Lesson 111 The Tower of London
第111課 倫敦塔
Gretel recently went to the Tower of London She enjoyed her visit very much.
最近格萊托參觀了倫敦塔她非常喜歡這次訪問.
She saw the Crown Jewels in the museum there.
她見到了那兒博物館展出的皇冠上的寶石.
The jewels are carefully guarded by men who still wear 16th century costumes
這些寶石被小心的守護著,被一些穿著16世紀服裝
and are known as "Yeomen of the Guard" or "Beefeaters".
叫做王室警衛或英國皇家禁衛軍儀仗的衛士守護著
Gretel enjoyed walking round the old buildings and on the well-kept lawns
格萊托喜歡漫步在古老的建筑中或漫步在悉心照管的草坪上.
She saw the famous Tower ravens.
她看到了那個著名塔上的渡鴉.
There is a legend that if these birds ever fly away the Tower will fall.
有個傳說講若這些渡鴉飛走了塔也就倒塌了.
It was a bright day and everything looked cheerful.
那天陽光明媚,一切看上去都那么生氣勃勃.
But,as she walked round,
但就在她東逛西逛時,
Gretel read about the terrible history of the Tower in her guidebook.
格萊托在導游小冊子上讀到該塔一段可怕的歷史.
It was once a prison for kings and queens and important people
它曾是監禁國王,王后及顯貴的牢房,
many of whom were executed there.
他們中間許多人在這兒被處決.
Gretel looked at the Traitors' Gate
格萊托看著叛徒門
and imagined famous people walking through it on their way to execution:
想象著那些有名望的'人在去刑場路上經過此門時的情景.
two of Henry VIII's wives,Anne Boleyn and Katherine Howard;
這些人當中有亨利八世的2個妊子:安妮.博林和凱瑟.霍華德
the great writer,Sir Thomas More and many others.
大作家托馬斯.莫爾先生和其他許多的人.
On such a sunny day,
在這么個晴朗的日子里,
it was hard to imagine so many dreadful things happening at this place.
很難想象得出這么多可悲的事競然就在此地發生過
Wherever she looked,
無論到哪兒,
Gretel could see tourists everywhere,laughing and enjoying themselves.
格萊托都能看到旅游者.他們笑啊,樂啊!？
How terrible it must have been
過去那番情景是多么可怕
and how different it all is today!
跟今天情況相比真是天壤之別.