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ENGLAND UNDER WILLIAM THE SECOND, CALLED RUFUS
WILLIAM THE RED, in breathless haste, secured the three great forts of Dover, Pevensey, and Hastings, and made with hot speed for Winchester, where the Royal treasure was kept. The treasurer1 delivering him the keys, he found that it amounted to sixty thousand pounds in silver, besides gold and jewels. Possessed2 of this wealth, he soon persuaded the Archbishop of Canterbury to crown him, and became William the Second, King of England.
Rufus was no sooner on the throne, than he ordered into prison again the unhappy state captives whom his father had set free, and directed a goldsmith to ornament4 his father's tomb profusely5 with gold and silver. It would have been more dutiful in him to have attended the sick Conqueror6 when he was dying; but England itself, like this Red King, who once governed it, has sometimes made expensive tombs for dead men whom it treated shabbily when they were alive.
The King's brother, Robert of Normandy, seeming quite content to be only Duke of that country; and the King's other brother, Fine- Scholar, being quiet enough with his five thousand pounds in a chest; the King flattered himself, we may suppose, with the hope of an easy reign7. But easy reigns8 were difficult to have in those days. The turbulent Bishop3 ODO (who had blessed the Norman army at the Battle of Hastings, and who, I dare say, took all the credit of the victory to himself) soon began, in concert with some powerful Norman nobles, to trouble the Red King.
The truth seems to be that this bishop and his friends, who had lands in England and lands in Normandy, wished to hold both under one Sovereign; and greatly preferred a thoughtless good-natured person, such as Robert was, to Rufus; who, though far from being an
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treasurer
n.司库,财务主管
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possessed
adj.疯狂的;拥有的,占有的
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bishop
n.主教,(国际象棋)象
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ornament
v.装饰,美化;n.装饰,装饰物
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profusely
ad.abundantly
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conqueror
n.征服者,胜利者
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reign
n.统治时期,统治,支配,盛行;v.占优势
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reigns
n.君主的统治( reign的名词复数 );君主统治时期;任期;当政期
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amiable
adj.和蔼可亲的,友善的,亲切的
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retired
adj.隐退的,退休的,退役的
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sullen
adj.愠怒的,闷闷不乐的,(天气等)阴沉的
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soften
v.(使)变柔软;(使)变柔和
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besieged
包围,围困,围攻( besiege的过去式和过去分词 )
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rebellious
adj.造反的,反抗的,难控制的
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scattered
adj.分散的,稀疏的;散步的;疏疏落落的
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dominions
统治权( dominion的名词复数 ); 领土; 疆土; 版图
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miserable
adj.悲惨的,痛苦的;可怜的,糟糕的
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inevitable
adj.不可避免的,必然发生的
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interfered
v.干预( interfere的过去式和过去分词 );调停;妨碍;干涉
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standing
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
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distress
n.苦恼,痛苦,不舒适;不幸;vt.使悲痛
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remonstrated
v.抗议( remonstrate的过去式和过去分词 );告诫
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knave
n.流氓;(纸牌中的)杰克
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humbly
adv. 恭顺地,谦卑地
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scotch
n.伤口,刻痕;苏格兰威士忌酒;v.粉碎,消灭,阻止;adj.苏格兰(人)的
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conspiracy
n.阴谋,密谋,共谋
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depose
vt.免职;宣誓作证
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conspirators
n.共谋者,阴谋家( conspirator的名词复数 )
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dungeon
n.地牢,土牢
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bishops
(基督教某些教派管辖大教区的)主教( bishop的名词复数 ); (国际象棋的)象
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covetous
adj.贪婪的,贪心的
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worthy
adj.(of)值得的,配得上的;有价值的
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penitent
adj.后悔的;n.后悔者;忏悔者
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repented
对(自己的所为)感到懊悔或忏悔( repent的过去式和过去分词 )
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repentance
n.懊悔
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aggravated
使恶化( aggravate的过去式和过去分词 ); 使更严重; 激怒; 使恼火
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injustice
n.非正义,不公正,不公平,侵犯(别人的)权利
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misery
n.痛苦,苦恼,苦难;悲惨的境遇,贫苦
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axe
n.斧子;v.用斧头砍,削减
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embarked
乘船( embark的过去式和过去分词 ); 装载; 从事
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gale
n.大风,强风,一阵闹声(尤指笑声等)
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hoist
n.升高,起重机,推动;v.升起,升高,举起
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saviour
n.拯救者,救星
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Christian
adj.基督教徒的;n.基督教徒
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remarkable
adj.显著的,异常的,非凡的,值得注意的
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eloquence
n.雄辩;口才,修辞
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hermit
n.隐士,修道者;隐居
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Christians
n.基督教徒( Christian的名词复数 )
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zealous
adj.狂热的,热心的
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profligate
adj.行为不检的;n.放荡的人,浪子,肆意挥霍者
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adventurous
adj.爱冒险的;惊心动魄的,惊险的,刺激的
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plunder
vt.劫掠财物,掠夺;n.劫掠物,赃物;劫掠
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motives
n.动机,目的( motive的名词复数 )
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gallantly
adv. 漂亮地,勇敢地,献殷勤地
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martial
adj.战争的,军事的,尚武的,威武的
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shipwreck
n.船舶失事,海难
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valiant
adj.勇敢的,英勇的;n.勇士,勇敢的人
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hatred
n.憎恶,憎恨,仇恨
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persecuted
(尤指宗教或政治信仰的)迫害(~sb. for sth.)( persecute的过去式和过去分词 ); 烦扰,困扰或骚扰某人
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enchanted
adj. 被施魔法的,陶醉的,入迷的
动词enchant的过去式和过去分词
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demons
n.恶人( demon的名词复数 );恶魔;精力过人的人;邪念
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foretold
v.预言,预示( foretell的过去式和过去分词 )
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reigned
vi.当政,统治(reign的过去式形式)
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dreaded
adj.令人畏惧的;害怕的v.害怕,恐惧,担心( dread的过去式和过去分词)
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heartily
adv.衷心地,诚恳地,十分,很
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moss
n.苔,藓,地衣
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burrowed
v.挖掘(洞穴),挖洞( burrow的过去式和过去分词 );翻寻
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brooks
n.小溪( brook的名词复数 )
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herd
n.兽群,牧群;vt.使集中,把…赶在一起
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glades
n.林中空地( glade的名词复数 )
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rustling
n. 瑟瑟声,沙沙声
adj. 发沙沙声的
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solitudes
n.独居( solitude的名词复数 );孤独;荒僻的地方;人迹罕至的地方
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jingling
叮当声
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bridles
约束( bridle的名词复数 ); 限动器; 马笼头; 系带
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daggers
匕首,短剑( dagger的名词复数 )
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dispersed
adj. 被驱散的, 被分散的, 散布的
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solitary
adj.孤独的,独立的,荒凉的;n.隐士
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clotted
adj.凝结的v.凝固( clot的过去式和过去分词 )
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unnatural
adj.不自然的;反常的
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doomed
命定的