【跟着英剧练发音】A History Of Britain - 13A

 文本：

In a show of brutal¹ arrogance², the local governor, had EastAnglia declared a slave province. To make the point about exactly who ownedwhom, Boudicca was then treated to a public flogging while her two daughterswere raped³ in front of her.

译文：

 

极尽傲慢残忍的罗马地方官，将东盎格鲁划为奴隶区。为凸显罗马人的统治者地位，布迪卡当众身受鞭笞之刑，同时眼睁睁地看着自己的两个女儿被强暴。

1 brutal   

adj.残忍的，野蛮的，不讲理的

参考例句：

• She has to face the brutal reality.她不得不去面对冷酷的现实。
• They're brutal people behind their civilised veneer.他们表面上温文有礼，骨子里却是野蛮残忍。

2 arrogance   

n.傲慢，自大

参考例句：

• His arrogance comes out in every speech he makes.他每次讲话都表现得骄傲自大。
• Arrogance arrested his progress.骄傲阻碍了他的进步。

3 raped   

v.以暴力夺取，强夺( rape的过去式和过去分词 )；强奸

参考例句：

• A young woman was brutally raped in her own home. 一名年轻女子在自己家中惨遭强暴。 来自辞典例句
• We got stick together, or we will be having our women raped. 我们得团结一致，不然我们的妻女就会遭到蹂躏。 来自辞典例句