【跟着英剧练发音】A History Of Britain - 12 D

He couldn't have been the only British chief to realise on which side his bread was buttered. All over Britain, there were rulers who thought a Roman connection would do more good than harm in their pursuit¹ of local power and status.

译文：

他定不会是当时不列颠，唯一识时务的首领。岛上这种首领大有人在，他们将与罗马交好，作为自己巩固权力与地位的明智之举。

1 pursuit   

n.追赶，追求，职业，工作

参考例句：

• They set off at once along the lane in pursuit.他们立即出发沿着小巷追赶。
• Life,liberty,and the pursuit of happiness have been called the inalienable rights of man.生命、自由和追求幸福被称为人类不可剥夺的权利。