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CHAPTER XXXVII
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On the evening of Tuesday, the 13th of May, the Barons1 lay amid the woods about Fletching, knowing that they were to march on the morrow to offer the King battle outside Lewes town. All hope of peace had gone, and both parties had thrown away the scabbard. Henry believed that he had Earl Simon at his mercy, for the royal host far outnumbered the Earl’s, and where De Montfort could count in part only on burgher levies2, the King and his favourites had the flower of the foreign mercenaries in their pay. Henry had refused to listen to the Bishops3 of London and Worcester, who had come from the Earl. God was delivering Simon and his turbulent following into the royal hands, and the King was not to be cheated of his opportunity by the tongues of meddlesome5 priests.
As the evening sun sank towards the west, the Barons’ host gathered and stood to their arms with the fresh green of the May woods spreading a virgin6 canopy7 above their spears. It was no gorgeous pageant8 so far as pomp and circumstance were concerned. There were many banners and pennons brilliant in the evening sunshine, but the bulk of De Montfort’s army was made up of the lesser9 gentry10, and their retainers, and the burghers of the towns, plain men, but men who were in grim and sober earnest. Many of them had never fought in their lives before, and Gaillard, and such gallants in the King’s service, laughed when they spoke11 of the herd12
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barons
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男爵( baron的名词复数 ); 巨头; 大王; 大亨 | |
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(部队)征兵( levy的名词复数 ); 募捐; 被征募的军队 | |
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(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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bishop
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n.主教,(国际象棋)象 | |
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adj.爱管闲事的 | |
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virgin
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n.处女,未婚女子;adj.未经使用的;未经开发的 | |
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n.壮观的游行;露天历史剧 | |
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gentry
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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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n.兽群,牧群;vt.使集中,把…赶在一起 | |
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hogs
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n.(尤指喂肥供食用的)猪( hog的名词复数 );(供食用的)阉公猪;彻底地做某事;自私的或贪婪的人 | |
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manor
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n.庄园,领地 | |
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trampled
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踩( trample的过去式和过去分词 ); 践踏; 无视; 侵犯 | |
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scythe
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n. 长柄的大镰刀,战车镰; v. 以大镰刀割 | |
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knights
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骑士; (中古时代的)武士( knight的名词复数 ); 骑士; 爵士; (国际象棋中)马 | |
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宣告…无罪,赦免…的罪行,宽恕…的罪行( absolve的过去式和过去分词 ); 不受责难,免除责任 [义务] ,开脱(罪责) | |
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ordeal
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yew
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adj.勇敢的,英勇的;n.勇士,勇敢的人 | |
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compassion
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n.同情,怜悯 | |
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saluted
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v.欢迎,致敬( salute的过去式和过去分词 );赞扬,赞颂 | |
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v.纺,杜撰,急转身 | |
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entangle
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vt.缠住,套住;卷入,连累 | |
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innocence
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beacon
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n.烽火,(警告用的)闪火灯,灯塔 | |
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vt./vi.使窒息;抑制;闷死;n.浓烟;窒息 | |
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moth
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n.蛾,蛀虫 | |
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踩( trample的现在分词 ); 践踏; 无视; 侵犯 | |
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murmur
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n.低语,低声的怨言;v.低语,低声而言 | |
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刺,扎,戳( prick的过去式和过去分词 ); 刺伤; 刺痛; 使剧痛 | |
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slough
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v.蜕皮,脱落,抛弃 | |
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tumult
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n.喧哗;激动,混乱;吵闹 | |
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grimaced
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v.扮鬼相,做鬼脸( grimace的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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passionately
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ad.热烈地,激烈地 | |
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spasm
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n.痉挛,抽搐;一阵发作 | |
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thrall
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n.奴隶;奴隶制 | |
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judgment
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n.审判;判断力,识别力,看法,意见 | |
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ripple
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n.涟波,涟漪,波纹,粗钢梳;vt.使...起涟漪,使起波纹; vi.呈波浪状,起伏前进 | |
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vt.耸肩(shrug的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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mule
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n.骡子,杂种,执拗的人 | |
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mules
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骡( mule的名词复数 ); 拖鞋; 顽固的人; 越境运毒者 | |
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asses
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n. 驴,愚蠢的人,臀部 adv. (常用作后置)用于贬损或骂人 | |
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sarcasm
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n.讥讽,讽刺,嘲弄,反话 (adj.sarcastic) | |
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bridle
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n.笼头,束缚;vt.抑制,约束;动怒 | |
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trumpets
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喇叭( trumpet的名词复数 ); 小号; 喇叭形物; (尤指)绽开的水仙花 | |
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touching
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twilight
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n.暮光,黄昏;暮年,晚期,衰落时期 | |
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掌掴(声)( smack的名词复数 ); 海洛因; (打的)一拳; 打巴掌 | |
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foliage
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(使)倾斜,歪斜( slant的第三人称单数 ); 有倾向性地编写或报道 | |
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rebellious
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(通常指灯光)闪烁,摇曳( flicker的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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