伊莎贝拉与玛格丽特26-英语听力

[00:00.30] [00:01.02]Like so many rulers before and since
和古往今来的许多统治者一样 [00:04.19]she started to run the country for her own enrichment
她开始操纵这个国家 为自己敛财 [00:10.91]Very few of the objects that Isabella owned still survive
伊莎贝拉的财产中 能留下来的很少 [00:14.81]but one that does is this exquisite casket
这个精致的首饰盒就是其中一件 [00:18.42]It's delicately engraved with the arms of England and France
上面雕刻着精致的英格兰和法兰西纹章 [00:22.36]and it may have been a wedding present from her mother-in-law
可能是她婆婆送给她的结婚礼物 [00:25.61]It gives us a tiny glimpse of the extraordinary luxury
它给我们机会得以窥见 [00:29.13]with which Isabella surrounded herself
伊莎贝拉聚敛财富的冰山一角 [00:31.58]That, of course, was appropriate for a Queen
当然 这么做对一位王后来说没什么问题 [00:34.31]but the problem was that Isabella didn't know where to stop
但问题在于 伊莎贝拉不懂得适可而止 [00:43.17]At the helm of English government
掌控着英国政府 [00:45.56]Isabella and Mortimer rewarded themselves not just with silver trinkets
伊莎贝拉和莫蒂默得到的不止是银器 [00:49.93]but with vast estates and the contents of the royal treasury
还有广袤的土地和国库里的珍宝 [00:54.60]