BBC英国史

To deprive them of the satisfaction,Walpole walked, a broken man,

为了不让他们得逞 落败的沃波尔

back to his wine and his dogs at Houghton.

只能持酒牵狗回归霍顿乡里

It was the end of an era.

一个时代画上了句号

Now the gung-ho patriots could have their get-rich war,

如今雄心勃勃的爱国者们 终于可以大发战争财了

and they must have thought it would be a breeze.

他们肯定以为那是小菜一碟

Britain could fight abroad because it was so united at home.

因为国内大一统了 当然可以外出作战

But in 1745,that unity would prove a bitter illusion.

但是1745年 统一王国将面临悲惨命运

The Jacobite cause had refused to die,

詹姆斯党人运动不甘偃旗息鼓

especially amongst the clans of north-west Scotland,

尤其是苏格兰西北部的部族

where it fed off continued opposition to the Union.

联合王国一日不倒 反抗一日不停

What the Jacobites needed was a figurehead and, in 1745, they got one,

詹姆斯二世党人需要的是一个傀儡 1745年 他们终于得手

a leader many saw as a model of virile fearlessness.

得到一位被很多人视为 刚强而无畏的领导者

The son of James Edward Stuart,

詹姆斯·爱德华·斯图亚特之子

the man known to us and to posterity as Bonnie Prince Charlie.

青史中以"美王子查理"著称

The fact the Prince's full name was Charles Edward Louis Casimir Silvester Severino Maria Stuart

事实上王子的全名是 查尔斯·爱德华·路易斯·卡西米尔· 西尔维斯特·塞韦里诺·玛利亚·斯图亚特

should tell us that the Prince was less the incarnation of the old Scotland of the clans

由此可以得知 与其说王子是旧苏格兰氏族的血传

and much more a fully-fledged graduate of the pan-European Italo-Polish-Franco-Irish Catholic international community.

不如说是泛欧洲的 意大利-波兰-法国-爱尔兰 天主教国际联合体的全面继承人

词汇解析

1、prove

证明是；原来是；结果是

We have been accused of exaggerating before, but unfortunately all our reports proved to be true.

以前一直有人指责我们夸大事实，但遗憾的是，我们所有的报道都证明是真实的。

In the past this process of transition has often proven difficult.

过去这一过渡过程常常很艰难。

证明；证实

You brought this charge. You prove it!

你提出了这项控告。你拿出证据来！

The results prove that regulation of the salmon farming industry is inadequate.

结果证明对鲑鱼饲养行业的管理不够完善。

2、graduate

（英国的）大学毕业生，学士学位获得者

In 1973, the first Open University graduates received their degrees.

1973年，第一批开放大学的毕业生获得了学位。

graduates in engineering.

工程学学士

晋升；升职；升级

Bruce graduated to chef at the Bear Hotel.

布鲁斯晋升为大熊饭店的厨师长。

From commercials she quickly graduated to television shows.

她很快就从拍商业广告上升到拍电视节目。