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ENGLAND UNDER HENRY THE EIGHTH
PART THE SECOND
THE Pope was thrown into a very angry state of mind when he heard of the King's marriage, and fumed1 exceedingly. Many of the English monks2 and friars, seeing that their order was in danger, did the same; some even declaimed against the King in church before his face, and were not to be stopped until he himself roared out 'Silence!' The King, not much the worse for this, took it pretty quietly; and was very glad when his Queen gave birth to a daughter, who was christened ELIZABETH, and declared Princess of Wales as her sister Mary had already been.
One of the most atrocious features of this reign3 was that Henry the Eighth was always trimming between the reformed religion and the unreformed one; so that the more he quarrelled with the Pope, the more of his own subjects he roasted alive for not holding the Pope's opinions. Thus, an unfortunate student named John Frith, and a poor simple tailor named Andrew Hewet who loved him very much, and said that whatever John Frith believed HE believed, were burnt in Smithfield - to show what a capital Christian4 the King was.
But, these were speedily followed by two much greater victims, Sir Thomas More, and John Fisher, the Bishop5 of Rochester. The latter, who was a good and amiable6 old man, had committed no greater offence than believing in Elizabeth Barton, called the Maid of Kent - another of those ridiculous women who pretended to be inspired, and to make all sorts of heavenly revelations, though they indeed uttered nothing but evil nonsense. For this offence - as it was pretended, but really for denying the King to be the supreme7 Head of the Church - he got into trouble, and was put in prison; but, even then, he might have been suffered to die naturally (short work having been made of executing the Kentish Maid and her principal followers), but that the Pope, to spite the King, resolved to make him a
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fumed
愤怒( fume的过去式和过去分词 ); 大怒; 发怒; 冒烟
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monks
n.修道士,僧侣( monk的名词复数 )
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reign
n.统治时期,统治,支配,盛行;v.占优势
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Christian
adj.基督教徒的;n.基督教徒
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bishop
n.主教,(国际象棋)象
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amiable
adj.和蔼可亲的,友善的,亲切的
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supreme
adj.极度的,最重要的;至高的,最高的
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cardinal
n.(天主教的)红衣主教;adj.首要的,基本的
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ferocious
adj.凶猛的,残暴的,极度的,十分强烈的
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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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virtuous
adj.有品德的,善良的,贞洁的,有效力的
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worthy
adj.(of)值得的,配得上的;有价值的
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thoroughly
adv.完全地,彻底地,十足地
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positively
adv.明确地,断然,坚决地;实在,确实
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doomed
命定的
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axe
n.斧子;v.用斧头砍,削减
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serenely
adv.安详地,宁静地,平静地
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blessing
n.祈神赐福;祷告;祝福,祝愿
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wharf
n.码头,停泊处
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lieutenant
n.陆军中尉,海军上尉;代理官员,副职官员
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dominions
统治权( dominion的名词复数 ); 领土; 疆土; 版图
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monasteries
修道院( monastery的名词复数 )
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commissioners
n.专员( commissioner的名词复数 );长官;委员;政府部门的长官
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crammed
adj.塞满的,挤满的;大口地吃;快速贪婪地吃v.把…塞满;填入;临时抱佛脚( cram的过去式)
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miraculously
ad.奇迹般地
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miraculous
adj.像奇迹一样的,不可思议的
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purporting
v.声称是…,(装得)像是…的样子( purport的现在分词 )
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relics
[pl.]n.遗物,遗迹,遗产;遗体,尸骸
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demolished
v.摧毁( demolish的过去式和过去分词 );推翻;拆毁(尤指大建筑物);吃光
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carvings
n.雕刻( carving的名词复数 );雕刻术;雕刻品;雕刻物
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ravenously
adv.大嚼地,饥饿地
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rapacious
adj.贪婪的,强夺的
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traitor
n.叛徒,卖国贼
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shrine
n.圣地,神龛,庙;v.将...置于神龛内,把...奉为神圣
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tottered
v.走得或动得不稳( totter的过去式和过去分词 );踉跄;蹒跚;摇摇欲坠
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hospitable
adj.好客的;宽容的;有利的,适宜的
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waggons
