Over the next months, eleven other king-killers were hanged, drawn and quartered.

随后数月 相继有11名弑君者 被处以绞刑 剖腹或分尸

The old Cromwellians watched all this in tactful, furtive silence.

曾经的克伦威尔追随者 则悄无声息的注视着事态发展

They wondered just how reasonable this new regime might actually be.

他们倒要看看 这种新政权怎能存活

Killing the killjoys, though, Charles knew,would not damage his popularity.

不过查理明白 除掉几个道学先生 不会影响民众支持度

Given a free vote,the people would, especially after the Major Generals,vote for pleasure over piety.

如果让民众自己选择 他们肯定会摒弃之前将军们所谓的"道义" 选择欢乐 而非虔诚

词汇解析

1、drag

(常指费力地)拖，拉，拽，扯

He got up and dragged his chair towards the table.

他站起来把他的椅子拖向桌子。

生拉;硬拽

The vigilantes dragged the men out of the vehicles.

治安人员硬把那些人拉下车。

There were no signs she'd been dragged across the grass.

没有迹象表明她是被硬拖着穿过草地的。

强迫;迫使;勉强

When you can drag him away from his work, he can also be a devoted father.

如果你能把他硬从工作中拉回来，他也会是个尽心尽责的父亲。

I've been dragged back from Australia for no sufficient reason.

没有充分的理由，我就从澳大利亚被硬叫了回来。

2、severe

十分严重的;极为恶劣的

a business with severe cash flow problems.

有严重资金周转问题的公司

I suffered from severe bouts of depression.

我曾患有严重的抑郁症。

(惩罚、批评)严厉的，严重的，苛刻的

This was a dreadful crime and a severe sentence is necessary.

这一罪行十分恶劣，必须要重判。

Before she could reply, my mother launched into a severe reprimand.

她还没来得及回答，我妈妈就开始严厉地训斥起她来。