【跟着英剧练发音】A History Of Britain - 14 D

 文本：

In 79 AD, an enormous pitched battle took place on the slopes of an unidentified highland¹ mountain, which Tacitus calls Mons Graupius. The result was another slaughter², but not before the Caledonian general, Calgacus, delivered the first great anti-imperialist speech on Scotland's soil.

译文：公元79前， 一不知名的高山丘陵上，一场大规模激战在此上演。塔西陀称其为格劳庇乌山，结局是又一场屠杀。但已是古苏格兰王库斯，伟大的反帝国演讲传遍苏格兰之后的事了。

1 highland   

n.(pl.)高地，山地

参考例句：

• The highland game is part of Scotland's cultural heritage.苏格兰高地游戏是苏格兰文化遗产的一部分。
• The highland forests where few hunters venture have long been the bear's sanctuary.这片只有少数猎人涉险的高山森林，一直都是黑熊的避难所。

2 slaughter   

n.屠杀，屠宰；vt.屠杀，宰杀

参考例句：

• I couldn't stand to watch them slaughter the cattle.我不忍看他们宰牛。
• Wholesale slaughter was carried out in the name of progress.大规模的屠杀在维护进步的名义下进行。