英语听力：探索发现 2014-04-06 Sex for Sale -9

 -At here in Constantinople when absolutely crazy, burning things down, breaking havoc¹ of town.

-And Justinian is ready to run, and Theodora is the one who gets him to stay and fight. 

-Theodora, a commoner, she says to him that purple makes a fine shroud², the meaning of which is the purple is the color of the emperor and the idea being Justinian get together in dying emperor rather than cowarding like this in being overthrown³.

Theodora's words inspire Justinian, and he organizes his forces to put down 34,000 rioters.

-It becomes clear that Empress Theodora is no trophy⁴ wife.

-And Justinian recognizes that he has an extremely intelligent woman of the world by his side. He'd be a fool to ingore that. 

In an unprecedented⁵ move, Justinian gives Theodora half of his power, making her the most powerful woman in the world.

-With Justinian and Theodora, you've got the rulers of the western world, and by all accounts, Theodora was running things. Theodora was smarter, more world-wise, and obviously had b* that Justinian didn't to deal with the public, with which she was familiar.

And what she did with her power was extraordianry.

-Theodora is, she's truly the hooker with a heart of gold. She recognizes the equality of woman. She outlaws⁶ force prostitution. She starts a common, which is essentially⁷ a sort of an old folks' home for retired⁸ prostitutes.

1 havoc   

n.大破坏，浩劫，大混乱，大杂乱

参考例句：

• The earthquake wreaked havoc on the city.地震对这个城市造成了大破坏。
• This concentration of airborne firepower wrought havoc with the enemy forces.这次机载火力的集中攻击给敌军造成很大破坏。

2 shroud   

n.裹尸布，寿衣；罩，幕；vt.覆盖，隐藏

参考例句：

• His past was enveloped in a shroud of mystery.他的过去被裹上一层神秘色彩。
• How can I do under shroud of a dark sky?在黑暗的天空的笼罩下，我该怎么做呢？

3 overthrown   

adj. 打翻的，推倒的，倾覆的 动词overthrow的过去分词

参考例句：

• The president was overthrown in a military coup. 总统在军事政变中被赶下台。
• He has overthrown the basic standards of morality. 他已摒弃了基本的道德标准。

4 trophy   

n.优胜旗，奖品，奖杯，战胜品，纪念品

参考例句：

• The cup is a cherished trophy of the company.那只奖杯是该公司很珍惜的奖品。
• He hung the lion's head as a trophy.他把那狮子头挂起来作为狩猎纪念品。

5 unprecedented   

adj.无前例的，新奇的

参考例句：

• The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。
• A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。

6 outlaws   

歹徒，亡命之徒( outlaw的名词复数 )； 逃犯

参考例句：

• During his year in the forest, Robin met many other outlaws. 在森林里的一年，罗宾遇见其他许多绿林大盗。
• I didn't have to leave the country or fight outlaws. 我不必离开自己的国家，也不必与不法分子斗争。

7 essentially   

adv.本质上，实质上，基本上

参考例句：

• Really great men are essentially modest.真正的伟人大都很谦虚。
• She is an essentially selfish person.她本质上是个自私自利的人。

8 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。