欧美文化博览 金雀花王朝之魔王世族(3)

In 1128, an enraged¹ princess arrived here.

1128年,一位愤怒的公主抵达这里。

Her name was Matilda and she was the only survival legitimate² child of King Henry I of England and he's acknowledged there.

她的名字是玛蒂尔达,是英格兰国王亨利一世唯一合法并且得到承认的血脉。

Her father had commanded her to marry a 15 year-old boy, Jeffry, the eldest³ son of the Count Anjou.

她被父亲吩咐嫁给昂儒伯爵的长子，15岁的男孩杰弗瑞。

Matilda was outraged⁴.

玛蒂尔达被此举激怒。

She was 26 years old. She was the granddaughter of William, the conqueror⁵.

她已经26岁了。她是征服者威廉的孙女。

She was the widow of mighty⁶ holy Roman emperor.

她是强大的神圣罗马帝国皇帝的遗孀。

She always called herself empress. Jeffry was the heir of a mere⁷ count.

她总是叫自己皇后。而杰弗瑞只是少数伯爵的继承人之一。

Matilda was notoriously willful, but in the selection of a husband, she had no say.

玛蒂尔达是出了名的固执己见,但在选择丈夫这等终身大事上,她却无话可说。

Princesses were powerful tool used by Europe Medieval Dynasties to expand their territories.

欧洲中世纪王朝利用公主们作为强力的政治工具从而达到扩张自己领土的目的。

King Henry hoped that the arranged marriage of Le Mans cathedral would produce a male heir who would automatically become Count of Anjou, Duke of Normandy and King of England.

亨利希望勒芒大教堂的这场包办婚姻会产生一位男性继承人，自动成为昂儒伯爵,诺曼底公爵及英格兰国王。

1 enraged   

使暴怒( enrage的过去式和过去分词 )； 歜； 激愤

参考例句：

• I was enraged to find they had disobeyed my orders. 发现他们违抗了我的命令，我极为恼火。
• The judge was enraged and stroke the table for several times. 大法官被气得连连拍案。

2 legitimate   

adj.合法的，合理的，合乎逻辑的；v.使合法

参考例句：

• Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。
• That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。

3 eldest   

adj.最年长的，最年老的

参考例句：

• The King's eldest son is the heir to the throne.国王的长子是王位的继承人。
• The castle and the land are entailed on the eldest son.城堡和土地限定由长子继承。

4 outraged   

a.震惊的，义愤填膺的

参考例句：

• Members of Parliament were outraged by the news of the assassination. 议会议员们被这暗杀的消息激怒了。
• He was outraged by their behavior. 他们的行为使他感到愤慨。

5 conqueror   

n.征服者，胜利者

参考例句：

• We shall never yield to a conqueror.我们永远不会向征服者低头。
• They abandoned the city to the conqueror.他们把那个城市丢弃给征服者。

6 mighty   

adj.强有力的；巨大的

参考例句：

• A mighty force was about to break loose.一股巨大的力量即将迸发而出。
• The mighty iceberg came into view.巨大的冰山出现在眼前。

7 mere   

adj.纯粹的；仅仅，只不过

参考例句：

• That is a mere repetition of what you said before.那不过是重复了你以前讲的话。
• It's a mere waste of time waiting any longer.再等下去纯粹是浪费时间。