BBC英国史

That route would not just meander between ponds and trees,

但这些路线并非是在池塘树林间漫步

but towards classical buildings designed to kindle feelings of virtue and patriotism in their breast.

更可走近经典建筑 以点燃人们的高尚情怀和胸中的爱国热忱

But sharing all this pastoral graciousness only went so far.

但开放庄园也仅限于这些田园风光而已了

For the ruling class, their land was now a money pump.

对于统治阶层 他们的庄园好似摇钱树

Big profit-yielding farms replaced strip farming,and smallholders were turfed off their land.

高产种植取代简单种植 小佃农因此失去土地

Too bad. Landowners needed all the money they could get to keep up appearances,

形势愈发糜烂 权贵不断聚敛财富 以供给他们装点门面

not just in the country, but in the town,and above all in the place

不仅是在乡下 在城镇中也是这样 而更糟糕的情况则发生在

which was the biggest, brashest, fastest-growing city in Europe,London.

欧洲面积最大 最繁华且发展最快的都会 伦敦

Here, the winners and losers of Walpole's Britain jostled side by side.

沃波尔新政的支持与反对者 都聚集在伦敦

700,000 of them.One in ten Englishmen.

城市人口多达七十万 占全英总人口十分之一

Foreign visitors were astounded at the noise,the hectic throngs packing the streets,

外国游客们被街上嘈杂叫闹声 以及摩肩接踵的人群所震惊

the tireless hucksterism,the glittering greediness of it all.

更被商贩的如簧巧舌 和闪闪发光的欲望所吸引

The modern morality tales of painter and engraver William Hogarth

在画家 雕刻家威廉·霍加斯的现代寓言中

are peopled by innocents arriving dewy-fresh from the country.

单纯无邪的人们从乡下来到城市

词汇解析

1、appearance

出席；参加；露面

It was the president's second public appearance to date.

这是总统到那时为止的第二次公开露面。

Keegan made 68 appearances in two seasons for Southampton, scoring 37 times.

基冈为南安普敦队踢了两个赛季，共上场68次，进球37个。

外貌；外表；外观

She used to be so fussy about her appearance.

她过去非常在意自己的容貌。

He had the appearance of a college student.

他的模样就像个大学生。

（尤指出乎意料的）到来，出现

The sudden appearance of a few bags of rice could start a riot.

突然出现几袋大米可能会引起骚乱。

last Christmas, when there'd been the welcome appearance of Cousin Fred.

去年圣诞，堂兄弗雷德的现身受到热烈欢迎。

2、innocent

清白的;无罪的

He was sure that the man was innocent of any crime.

他确信那个男人没有犯任何罪。

The police knew from day one that I was innocent.

警方一开始就知道我是无辜的。

天真的;幼稚的;不谙世故的

They seemed so young and innocent.

他们看起来如此少不更事。

He's curiously innocent about what this means to other people.

关于这对其他人意味着什么,他一无所知，这一点颇不寻常。