英语听力：探索发现 2012-09-02 爱尔兰的故事 Story Of Ireland—22
时间：2019-01-23 作者：英语课 分类：探索与发现2012年
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By the 11th century, the Vikings who had settled in Ireland, the Hiberno-Norse, had been here for over a century and a half. They’d intermarried, become Christian 1 and formed local alliances. They’d founded thriving port cities like Waterford, Wexford, Cork 2 and Limerick.
They became enmeshed in Irish politics. They would learn the lesson of all conquerors 3 here. The longer you stay around, the more likely you are to become drawn 4 into the quarrels of your neighbours.
This was a country where local Gaelic kings were fighting for land and supremacy 5. They did so as power was being centralised across Europe. Small kingdoms were eaten up by the leaders of emerging dynasties. In northern France, Rollo the Viking had founded the Norman Empire. In England, power was consolidating 6 around the house of Wessex.
Such change could hardly have escaped the attention of an ambitious Irish king. This new leader was a man with the ruthlessness and energy to humble 7 kingdoms. He stormed the strongholds of his enemies, and in 4 years, was able to come here to the Rock of Cashel and proclaim himself king of all Munster. He demanded tributes from the defeated of wine and gold and the most precious commodity of the age, cattle. They called him Brian of the Cattle Tributes. In the Irish, Brian Boru.
adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒
- They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
- His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。
n.软木，软木塞
- We heard the pop of a cork.我们听见瓶塞砰的一声打开。
- Cork is a very buoyant material.软木是极易浮起的材料。
征服者，占领者( conqueror的名词复数 )
- The Danes had selfconfidence of conquerors, and their security precautions were casual. 这些丹麦人具有征服者的自信，而且他们的安全防卫也是漫不经心的。
- The conquerors believed in crushing the defeated people into submission, knowing that they could not win their loyalty by the victory. 征服者们知道他们的胜利并不能赢得失败者的忠心，于是就认为只有通过武力才能将他们压服。
v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的
- 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。
n.至上；至高权力
- No one could challenge her supremacy in gymnastics.她是最优秀的体操运动员，无人能胜过她。
- Theoretically,she holds supremacy as the head of the state.从理论上说，她作为国家的最高元首拥有至高无上的权力。
v.（使）巩固， （使）加强( consolidate的现在分词 )；（使）合并
- These measures are meant for consolidating the system of basic medical care. 这些举措旨在夯实基层医疗体系，让老百姓看大病不必出远门。 来自互联网
- We are consolidating the Chinese and English versions of our homepage. 我们将为您提供中英文版本一起的主页。 来自互联网