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Some of Elizabeth's anguish may have been genuine remorse,
伊麗莎白的苦惱中有一些是發自內心的自責
some of it was downright fear and she was right to worry.
還有一些是明顯的不安和恐懼 確實如此
Even before Mary's execution,King Phillip of Spain had accelerated his plans for the "Enterprise" Of England,
就在瑪麗的死刑之前 西班牙國王菲利普 就開始著手他的"進軍英格蘭"的計劃了
and with Mary now dead, there would be no stopping him.
現在瑪麗已去 沒什么能阻擋他了
Suddenly, Elizabethan England looked very small, very vulnerable.
突然間 伊麗莎白統治下的英格蘭變得 如此渺小 如此脆弱
This was always Elizabeth's worst nightmare,
伊麗莎白一生中最可怕的噩夢
a full-scale Catholic invasion,and now Phillip was launching one.
便是一次全面的天主教入侵 而現在菲利普將其變為現實了
The Spanish admirals, however,were deeply pessimistic about the chances of success.
但是西班牙的海軍將領們 卻不對此戰報有很大勝算
They knew english ships had a massive edge in speed and manoeuvrability.
他們深知 英國的戰艦 速度極快 操作靈活
The miracle was not that England was saved
奇跡并不是英格蘭在此戰中勝利
but that the Spanish came so close to pulling it off.
而是西班牙就差一點就將其擊敗
Only a few miles of the Channel and an unhelpful wind direction made the difference.
就在英吉利海峽幾海里遠的地方 一陣不利西班牙的海風扭轉了整個戰局
The weather, as usual, batted for England.But it was a close thing.
天氣 一如既往地 向著英國 但那確實很驚險
The English were right to be scared in the summer and autumn of 1588.
1588年夏季至秋季 英國的境況確實岌岌可危
What do you do when weepy and terrified ?You cry out for Mummy.
當你啜泣恐懼時怎么辦呢 你會尋求母親的庇護
That, courtesy of Robert Dudley dying of cancer now,
羅伯特·達德利的謙恭 他正受癌癥的折磨
but still the great impresario of Elizabeth's shows
但卻是伊麗莎白所展示的
is how she appeared to the troops at the armed camp at Tilbury
這就是她出現在提爾伯里軍營前的情景
the mother at last, the virgin mother of England
最后的母親 圣潔的英格蘭女王
and the kind of mother you'd want on your side,
那個人們希望與他們并肩的母親
a mother dressed in a breastplate of steel.
一位穿著鐵甲的母親
