【跟着英剧练发音】A History Of Britain - 14 C

 文本：

Boudicca took her own life rather than fall into the hands of the Romans. Lessons had been learned the hard way, at least for some. And so when barbarians¹ started attacking Roman forts in the north, the Romans knew exactly what to do.

译文：

在被罗马人擒获前，布迪卡选择自己结束生命。至少对某些人而言，这是一个血的教训。当蛮夷开始袭击罗马北部要塞时，罗马人早已深谙御敌之术。

1 barbarians   

n.野蛮人( barbarian的名词复数 )；外国人；粗野的人；无教养的人

参考例句：

• The ancient city of Rome fell under the iron hooves of the barbarians. 古罗马城在蛮族的铁蹄下沦陷了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• It conquered its conquerors, the barbarians. 它战胜了征服者——蛮族。 来自英汉非文学 - 历史