伊莎贝拉与玛格丽特12-英语听力

[00:04.014]Isabella had just given birth to her fourth child,
伊莎贝拉刚刚生下她的第四个小孩 [00:06.906]and yet again she had to go down on her knees in the ritual of queenly intervention,
再一次，她不得不再度放下姿态 [00:11.114]to persuade Edward to banish Despenser.
从中斡旋，说服爱德华驱逐德斯彭瑟 [00:14.362]She won a temporary truce,
谈判取得短暂胜利 [00:16.121]but little more than two months later,
不过仅仅两个月不到 [00:17.915]with terrible irony,
一件令人讽刺的事发生了 [00:19.605]it was Isabella herself who precipitated the country into Civil War.
伊莎贝拉自己竟把这个国家投入内战的熔炉中去 [00:30.370]In October 1321, Isabella was on her way to Canterbury on pilgrimage. 1321
年10月，伊莎贝拉在前往坎特伯雷进行朝圣的途中 [00:38.651]At the end of a hard day's ride,
在结束了一天的艰苦行程后 [00:41.027]she found herself at the gates of Leeds Castle,
她来到了利兹堡门前 [00:44.037]a mighty stronghold built near the Kent coast,
它是肯特海岸边上一个极为重要的要塞 [00:47.117]seeking shelter for the night.
她打算在那儿过夜 [00:51.466]To welcome the Queen as a guest would normally be an honour,
通常来说，迎接王后的到来是一件无比荣耀的事 [00:55.202]but the castle's lord, Bartholomew Badlesmere,
然而城堡的堡主巴塞洛缪·巴泽斯莫尔 [00:58.049]was one of the rebels who had marched on London.
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