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CHAPTER IV
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The arrival of the first English volunteers, under Thomas Morgan, in the Low Countries was, as fate willed it, most happily timed to synchronise1 with the movement that laid the foundation of Dutch Independence. In April 1572 an audacious enterprise of the fleet of Dutch privateers under the Count de la Marek had led to the surprise and capture of the town of Brill, a success which at once fired the train of revolt in the seven provinces north of the Waal and shook the hand of Spain from town after town first in Holland and Zealand, and later in Friesland, Gelderland, Utrecht, and Overyssel. The incident, which time was to prove so far reaching in its results, was a curious commentary on the latest phase of Elizabeth's policy. She had just reconciled herself with Alva and forbidden De la Marck's privateers to enter English ports: the sea-rover's reply was to beard Alva in his own stronghold and deal Elizabeth's friend a blow from which he never recovered. The whole island of Walcheren, excepting Middelburg, fell into the hands of the insurgents2, and Alva, who was a splendid soldier, whatever his other failings, lost no time in attempting to recover the port of Flushing. By the irony3 of fate Morgan's volunteers arrived in the very nick of time to save it, and in the sally which brought them first face to face with the dreaded4 troops of Spain they made a brilliant beginning for the new British Army. Of the three hundred, fifty were killed outright5 in this action, the first of fifty thousand or twice fifty thousand who were to lay their bones in Holland during the next seventy years.
Morgan, having rescued Flushing, at once wrote letters to England to point out the importance of the town which he held and to beg for reinforcements. In the autumn accordingly appeared Colonel Sir Humphrey Gilbert, with a regiment6, the first of many English regiments7 that were to enter the Dutch service, of ten companies and fourteen hundred men, raw troops under a raw leader. Morgan would have been the better commander, but he was a modest unambitious man; Gilbert, on the other hand, suffered from fatal ignorance of his own incapacity. Sir Humphrey at once launched out boldly into complicated operations which he was
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| n.同步器;v.使同时发生;使同步 | |
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| n.反语,冷嘲;具有讽刺意味的事,嘲弄 | |
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| 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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     embarkation   | |
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     retirement   | |
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| n.(通信等兵种的)部队;(同类作的)一组 | |
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     garrison   | |
| n.卫戍部队;驻地,卫戍区;vt.派(兵)驻防 | |
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     heterogeneous   | |
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| 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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| adj.防御的;防卫的;防守的 | |
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| v.猛投,用力掷( hurl的过去式和过去分词 );大声叫骂 | |
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| n.[总称]步兵(部队) | |
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| v.击退( repulse的过去式和过去分词 );驳斥;拒绝 | |
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     victorious   | |
| adj.胜利的,得胜的 | |
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| adj.坚持不懈的,执意的;持续的 | |
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     aver   | |
| v.极力声明;断言;确证 | |
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     assassination   | |
| n.暗杀;暗杀事件 | |
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     inevitable   | |
| adj.不可避免的,必然发生的 | |
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| n.破裂;(关系的)决裂;v.(使)破裂 | |
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     entreating   | |
| 恳求,乞求( entreat的现在分词 ) | |
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     paltry   | |
| adj.无价值的,微不足道的 | |
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| v.讨价还价( haggle的现在分词 ) | |
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     peremptory   | |
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     rebuke   | |
| v.指责,非难,斥责 [反]praise | |
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     exasperated   | |
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     cavalry   | |
| n.骑兵;轻装甲部队 | |
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| n.到期未付之债,拖欠的款项;待做的工作 | |
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     gathering   | |
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| vt.劫掠财物,掠夺;n.劫掠物,赃物;劫掠 | |
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     deserted   | |
| adj.荒芜的,荒废的,无人的,被遗弃的 | |
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     bent   | |
| n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的 | |
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     opposition   | |
| n.反对,敌对 | |
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     garrisons   | |
| 守备部队,卫戍部队( garrison的名词复数 ) | |
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     retinue   | |
| n.侍从;随员 | |
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     convoy   | |
| vt.护送,护卫,护航;n.护送;护送队 | |
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     detailed   | |
| adj.详细的,详尽的,极注意细节的,完全的 | |
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     ambushed   | |
| v.埋伏( ambush的过去式和过去分词 );埋伏着 | |
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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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     dense   | |
| a.密集的,稠密的,浓密的;密度大的 | |
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     rumbling   | |
| n. 隆隆声, 辘辘声 adj. 隆隆响的 动词rumble的现在分词 | |
