BBC英国史

But the old monarchy had one last desperate play to make.

但是传统的君主制度还要最后一搏

In March, 1689,James landed in Ireland with 20,000 French troops.

在1689年3月 詹姆斯带着两万法国士兵在爱尔兰登陆

The Catholic Irish flocked to their king.

信奉天主教的爱尔兰人蜂拥迎接他们的国王

Like the English,they'd become pawns in someone else's chess game.

如同英国人一样 他们只是别人手中的棋子而已

Outside Drogheda, two armies, two worlds,faced each other across the River Boyne.

在德罗赫达外 两支军队 两个世界 他们隔着博伊恩河对峙

One belonged to the old world of faith and fervour,

一方忠于旧世界的信仰与狂热

the other, Dutch and German professionals,were part of a modern war machine.

另一方 荷兰和德国的军队 则是现代战争中的机器

No prizes for guessing who won.Nobody.

无人能猜对胜负 因为没有赢家

It is the patriotic duty of Irish men and Irish women to engage in that legitimate armed struggle.

这是每个爱尔兰人的爱国职责 参与以法之名的武装抗争

We will never surrender!Never, never, never, never!

我们永不会屈服 永不屈服 永不屈服

I appeal to Unionists to engage fully in the search for a lasting peace.

我恳求北爱尔兰的统一党 能尽全力寻求 持久的和平

词汇解析

1、desperate

（因绝望而）孤注一掷的，铤而走险的，拼命的

Troops are needed to help get food into Kosovo where people are in desperate need.

需要军队帮助将科索沃人民亟需的食品送抵那里。

Desperate with anxiety, Bob and Hans searched the whole house.

焦急万分的鲍勃和汉斯把整座房子找了个遍。

极需要的;渴望的

They'd been married nearly four years and June was desperate to start a family.

他们结婚已快4年了，琼非常渴望要个孩子。

People are desperate for him to do something.

人们极希望他能做点什么。

极困难的;极严重的;极危险的

India's United Nations ambassador said the situation is desperate.

印度驻联合国大使说形势非常危急。

I decided not to abandon John when he was in such a desperate position.

我决定不在约翰走投无路的时候抛弃他。

2、engage

参与;从事

I have never engaged in the drug trade.

我从未参与过毒品交易。

You can engage in croquet on the south lawn.

你可以参加南边草坪上的槌球游戏。

吸引（人）;引起（注意、兴趣）

They never learned skills to engage the attention of the others.

他们从未学过吸引他人注意的技巧。

适应；（与…）建立密切关系

She found it hard to engage with office life.

她发现很难适应办公室生活。

She had vowed to go out of her way to engage with the Irish people at local community level.

她已经发誓要努力和当地的爱尔兰人建立关系。