欧美文化博览 金雀花王朝之魔王世族(5)

Matilda trudged¹ for seven miles through the frigid² night.

玛蒂尔达在寒冷的夜晚跋山涉水7英里。

She eventually made it to the safety of Wallingford Castle.

她最终来到了安全的瓦林福德城堡。

Now she was free to continue her struggle.

现在她要为了自由继续斗争。

For another decade, civil war ravaged³ England.

因为另一个10年中,英国因为内战而生灵涂炭。

The fighting could only be brought to a stop when her eldest⁴ son came of age-a mail heir, a direct descendant of Henry I.

这场战事只有她的长子，亨利一世的直系后裔达到合法继承人年龄才能划上句号。

Matilda's son Henry was a charismatic young man who'd inherited Matilda's determination and temper along with Geoffrey Plantagenet's red hair, intelligence and boundless⁵ energy.

玛蒂尔达的儿子亨利是一个富于魅力的年轻人,他继承了玛蒂尔达的决意和脾气，还有杰弗里金雀花的红头发,智慧及无限的能量。

Henry also inherited his parents' claims to the English throne and much of northern France.

亨利也继承了他父母所言的英国王位及法国北部的大部分地区。

As a young man, he was granted Normandy.

作为一个年轻人,他被授予诺曼底。

Later, he inherited Anjou.

后来,他继承了昂儒。

He then expanded Plantagenet territory again, through a profitable and unexpected marriage.

然后他又通过盈利和意想不到的婚姻扩大了金雀花王朝的领土。

1 trudged   

vt.& vi.跋涉，吃力地走（trudge的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• He trudged the last two miles to the town. 他步履艰难地走完最后两英里到了城里。
• He trudged wearily along the path. 他沿着小路疲惫地走去。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 frigid   

adj.寒冷的，凛冽的；冷淡的；拘禁的

参考例句：

• The water was too frigid to allow him to remain submerged for long.水冰冷彻骨，他在下面呆不了太长时间。
• She returned his smile with a frigid glance.对他的微笑她报以冷冷的一瞥。

3 ravaged   

毁坏( ravage的过去式和过去分词 )； 蹂躏； 劫掠； 抢劫

参考例句：

• a country ravaged by civil war 遭受内战重创的国家
• The whole area was ravaged by forest fires. 森林火灾使整个地区荒废了。

4 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。

5 boundless   

adj.无限的；无边无际的；巨大的

参考例句：

• The boundless woods were sleeping in the deep repose of nature.无边无际的森林在大自然静寂的怀抱中酣睡着。
• His gratitude and devotion to the Party was boundless.他对党无限感激、无限忠诚。