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But still, he was a Stuart,

然他终究是斯图亚特家族的

and that blood certainly mattered to the Prince himself

这一血统自然对于王子自身而言至关重要

who, at 24, sailed from France to Scotland to win back the throne for his father.

他24岁时为夺回其父的王冠 从法国漂洋过海到达苏格兰

On the 19th August, 1745,

1745年8月19日

Prince Charles Edward Stuart stood here at Glenfinnan,

查尔斯·爱德华·斯图亚特王子 就站在这里 格伦菲南

watched his family standard being raised,

见证自己家族统治的崛起

and told the assembled clansmen he'd come to make Scotland happy.

并告诉身边围聚的族人说 他将让苏格兰幸福安康

That would've been news to some of the crofters

这在一些农场佃农听来耳目一新

who'd been threatened with having their cottages burned

他们常受到威胁 若不加入詹姆斯二世党军

unless they joined the Jacobites army.

就会被抄家没产

But the sight of Bonnie Prince Charlie and compared to George II

然而美王子本人 较之乔治二世

and to his own embittered, ageing father,

以及他自寻烦恼 日益苍老的老爹而言

he certainly was bonny standing here in the glen

他的确很美 身着苏格兰花格呢子裙

at the head of Loch Shiel in his tartan plaid did seem to promise, if only for a moment,

站在希尔湖端头这片河谷的图景 哪怕有那么一瞬间 似乎真的预示着

a new Scottish future.

苏格兰可能会有崭新的未来

Or, at the very least,the end of the miserable captivity of the Union.

或者至少可以说 预示苏格兰被扼制在联合王国中的命运终结

But happiness?Well, that was going to prove a lot harder to come by.

但让苏格兰幸福安康呢 后来的事实证明那可要难得多了

The structure of clan society meant that support for the prince gathered quickly.

部落社会的社会结构 使得王子的势力一夜间迅速集聚起来

词汇解析

1、raise

举起；抬高

He raised his hand to wave.

他举手挥动起来。

She went to the window and raised the blinds.

她走到窗前，拉起了百叶窗。

起身；站立

He raised himself into a sitting position.

他坐了起来。

She raised herself on one elbow.

她用一只胳膊肘撑起身体。

增加；提高

The Republic of Ireland is expected to raise interest rates.

爱尔兰共和国预计会提高利率。

Two incidents in recent days have raised the level of concern.

最近发生的两起事件引发了更多人的关注。

2、structure

结构;构造;组织

The typical family structure of Freud's patients involved two parents and two children.

弗洛伊德的病人的典型家庭结构是父母二人和两个孩子。

The chemical structure of this particular molecule is very unusual.

这个特殊分子的化学结构很不寻常。

建筑物

About half of those funds has gone to repair public roads, structures and bridges.

那些基金中大约有一半已被用来维修公路、公共建筑物和桥梁。

The house was a handsome four-story brick structure.

这所房子是一幢造型美观的四层砖砌建筑物。