聆听悦耳英音54:Queen Matilda II 欧洲王族轶事 (2)

 　　宾：Debbie Mason

　　话题：Queen Matilda II 欧洲王族轶事

　　重点拼写：

　　1、Treaty¹：official agreement, contract

　　2、Conventionally：sticking with the norm² behaviour

　　3、Legacy：reason left behind

　　重点俚语：

　　1、This woman won the war and not the battle：这个女人赢得了整个战争，但是输掉了这次战斗

　　2、Giving over her rights：passing up

　　问题：

　　1、How long did the civil war continue for?

　　2、What deal did Matilda make with King Stephen in the Treaty of Wesminster?

　　3、And her own son was to become… which king?

　　答案：

　　1、The civil war continued for more than another 10 years.

　　2、Matilda made a deal “Stephen would remian king as long as he lives , then he would be succeeded by Matilda’s son, another Henry” with King Stephen in the Treaty of Westminster .

　　3、And her own son was to become king Henry II .

1 treaty   

n.条约；协议，协定

参考例句：

• Hungary has indicated its readiness to sign the treaty.匈牙利已表示愿意签订该条约。
• I believe this treaty will pave the way to peace in Europe. 我相信这个条约将为欧洲的和平铺平道路。

2 norm   

n.标准，规范，平均数

参考例句：

• Of his age,the child is above the norm in arithmetic.在他那个年龄，这个孩子的算术能力是超过标准的。
• These events were aberrations from the norm.这些事件不合常规。