欧美文化博览 南西班牙:领略无限风情(10)

And then, in 1610, all Moors¹ were expelled from Spain, whether they had converted to Catholicism or not.

然后,在1610年,所有摩尔人被逐出西班牙,他们亦或者已经皈依了天主教。

As so often, the victors in this epic² struggle re-wrote history to suit their own militant³ ideology⁴.

情况往往是这样的,这场史诗般的斗争中的胜利者对于历史的重写才能符合他们自己的激进意识形态。

For centuries afterwards, the whole rich history of Arab Spain was destined⁵ to be remembered as no more than the nation's long journey through a dark tunnel, at the end of which shone the light of the Christian⁶ Reconquista.

几个世纪之后, 阿拉伯西班牙的整个丰富历史注定被人们铭记,因为没有一个国家的长途旅行是好似穿过一个黑暗的隧道,最后被基督教的神圣光芒照亮。

And the Arabs themselves were remembered as no more than villains⁷ in a great story of Christian triumph.

而且阿拉伯人自己也都记得不是在伟大基督教的胜利故事中的恶棍们。

Today, in festivals all over Spain, the Moors are still portrayed⁸ as pantomime villains.

时至今日,在西班牙的节日中，摩尔人仍被描绘成童话中的坏蛋。

I've come to the small town of Quentar, just outside Granada, to watch the local Moors and Christians⁹ festival.

我来到拉纳达外的小镇奎恩塔,看看当地的摩尔和基督教节日。

1 moors   

v.停泊，系泊（船只）( moor的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• the North York moors 北约克郡的漠泽
• They're shooting grouse up on the moors. 他们在荒野射猎松鸡。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 epic   

n.史诗，叙事诗；adj.史诗般的，壮丽的

参考例句：

• I gave up my epic and wrote this little tale instead.我放弃了写叙事诗，而写了这个小故事。
• They held a banquet of epic proportions.他们举行了盛大的宴会。

3 militant   

adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士

参考例句：

• Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
• He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。

4 ideology   

n.意识形态，(政治或社会的)思想意识

参考例句：

• The ideology has great influence in the world.这种思想体系在世界上有很大的影响。
• The ideal is to strike a medium between ideology and inspiration.我的理想是在意识思想和灵感鼓动之间找到一个折衷。

5 destined   

adj.命中注定的；(for)以…为目的地的

参考例句：

• It was destined that they would marry.他们结婚是缘分。
• The shipment is destined for America.这批货物将运往美国。

6 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

7 villains   

n.恶棍( villain的名词复数 )；罪犯；（小说、戏剧等中的）反面人物；淘气鬼

参考例句：

• The impression of villains was inescapable. 留下恶棍的印象是不可避免的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Some villains robbed the widow of the savings. 有几个歹徒将寡妇的积蓄劫走了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

8 portrayed   

v.画像( portray的过去式和过去分词 )；描述；描绘；描画

参考例句：

• Throughout the trial, he portrayed himself as the victim. 在审讯过程中，他始终把自己说成是受害者。
• The author portrayed his father as a vicious drunkard. 作者把他父亲描绘成一个可恶的酒鬼。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

9 Christians   

n.基督教徒( Christian的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Christians of all denominations attended the conference. 基督教所有教派的人都出席了这次会议。
• His novel about Jesus caused a furore among Christians. 他关于耶稣的小说激起了基督教徒的公愤。