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He was betting that the memory of the last round would be a deterrent.

他在赌人们还未模糊的记忆 还有威慑力

He was right.The granite and marble tombs of the dead from Edgehill,marston Moor and Worcester were still being carved.

他是对的 边山 马斯顿荒原和伍斯特 死者的陵墓上 碑文仍见证着这一切

That war began as a parliamentary protest and ended in Puritan crusade.

那场战争以议会的抗议开始 最终以清教徒战争结束

Who wanted that back? Not the exclusionists.They blinked first.

谁会想要重蹈覆辙呢 至少不是驱逐者 他们首先会反对

James did get the keys to the kingdom when his brother died in 1685,

当他的兄长于1685年去世 詹姆斯坐上了王位

and he inherited a new parliament with a massively royalist majority,along with widespread public sympathy.

他同时也继承了一个新的议会 里面大多数成员是保皇派 而且他还博得了大众同情

Within three years, though, he had squandered it all.

但不出三年 他就将此挥霍一空了

James never had any intention of hiding his faith.

詹姆斯从没想过要隐瞒他的信仰

His Catholicism wasn't just a private comfort to be celebrated away from the public gaze.

他的天主教信仰并不只是个人的行为 远离公众的视线的个人祈祷

No, James was going to be a visible Catholic king.but he was playing a dangerous game.

詹姆斯要做一个尽人皆知天主教国王 但他是在火中取栗

When James tried to reverse anti-Catholic laws,pillars of the establishment

当詹姆斯试图废除反天主教法令时 这个国家的支柱

the country gentry and the Church of England were horrified.

贵族和宗教 他们都感到了恐慌

词汇解析

1、comfort

舒适;舒服

This will enable the audience to sit in comfort while watching the shows.

这样能够让观众舒舒服服地坐着看表演。

The shoe has padding around the collar, heel and tongue for added comfort.

鞋子的鞋帮、鞋跟和鞋舌部位都有衬垫，以增加舒适度。

安慰;慰藉

He welcomed the truce, but pointed out it was of little comfort to families spending Christmas without a loved one.

他欣然接受休战，但是指出，那些无法和心爱的人一起过圣诞的家庭并不会由此感到慰藉。

He will be able to take some comfort from inflation figures due on Friday.

预定星期五发布的通货膨胀数字将会给他一些宽慰。

使生活舒适的东西

She enjoys the material comforts married life has brought her.

她喜欢婚姻生活带给她的物质享受。

Electricity provides us with warmth and light and all our modern home comforts.

电给我们带来了温暖和照明，以及一切现代家庭舒适品。

2、establishment

成立;建立;创立

His ideas influenced the establishment of National Portrait Galleries in London and Edinburgh.

他的观念影响了伦敦和爱丁堡两所国家肖像艺术馆的建立。

discussions to explore the establishment of diplomatic relations.

旨在探究如何建立外交关系的讨论

机构;团体;企业

a scientific research establishment.

科研机构

shops and other commercial establishments.

商店和其他商业单位

权威；当权者；权势集团

Shopkeepers would once have been pillars of the Tory establishment.

商店店主一度本该成为保守党统治集团的重要支柱。

What do you expect? This is the Establishment we're taking on.

你还期望什么？我们要应对的是“权威”。