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CHAPTER IV
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The works of the Black Prince lived after him. Not that we must look for them immediately in England, where we now enter on forty years of intestine2 division and civil strife3. We do indeed find that Richard the Second, on his invasion of Scotland in 1385, adopted for his army the organisation4 that had been taught by his father at Navarete; but we discover no trace of military progress. Far more instructive is it to look to the continent of Europe and watch the spread of English military ideas there. It has already been seen that the French, not daring to meet the English archers5 on horseback, adopted the English system of dismounting for action; and it is interesting to note that the same fashion spread to Germany and Italy, steadily6 tending to overthrow8 the supremacy9 of cavalry10 wrought11 by the feudal12 system, and to make a revolution in the art of war. Not one of the nations, however, seems to have grasped the pith of the English tactics, the combination of the offensive and defensive13 elements in the infantry14. The French indeed, under King Charles the Sixth, strove to raise up archers, and with all too good success, for they became so efficient that they were esteemed
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| n.弓箭手,射箭运动员( archer的名词复数 ) | |
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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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| (军队的)团( regiment的名词复数 ); 大量的人或物 | |
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     admiration   | |
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| abbr.diagonal wire cutters 斜线切割机n.堤( dyke的名词复数 );坝;堰;沟 | |
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| 密谋( conspire的过去式和过去分词 ); 搞阴谋; (事件等)巧合; 共同导致 | |
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     destined   | |
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     obsolete   | |
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     artillery   | |
| n.(军)火炮,大炮;炮兵(部队) | |
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     lighter   | |
| n.打火机,点火器;驳船;v.用驳船运送;light的比较级 | |
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| n.(工具的)柄,杆状物 | |
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| vi.起源;由来;衍生;导出v.得到( derive的过去式和过去分词 );(从…中)得到获得;源于;(从…中)提取 | |
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     pretensions   | |
| 自称( pretension的名词复数 ); 自命不凡; 要求; 权力 | |
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     aggression   | |
| n.进攻,侵略,侵犯,侵害 | |
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     indentures   | |
| vt.以契约束缚(indenture的第三人称单数形式) | |
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     stereotyped   | |
| adj.(指形象、思想、人物等)模式化的 | |
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     ordinances   | |
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     machinery   | |
| n.(总称)机械,机器;机构 | |
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     insufficient   | |
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     contractor   | |
| n.订约人,承包人,收缩肌 | |
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     contingent   | |
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     repayment   | |
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     seamen   | |
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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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     vessels   | |
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     distinguished   | |
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     garrison   | |
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     cannon   | |
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     invalided   | |
| 使伤残(invalid的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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     insanity   | |
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     dictated   | |
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     Ford   | |
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     beset   | |
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| v.使陷入圈套,使入陷阱( entrap的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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     predecessor   | |
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     morass   | |
| n.沼泽,困境 | |
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     indefatigable   | |
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     pointed   | |
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     accomplished   | |
| adj.有才艺的;有造诣的;达到了的 | |
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     disperse   | |
| vi.使分散;使消失;vt.分散;驱散 | |
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     victuals   | |
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     avouch   | |
| v.确说,断言 | |
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| (=armor)n.盔甲;装甲部队 | |
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     scouts   | |
| 侦察员[机,舰]( scout的名词复数 ); 童子军; 搜索; 童子军成员 | |
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     inevitably   | |
| adv.不可避免地;必然发生地 | |
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     negotiations   | |
| 协商( negotiation的名词复数 ); 谈判; 完成(难事); 通过 | |
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| v.遣送;搬空;抽出;排泄;大(小)便 | |
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| n.主动的表示,提议;(向某人做出的)友好表示、姿态或提议( overture的名词复数 );(歌剧、芭蕾舞、音乐剧等的)序曲,前奏曲 | |
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| n.赎金,赎身;v.赎回,解救 | |
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     incessant   | |
| adj.不停的,连续的 | |
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     misgiving   | |
| n.疑虑,担忧,害怕 | |
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| v.彻底检查( overhaul的过去式和过去分词 );大修;赶上;超越 | |
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| adj.小型的;n.小马 | |
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| v./n.(马或骑马等)飞奔;飞速发展 | |
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     trampling   | |
| 踩( trample的现在分词 ); 践踏; 无视; 侵犯 | |
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| (使马)飞奔,奔驰( gallop的过去式和过去分词 ); 快速做[说]某事 | |
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| (尤指军事行动)使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 ); 施展; 部署; 有效地利用 | |
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     baton   | |
| n.乐队用指挥杖 | |
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| adj. 飞驰的, 急性的 动词gallop的现在分词形式 | |
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     battalion   | |
| n.营;部队;大队(的人) | |
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     mighty   | |
| adj.强有力的;巨大的 | |
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     forerunner   | |
| n.前身,先驱(者),预兆,祖先 | |
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     appalling   | |
| adj.骇人听闻的,令人震惊的,可怕的 | |
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     hesitation   | |
| n.犹豫,踌躇 | |
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     ragged   | |
| adj.衣衫褴褛的,粗糙的,刺耳的 | |
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     dense   | |
| a.密集的,稠密的,浓密的;密度大的 | |
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     sleet   | |
| n.雨雪;v.下雨雪,下冰雹 | |
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| adj.著名的,知名的 | |
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     hampered   | |
| 妨碍,束缚,限制( hamper的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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     havoc   | |
| n.大破坏,浩劫,大混乱,大杂乱 | |
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     redeem   | |
| v.买回,赎回,挽回,恢复,履行(诺言等) | |
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| adj.片刻的,瞬息的;短暂的 | |
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     reluctance   | |
| n.厌恶,讨厌,勉强,不情愿 | |
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     slaughter   | |
| n.屠杀,屠宰;vt.屠杀,宰杀 | |
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     undertaking   | |
| n.保证,许诺,事业 | |
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| vt.掠夺,蹂躏,使苦恼 | |
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