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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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| adj.爱冒险的;惊心动魄的,惊险的,刺激的 | |
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     galloping   | |
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     overthrew   | |
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     disorder   | |
| n.紊乱,混乱;骚动,骚乱;疾病,失调 | |
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     plunged   | |
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     vowed   | |
| 起誓,发誓(vow的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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     beset   | |
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     tugging   | |
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     remains   | |
| n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹 | |
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     thigh   | |
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     breach   | |
| n.违反,不履行;破裂;vt.冲破,攻破 | |
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     treacherous   | |
| adj.不可靠的,有暗藏的危险的;adj.背叛的,背信弃义的 | |
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     wrench   | |
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     scrambled   | |
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     hoisted   | |
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     fixed   | |
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| n.面容( countenance的名词复数 );表情;镇静;道义支持 | |
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     courageous   | |
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     loyalty   | |
| n.忠诚,忠心 | |
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     enjoined   | |
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     ammunition   | |
| n.军火,弹药 | |
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     organisation   | |
| n.组织,安排,团体,有机休 | |
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     defective   | |
| adj.有毛病的,有问题的,有瑕疵的 | |
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     dilatory   | |
| adj.迟缓的,不慌不忙的 | |
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     chaos   | |
| n.混乱,无秩序 | |
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     parsimony   | |
| n.过度节俭,吝啬 | |
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| v.击退( repel的过去式和过去分词 );使厌恶;排斥;推开 | |
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| 敬重(某人或某事物),崇敬( venerate的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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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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     sedulous   | |
| adj.勤勉的,努力的 | |
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| v.轻蔑;嘲笑;n.嘲笑,讥讽的言语 | |
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| adj.原始的;简单的;n.原(始)人,原始事物 | |
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| v.阻止,制止( deter的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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| 讥笑的表情(言语)( sneer的名词复数 ) | |
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     industrious   | |
| adj.勤劳的,刻苦的,奋发的 | |
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     antiquity   | |
| n.古老;高龄;古物,古迹 | |
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     faculty   | |
| n.才能;学院,系;(学院或系的)全体教学人员 | |
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     admiration   | |
| n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕 | |
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     elicited   | |
| 引出,探出( elicit的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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     supplanted   | |
| 把…排挤掉,取代( supplant的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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     repression   | |
| n.镇压,抑制,抑压 | |
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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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| n.警官,中士 | |
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| 警官( sergeant的名词复数 ); (美国警察)警佐; (英国警察)巡佐; 陆军(或空军)中士 | |
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     noted   | |
| adj.著名的,知名的 | |
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| adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过 | |
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| n.谨慎;随意处理 | |
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| n.十分之一税;v.课什一税,缴什一税 | |
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     peculiar   | |
| adj.古怪的,异常的;特殊的,特有的 | |
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| n.[军事]间隔( interval的名词复数 );间隔时间;[数学]区间;(戏剧、电影或音乐会的)幕间休息 | |
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     interval   | |
| n.间隔,间距;幕间休息,中场休息 | |
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     converse   | |
| vi.谈话,谈天,闲聊;adv.相反的,相反 | |
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| v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的 | |
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| vt.谋划,策划;设法做到;设计,想出 | |
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| adv.迟钝地,神经麻木地 | |
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| adj.对齐的,均衡的 | |
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| adv.并排地;跟上(时代)的步伐,与…并进地 | |
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| n.笑柄;烟蒂;枪托;臀部;v.用头撞或顶 | |
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| 笑柄( butt的名词复数 ); (武器或工具的)粗大的一端; 屁股; 烟蒂 | |
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     deference   | |
| n.尊重,顺从;敬意 | |
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     artillery   | |
| n.(军)火炮,大炮;炮兵(部队) | |
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| v.扣除,减去( deduct的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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| n.司库,财务主管 | |
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