四轮的运货马车( waggon的名词复数 ); 铁路货车; 小手推车
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possessed
adj.疯狂的;拥有的,占有的
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moulder
v.腐朽,崩碎
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grunting
咕哝的,呼噜的
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growling
n.吠声, 咆哮声
v.怒吠, 咆哮, 吼
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implicating
vt.牵涉,涉及(implicate的现在分词形式)
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subservient
adj.卑屈的,阿谀的
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tempted
v.怂恿(某人)干不正当的事;冒…的险(tempt的过去分词)
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confessions
n.承认( confession的名词复数 );自首;声明;(向神父的)忏悔
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monstrously
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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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foully
ad.卑鄙地
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slandered
造谣中伤( slander的过去式和过去分词 )
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soften
v.(使)变柔软;(使)变柔和
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chapel
n.小教堂,殡仪馆
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cannon
n.大炮,火炮;飞机上的机关炮
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recording
n.录音,记录
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aspired
v.渴望,追求( aspire的过去式和过去分词 )
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wrath
n.愤怒,愤慨,暴怒
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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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exhausted
adj.极其疲惫的,精疲力尽的
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blustered
v.外强中干的威吓( bluster的过去式和过去分词 );咆哮;(风)呼啸;狂吹
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banished
v.放逐,驱逐( banish的过去式和过去分词 )
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bluff
v.虚张声势,用假象骗人;n.虚张声势,欺骗
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spoke
n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说
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tyrants
专制统治者( tyrant的名词复数 ); 暴君似的人; (古希腊的)僭主; 严酷的事物
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vile
adj.卑鄙的,可耻的,邪恶的;坏透的
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strings
n.弦
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monkish
adj.僧侣的,修道士的,禁欲的
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doctrines
n.教条( doctrine的名词复数 );教义;学说;(政府政策的)正式声明
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doctrine
n.教义;主义;学说
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monarch
n.帝王,君主,最高统治者
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trotted
小跑,急走( trot的过去分词 ); 匆匆忙忙地走
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stature
n.(高度)水平,(高度)境界,身高,身材
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brutal
adj.残忍的,野蛮的,不讲理的
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pretence
n.假装,作假;借口,口实;虚伪;虚饰
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previously
adv.以前,先前(地)
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betrothed
n. 已订婚者
动词betroth的过去式和过去分词
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celebrated
adj.有名的,声誉卓著的
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drawn
v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的
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hurdles
n.障碍( hurdle的名词复数 );跳栏;(供人或马跳跃的)栏架;跨栏赛
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supremacy
n.至上;至高权力
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widower
n.鳏夫
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applied
adj.应用的;v.应用,适用
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steadfast
adj.固定的,不变的,不动摇的;忠实的;坚贞不移的
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tormented
饱受折磨的
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considerably
adv.极大地;相当大地;在很大程度上
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accusation
n.控告,指责,谴责
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inevitably
adv.不可避免地;必然发生地
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predecessors
n.前任( predecessor的名词复数 );前辈;(被取代的)原有事物;前身
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entrap
v.以网或陷阱捕捉,使陷入圈套
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chancellor
n.(英)大臣;法官;(德、奥)总理;大学校长
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epithets
n.(表示性质、特征等的)词语( epithet的名词复数 )
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knave
n.流氓;(纸牌中的)杰克
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askew
adv.斜地;adj.歪斜的
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obnoxious
adj.极恼人的,讨人厌的,可憎的
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rending
v.撕碎( rend的现在分词 );分裂;(因愤怒、痛苦等而)揪扯(衣服或头发等);(声音等)刺破
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swollen
adj.肿大的,水涨的;v.使变大,肿胀
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hideous
adj.丑陋的,可憎的,可怕的,恐怖的
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odious
adj.可憎的,讨厌的
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mighty
adj.强有力的;巨大的
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blot
vt.弄脏(用吸墨纸)吸干;n.污点,污渍