英语听力：自然百科 古格 消失的西藏王朝(5)

John's theory supports one legend that tells a brutal¹ and merciless execution.

约翰的理论支持着一种传说,讲述了一个残酷和无情的执刑的情景。

After having surrended his kingdom, the king and his administers were beheaded on the spot.

在向自己的国家投降后,国王和他的管理者们被当场斩首。

The royal women also met an equally gruesome end.

皇室女性们得到的是同样可怕的结果。

There is a poem that purportly tells the massacre².

有一首诗详细讲述了大屠杀的情景。

It describes how the royal women were taken and thrown from the palace ramparts.

它描述了皇室女性们被抬走，从宫殿城墙外扔出。

To the people below, these brightly dressed princesses look like spring flowers falling from heaven.

而对于下面观此景的人,这些衣着鲜艳的公主看起来像春天的花朵从天堂坠落。

The soldiers yelled and shouted to see more and more flowers.

士兵们叫喊着要看到越来越多的鲜花。

He met his doom³ with the end of sword.

他的剑遭逢厄运。

1 brutal   

adj.残忍的，野蛮的，不讲理的

参考例句：

• She has to face the brutal reality.她不得不去面对冷酷的现实。
• They're brutal people behind their civilised veneer.他们表面上温文有礼，骨子里却是野蛮残忍。

2 massacre   

n.残杀，大屠杀；v.残杀，集体屠杀

参考例句：

• There was a terrible massacre of villagers here during the war.在战争中，这里的村民惨遭屠杀。
• If we forget the massacre,the massacre will happen again!忘记了大屠杀，大屠杀就有可能再次发生！

3 doom   

n.厄运，劫数；v.注定，命定

参考例句：

• The report on our economic situation is full of doom and gloom.这份关于我们经济状况的报告充满了令人绝望和沮丧的调子。
• The dictator met his doom after ten years of rule.独裁者统治了十年终于完蛋了。