【跟着英剧练发音】A History Of Britain - 16 D

 文本：

Almost certainly, he didn't mean it as an impermeable¹ barrier against barbarian² onslaught from the north. The wall was studded with milecastles and turrets³ and forts like this one at Housesteads. But as Britain settled down in the second century AD, these places became up-country hill stations more like social centres and business centres than really grim, heavily-manned barracks.

译文：

当然，他从未有意将此作为抵御北方蛮族侵袭的坚实战壕。长城上设有众多烽火台、炮塔，以及类似豪斯戴斯的堡。但当不列颠人于公元二世纪在此定居，这些地方便成为了远离喧嚣的避暑胜地，更像是社交与商业的中心，而非重兵驻扎的军营所在。

1 impermeable   

adj.不能透过的，不渗透的

参考例句：

• The canoe is made from an impermeable wood.独木舟由防水木头制成。
• The external layer of the skin is relatively impermeable to water.皮肤的外层不透水。

2 barbarian   

n.野蛮人；adj.野蛮(人)的；未开化的

参考例句：

• There is a barbarian tribe living in this forest.有一个原始部落居住在这个林区。
• The walled city was attacked by barbarian hordes.那座有城墙的城市遭到野蛮部落的袭击。

3 turrets   

（六角）转台( turret的名词复数 )； （战舰和坦克等上的）转动炮塔； （摄影机等上的）镜头转台； （旧时攻城用的）塔车

参考例句：

• The Northampton's three turrets thundered out white smoke and pale fire. “诺思安普敦号”三座炮塔轰隆隆地冒出白烟和淡淡的火光。
• If I can get to the gun turrets, I'll have a chance. 如果我能走到炮塔那里，我就会赢得脱险的机会。