欧美文化博览 亨利七世:冬日国王(6)

Henry VII's funeral cortege processed through London streets,

亨利七世的葬礼队伍缓慢地穿越伦敦的街道,

his effigy¹ displayed on a carriage drawn² by five horses draped in black velvet³,

他的肖像被摆放在由五匹披着黑色天鹅绒马所拉的马车上,

but for all the criticism of his reign⁴,

但是这一肖像迎来的却是所有人对于他统治的批评,

Henry VII had still achieved what he had set out to do,

亨利七世还实现了他打算所做的事情,

he had passed on the crown of England.

他将英格兰的王冠一代接一代传下去。

Westminster Abbey is a national shrine⁵, the burial place of kings,

威斯敏斯特教堂是君王的墓地，一个全国性的神社,

politicians, poets and playwrights⁶, and this is where Heny VII was laid to rest in the chapel⁷ he had been building for the past 6 years,

政治家、诗人和剧作家都被安葬在这里,而此地也是亨利七世过去6年来在教堂中的长眠之地,

it was one of the architectural wonders of the age.

这是那个时代的建筑奇迹之一。

It was described in the 16th centuries miraculous⁸ orbit universe,

这是16世纪中被成为奇迹般轨道中的宇宙,

the wonder of the entire world and it really is a staggering building.

整个世界的奇观,而且这真的令人感到吃惊。

This spectacular mausoleum is Henry's ultimate statement to the world,

这壮观的陵墓是亨利的最终宣言,

not what we might expect from a wintry, miser⁹ king.

不是我们可能期望的一位寒冷的,吝啬的国王。

1 effigy   

n.肖像

参考例句：

• There the effigy stands,and stares from age to age across the changing ocean.雕像依然耸立在那儿，千秋万载地凝视着那变幻无常的大海。
• The deposed dictator was burned in effigy by the crowd.群众焚烧退位独裁者的模拟像。

2 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

3 velvet   

n.丝绒，天鹅绒；adj.丝绒制的，柔软的

参考例句：

• This material feels like velvet.这料子摸起来像丝绒。
• The new settlers wore the finest silk and velvet clothing.新来的移民穿着最华丽的丝绸和天鹅绒衣服。

4 reign   

n.统治时期，统治，支配，盛行；v.占优势

参考例句：

• The reign of Queen Elizabeth lapped over into the seventeenth century.伊丽莎白王朝延至17世纪。
• The reign of Zhu Yuanzhang lasted about 31 years.朱元璋统治了大约三十一年。

5 shrine   

n.圣地，神龛，庙；v.将...置于神龛内，把...奉为神圣

参考例句：

• The shrine was an object of pilgrimage.这处圣地是人们朝圣的目的地。
• They bowed down before the shrine.他们在神龛前鞠躬示敬。

6 playwrights   

n.剧作家( playwright的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• We're studying dramatic texts by sixteenth century playwrights. 我们正在研究16 世纪戏剧作家的戏剧文本。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Hung-chien asked who the playwrights were. 鸿渐问谁写的剧本。 来自汉英文学 - 围城

7 chapel   

n.小教堂，殡仪馆

参考例句：

• The nimble hero,skipped into a chapel that stood near.敏捷的英雄跳进近旁的一座小教堂里。
• She was on the peak that Sunday afternoon when she played in chapel.那个星期天的下午，她在小教堂的演出，可以说是登峰造极。

8 miraculous   

adj.像奇迹一样的，不可思议的

参考例句：

• The wounded man made a miraculous recovery.伤员奇迹般地痊愈了。
• They won a miraculous victory over much stronger enemy.他们战胜了远比自己强大的敌人，赢得了非凡的胜利。

9 miser   

n.守财奴，吝啬鬼 (adj.miserly)

参考例句：

• The miser doesn't like to part with his money.守财奴舍不得花他的钱。
• The demon of greed ruined the miser's happiness.贪得无厌的恶习毁掉了那个守财奴的幸福。