世界小史 第119期:马其顿人

 　　A king like this was soon as popular with the Greek soldiers as he was with the Macedonians.

　　军队里的希腊人不久便和马其顿人一样喜爱这样一位国王。

　　They were more than willing to fight for him.

　　他们乐意为他而战斗。

　　So, with increasing confidence, Alexander marched on Persia.

　　所以，亚历山大向波斯进军时，他信心剧增。

　　He gave everything he owned to his friends.

　　他把他拥有的一切都给他的朋友。

　　They were horrified¹ and said:"But what are you leaving for yourself?"朋友们恐慌地问他："但你给自己留下什么？"

　　"Hope", he is said to have replied.

　　“希望。”据说他曾这样回答。

　　And that hope didn't deceive him.

　　他的希望没有欺骗他。

　　His army reached Asia Minor² first.

　　他率领他的军队首先来到小亚细亚。

　　There he came up against the first Persian army.

　　第一支波斯军队在那里向他迎战。

　　Although larger than his own, it turned out to be no more than a milling host of soldiers with no effective leader.

　　虽然这支军队比他的军队强大，但是其实只是一群乌合之众，没有一个称职的统帅。

　　The Persians were quickly put to flight, for Alexander's army fought bravely, and Alexander most bravely of all in the heat of the fray³.

　　波斯人很快被击溃，因为亚历山大的军队作战很勇敢，而亚历山大本人则身先士卒，哪里战斗最激烈，他便总是出现在哪里。

　　It so happens that vanquished⁴ Asia Minor is the scene of the famous story of the Gordian Knot.

　　著名的戈尔迪之结的故事就发生在被占领的小亚细亚。

 

1 horrified   

a.(表现出)恐惧的

参考例句：

• The whole country was horrified by the killings. 全国都对这些凶杀案感到大为震惊。
• We were horrified at the conditions prevailing in local prisons. 地方监狱的普遍状况让我们震惊。

2 minor   

adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修

参考例句：

• The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
• I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。

3 fray   

v.争吵；打斗；磨损，磨破；n.吵架；打斗

参考例句：

• Why should you get involved in their fray?你为什么要介入他们的争吵呢？
• Tempers began to fray in the hot weather.大热天脾气烦燥。

4 vanquished   

v.征服( vanquish的过去式和过去分词 )；战胜；克服；抑制

参考例句：

• She had fought many battles, vanquished many foes. 她身经百战，挫败过很多对手。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I vanquished her coldness with my assiduity. 我对她关心照顾从而消除了她的冷淡。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》