特別聲明:
該節(jié)目由可可原創(chuàng)。
視頻來(lái)源:
選自BBC記錄片《英國(guó)史》之《女王的誕生》。
精彩視覺(jué):
精彩解說(shuō):
That statecraft was also stagecraft.
治國(guó)之道,亦為表演之道。
Her father and mother had both known this instinctively.
伊麗莎白的父母心里早就知道她有著過(guò)人的表演天賦,
Elizabeth had the actress's gift in spadefuls.
她天生就喜歡掌聲。
She simply adored being adored.
她只是喜歡被人崇拜。
Adoration, though, wasn't the same thing as allegiance.
然而,掌聲和忠誠(chéng)畢竟是兩碼事。
For her most important adviser,
在她最重要的諫言者,
her surrogate father, William Cecil, charisma
也是一直充當(dāng)她父親角色的威廉·西塞爾看來(lái),
was no substitute for the one thing
不能替代一件事情
which would secure the future of a Protestant England, an heir.
要確保新教未來(lái)在英格蘭的統(tǒng)治——那就是繼承人。
短語(yǔ)詮釋:
1. have the gift:有天賦
講解:gift在這里的意思是“天賦”,表示“有......的天賦,在......有天賦”,在gift后面接介詞of。
例句:I reckon I have the gift of making friends with strangers .
我想我有本事同陌生人交朋友。
She shall have the gift of making music on any musical instrument she touches.
她有碰到任何樂(lè)器就能彈奏出音樂(lè)的天賦。
2. in spadefuls:很多地,大量地
例句:He gave attention in spadefuls and thought to bring up his children.
他在教育孩子方面花了大量的心血。
Harvesting grain in the 19th century required horsepower and manpower in spadefuls.
十九世紀(jì)時(shí),收割谷物需要大量的畜力和人力。
3. substitute for:代替
講解:這個(gè)短語(yǔ)在文中是屬于名詞性短語(yǔ),它也可作動(dòng)詞性短語(yǔ),意思是一樣的。作為名詞的話,它是可數(shù)名詞。
例句:Emotion should never be a substitute for sound policy. (名詞性短語(yǔ))
感情不能代替政策。There is no substitute for experience. (名詞性短語(yǔ))
經(jīng)驗(yàn)是無(wú)可取代的。
Can you think sugar will substitute for honey? (動(dòng)詞性短語(yǔ))
你認(rèn)為砂糖可以替代蜂蜜嗎?
John will substitute for his father. (動(dòng)詞性短語(yǔ))
約翰將作為他父親的代理人。