When the Welsh, the Scots and the Irish acted on their words, the bloody wars of the British nations became inevitable. And these would not just be battles about territories. They were battles for ideas, ideas what a sovereign nation should be. An extension of the ruler's will or something wider, something involving the people as well as the prince, something called "the community of the realm". Those battles would be fought between the peoples of Britain. Welshmen would die in Scotland. Scotsmen would perish in Ireland. The English would kill and be killed everywhere. For the fight to the death between princes and principles, the battle for the making of a nation would begin in the very heart of England. | |
当威尔士人,苏格兰人和爱尔兰人,按照宣誓奋起反抗,不列颠诸国陷入了不可避免的厮杀,这些战争不仅仅是领土之争,也是理念之争,即主权国家到底应该是怎样的,是统治者意志的延伸,还是更广义的,与君王和人民都息息相关的,也就是"王国社区"。这些战争是不列颠各国间的自相残杀,威尔士人将头颅抛在苏格兰,苏格兰人将鲜血洒在爱尔兰,而英格兰人四处杀戮,尸身也遍布英伦三岛。 |
When the Welsh, the Scots and the Irish acted on their words, the bloody wars of the British nations became inevitable. And these would not just be battles about territories. They were battles for ideas, ideas what a sovereign nation should be. An extension of the ruler' s will or something wider, something involving the people as well as the prince, something called " the community of the realm". Those battles would be fought between the peoples of Britain. Welshmen would die in Scotland. Scotsmen would perish in Ireland. The English would kill and be killed everywhere. For the fight to the death between princes and principles, the battle for the making of a nation would begin in the very heart of England. | |
dang wei er shi ren, su ge lan ren he ai er lan ren, an zhao xuan shi fen qi fan kang, bu lie dian zhu guo xian ru liao bu ke bi mian de si sha, zhei xie zhan zheng bu jin jin shi ling tu zhi zheng, ye shi li nian zhi zheng, ji zhu quan guo jia dao di ying gai shi zen yang de, shi tong zhi zhe yi zhi de yan shen, hai shi geng guang yi de, yu jun wang he ren min dou xi xi xiang guan de, ye jiu shi" wang guo she qu". zhei xie zhan zheng shi bu lie dian ge guo jian de zi xiang can sha, wei er shi ren jiang tou lu pao zai su ge lan, su ge lan ren jiang xian xue sa zai ai er lan, er ying ge lan ren si chu sha lu, shi shen ye bian bu ying lun san dao. |
When the Welsh, the Scots and the Irish acted on their words, the bloody wars of the British nations became inevitable. And these would not just be battles about territories. They were battles for ideas, ideas what a sovereign nation should be. An extension of the ruler' s will or something wider, something involving the people as well as the prince, something called " the community of the realm". Those battles would be fought between the peoples of Britain. Welshmen would die in Scotland. Scotsmen would perish in Ireland. The English would kill and be killed everywhere. For the fight to the death between princes and principles, the battle for the making of a nation would begin in the very heart of England. | |
dāng wēi ěr shì rén, sū gé lán rén hé ài ěr lán rén, àn zhào xuān shì fèn qǐ fǎn kàng, bù liè diān zhū guó xiàn rù liǎo bù kě bì miǎn de sī shā, zhèi xiē zhàn zhēng bù jǐn jǐn shì lǐng tǔ zhī zhēng, yě shì lǐ niàn zhī zhēng, jí zhǔ quán guó jiā dào dǐ yīng gāi shì zěn yàng de, shì tǒng zhì zhě yì zhì de yán shēn, hái shì gèng guǎng yì de, yǔ jūn wáng hé rén mín dōu xī xī xiāng guān de, yě jiù shì" wáng guó shè qū". zhèi xiē zhàn zhēng shì bù liè diān gè guó jiān de zì xiāng cán shā, wēi ěr shì rén jiāng tóu lú pāo zài sū gé lán, sū gé lán rén jiāng xiān xuè sǎ zài ài ěr lán, ér yīng gé lán rén sì chù shā lù, shī shēn yě biàn bù yīng lún sān dǎo. |