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But all this was in vain,for Mary, like Edward, died childless,
但這些都是徒勞 和愛德華一樣 瑪麗死后無子
suffering frantically through two false pregnancies,the second a cancer of the womb.
她被兩次假孕折磨致死 第二次實為子宮癌
The resurrection of Catholic England was doomed.
信奉天主教的英國的復興氣數已盡
Anne Boleyn had triumphed from the grave over Catherine of Aragon,
長眠地下的安妮·博林借女兒伊麗莎白之手
as her daughter, Elizabeth,would outlast Mary and undo all her pious hopes.
戰勝了阿拉貢的凱瑟琳 活得更久伊麗莎白將毀掉瑪麗所有的奢望
Elizabeth cast herself as the healer,
伊麗莎白自視為治愈者
someone who would bring the violent pendulum swings of the religious war
平復宗教戰爭所引發的血腥動蕩
back to a calm and steady centre,a middle way between the courses chosen by her half-brother and her half-sister.
帶給英國和平穩定的人 她選擇了一條介于愛德華和瑪麗之間的道路
She outlawed the Mass and brought back the Book of Common Prayer,
她廢除了天主教儀式 重新啟用《公禱書》
but she allowed and encouraged priests to remain celibate
但她允許和鼓勵神父單身
and was certainly in no hurry to abolish the Catholic calendar of Saint's Days.
也不急于廢除 天主教的圣人歷
But if Elizabeth put out the fires of religious fanaticism,
然而與其說伊麗莎白撲滅了宗教狂熱
she lit them in the breasts of patriotic Englishmen and women.
不如說是她 敞開了宗教狂熱者們的胸襟
For as cautions as she was,Elizabeth couldn't help her reign being seen by many
由于她的小心謹慎 伊麗莎白的統治被視為
as the reinstatement of a truly English way.
真正英格蘭風格的復興
