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Romans sketches¹ – 2. The Roman army and British resistance 09 Oct 14

Thu, 9 Oct 14

More comic sketches exploring the Roman conquest of Briton. In this episode we hear about the tactics of the highly professional Roman army and the attempts of the Britons to resist the invaders².

1 sketches   

n.草图( sketch的名词复数 )；素描；速写；梗概

参考例句：

• The artist is making sketches for his next painting. 画家正为他的下一幅作品画素描。
• You have to admit that these sketches are true to life. 你得承认这些素描很逼真。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 invaders   

入侵者，侵略者，侵入物( invader的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• They prepared to repel the invaders. 他们准备赶走侵略军。
• The family has traced its ancestry to the Norman invaders. 这个家族将自己的世系追溯到诺曼征服者。