【跟着英剧练发音】A History Of Britain - 17B

 Edward, who needed no tutorials on the connections between ceremonies and power, immediately took this as a slap in the face, an act of virtual rebellion. In 1276, a huge army, the biggest seen in Britain  since the Norman Conquest, invaded  Gwynedd , penetrating¹ right to its furthest  corners, to Snowdonia and to Anglesey. Faced with this invasion, Llewellyn was forced to surrender.But, as so often in these years, humiliation² bred defiance³. In 1282, the Welshlaunched a surprise attack on an English garrison⁴. Edward now bore down again with an even bigger army, but this campaign was far from being a walkover.

 

译文：爱德华深知，朝臣礼仪象征着王权统治力，他视此为一种羞辱，形同谋反。1276年，自诺曼征服战之后，不列颠规模最大的军队入侵了格温内思，长驱直入其疆界最远端，到达斯诺登地区和安格西岛。面对强敌压境，卢埃林不得不屈膝称臣，但正如这些年一再重演的历史一样，屈辱最终会酝酿出反抗。1282年，威尔士人对英格兰驻军发动了一次突袭，爱德华派遣了更大规模的军队进行镇压，但这场战争绝非想象中那样轻易。

1 penetrating   

adj.（声音）响亮的，尖锐的adj.（气味）刺激的adj.（思想）敏锐的，有洞察力的

参考例句：

• He had an extraordinarily penetrating gaze. 他的目光有股异乎寻常的洞察力。
• He examined the man with a penetrating gaze. 他以锐利的目光仔细观察了那个人。

2 humiliation   

n.羞辱

参考例句：

• He suffered the humiliation of being forced to ask for his cards.他蒙受了被迫要求辞职的羞辱。
• He will wish to revenge his humiliation in last Season's Final.他会为在上个季度的决赛中所受的耻辱而报复的。

3 defiance   

n.挑战，挑衅，蔑视，违抗

参考例句：

• He climbed the ladder in defiance of the warning.他无视警告爬上了那架梯子。
• He slammed the door in a spirit of defiance.他以挑衅性的态度把门砰地一下关上。

4 garrison   

n.卫戍部队；驻地，卫戍区；vt.派(兵)驻防

参考例句：

• The troops came to the relief of the besieged garrison.军队来援救被围的守备军。
• The German was moving to stiffen up the garrison in Sicily.德军正在加强西西里守军之力量。