摘要: CHAPTER 4 ENGLAND UNDER ATHELSTAN AND THE SIX BOY-KINGS Athelstan, the son of Edward the Elder, succeeded [继任] that king. He reigned only fifteen year 阅读全文
posted @ 2021-11-13 22:42 Fun_with_Words 阅读(34) 评论(0) 推荐(0) 编辑
摘要: In the next reign, which was the reign of Edward, surnamed The Elder, who was chosen in council to succeed, a nephew of King Alfred troubled the count 阅读全文
posted @ 2021-11-13 22:18 Fun_with_Words 阅读(64) 评论(0) 推荐(0) 编辑
摘要: But, first, as it was important to know how numerous those pestilent Danes were, and how they were fortified, King Alfred, being a good musician, disg 阅读全文
posted @ 2021-11-13 20:03 Fun_with_Words 阅读(33) 评论(0) 推荐(0) 编辑
摘要: CHAPTER 3 ENGLAND UNDER THE GOOD SAXON, ALFRED Alfred [born in 849 CE, 唐: 618年-907年] the Great was a young man, three-and-twenty years of age, when he 阅读全文
posted @ 2021-11-13 17:58 Fun_with_Words 阅读(44) 评论(0) 推荐(0) 编辑
摘要: The confusing part of this is that the two pronunciations overlap the two different things. A router as above (computer thing, from verb "route"), or 阅读全文
posted @ 2021-11-13 17:41 Fun_with_Words 阅读(201) 评论(0) 推荐(0) 编辑
摘要: After the death of Ethelbert, Edwin, King of Northumbria [公元616年,隋朝末年], who was such a good king that it was said a woman or child might openly carry 阅读全文
posted @ 2021-11-13 15:46 Fun_with_Words 阅读(36) 评论(0) 推荐(0) 编辑
摘要: It was a British Prince named Vortigern who took this resolution, and who made a treaty of friendship with Hengist and Horsa, two Saxon chiefs. Both o 阅读全文
posted @ 2021-11-13 15:28 Fun_with_Words 阅读(27) 评论(0) 推荐(0) 编辑
摘要: Above all, it was in the Roman time, and by means of Roman ships, that the Christian Religion was first brought into Britain, and its people first tau 阅读全文
posted @ 2021-11-13 13:20 Fun_with_Words 阅读(31) 评论(0) 推荐(0) 编辑
摘要: Still, the Britons would not yield. They rose again and again, and died by thousands, sword in hand. They rose, on every possible occasion. Suetonius, 阅读全文
posted @ 2021-11-13 11:41 Fun_with_Words 阅读(42) 评论(0) 推荐(0) 编辑
摘要: So, Julius Caesar came sailing over to this Island of ours, with eighty vessels and twelve thousand (不用复数) men. And he came from the French coast betw 阅读全文
posted @ 2021-11-13 10:12 Fun_with_Words 阅读(30) 评论(0) 推荐(0) 编辑
摘要: TBBT.s3.e10: Sheldon: Where's your notebook?Penny: Um, I don't have one.Sheldon: How are you going to take notes without a notebook?Penny: I have to t 阅读全文
posted @ 2021-11-13 09:52 Fun_with_Words 阅读(62) 评论(0) 推荐(0) 编辑
摘要: abandon 近/反义词: continue, depart, desert (做动词时读作diˈzəːt), discard, give up, quit, surrender搭配: altogether/completely/entirely/totally abandonedhastily/ 阅读全文
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