克倫威爾為什么是一個有爭議的人物？克倫威爾的幽靈是怎么回事

 
克倫威爾為什么是一個有爭議的人物？克倫威爾的幽靈是怎么回事
 
來聽今天的講解:
 
A: Yesterday was the 350th anniversary of Oliver Cromweirs death and this anniversary was “celebrated” by the publication of a new book.
 
昨天是克倫威爾逝世350固年紀念日，有人出版了一本新書，以“慶祝”這個紀念日。
 
B: I have read that book. That book suggests that the Lord Protector’s reputation should be reassessed in the light of two massacres he conducted in Ireland.
 
我看過那本書。那本書認為護國公克倫威爾的聲譽應該要重新評價，因為他在愛爾蘭進行了兩次大屠殺。
 
A: Oliver Cromwell is a controversial figure in the English history. The overwhelming majority of the 150 biographies of Cromwell published over the past century had been favorable. And Cromwell came third in a BBC poll to find the greatest Briton of the second millennium. But in Ireland they have long taken a different view.
 
在英國歷史上克倫威爾是一個有爭議的人物。上世紀以來出版的150本克倫威爾的傳記中的絕大多數(shù)都是對克倫威爾贊譽有加的。在BBC的一個"尋找2000年以來最杰出的英國人”的投票中，克倫威爾排名第三。但是愛爾蘭人早就對他心懷不滿。
 
B: Yes, it is. According to an Irish historian, the slaughters at Drogheda and Wexford which were led by Cromwell in 1649 ranked among the greatest atrocities in Anglo- Irish history. Though Cromwell is England’s great parliamentarian, he should be It was so cruel. And this act sent shock waves of fear through the rest of Ireland. Other towns surrendered as soon as Cromweirs army approached. But in the eyes of many Britons, he is a hero in the battle between good and evil. And he is a man who restores morale in an age dominated by expediency and compromise, who presses a new political equality and a religious toleration. I can’t deny his popularity in England. He has more roads named after him than any other Englishman and woman except Queen Victoria. He is a dominant figure in the memory of British and Irish history, and probably the one with most disagreement.
 
是的，他的確有爭議性。一名愛爾蘭歷史學家認為，1649年由克倫威爾領導的德洛格達和韋克斯福德大屠殺在英國——愛爾蘭歷史上是最殘酷的暴行之_。雖然克倫威爾是英格蘭杰出的國會議員，他也應該為戰(zhàn)爭罪、宗教迫害和種族清洗 感到內疚。當克倫威爾和他的軍隊登陸愛爾蘭時，德洛格達是他們進入的第一個主要城鎮(zhèn)?？藗愅杺髡俚侣甯襁_的?；庶h指揮官并讓他投降。當指揮官拒絕投降時，克倫威爾的模范軍就占領了整個城鎮(zhèn)并殺死守備部隊共計2500名軍官和平民。這真是殘酷。這一舉動在愛爾蘭的其他地方引起了恐懼的震動?？藗愅柕能婈犚唤咏硞€城鎮(zhèn)，那個城鎮(zhèn)就投降。但在很多英國人眼里，克倫威爾是正義和邪惡之戰(zhàn)中涌現(xiàn)出來的英雄。在一個充斥著權宜之計和妥協(xié)的時代，他重振了土氣。他推動并執(zhí)行了一種新的政治平等和宗教寬容。我不否認克倫威爾在英格蘭很受歡迎。除了維多利亞女王外，以克倫威爾名字命名的道路比任何一個英國人都要多。在英國和愛爾蘭歷史的回憶中，他是一個主宰人物，可能也是爭議最多的一個。
 
A: This topic is so serious. Shall we switch to another topic?
 
這個話題太嚴肅了，我們換其他話題好嗎？
 
B: Sure. Have you ever heard of the ghost of Cromwell? Rumor has it that Cromwell has returned as a ghost to his lifetime haunts.
 
好啊。你聽說過克倫威爾的幽靈嗎？據(jù)傳聞，克倫威爾化作鬼魂回到了他生前住的地方。
 
A: Yes. And I often think that, in order for someone to return as a ghost, his life must have been unfulfilled in some way, perhaps ending tragically, prematurely, or violently.
 
我也聽過這個傳聞。而且我經(jīng)常想，某人要化作鬼魂歸來，他的生活必須是在某種意義上設有得到滿足，可能是悲劇性、過早地死去或是死于非命。
 
B: There have been so many reported sightings of ghosts and odd happenings at Oliver Cromweirs House.
 
據(jù)報道，有很多人看見克倫威爾的房子里有鬼魂和奇怪的事情發(fā)生。
 
A: Oliver Cromweirs home in Ely has now been turned into a museum documenting Cromweirs life and the history of the Civil War period.
 
克倫威爾在伊利的家現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)變成一個博物館，記錄克倫威爾的生活和英國內戰(zhàn)時期的歷史。
 
B: A woman, who once stayed at the house with her husband, described seeing the figure of a powerful man who gripped her arm firmly before disappearing. She believed it was the ghost of Cromwell.
 
一個曾經(jīng)和丈夫一起在克倫威爾房子里呆過的女人，說她看見了一個強壯的男人，那個男人在消失之前牢牢地抓住她的肩膀。她相信那就是克倫威爾的幽靈。
 
A: Well, it seems we don’t need to go to Madame Tussauds to see famous dead British people.
 
那看來我們不必去杜莎夫人蠟像館看故去的英國名人了。
 
B: Ha-ha, I’d rather choose to go to Madame Tussauds.
 
哈哈，我還是寧愿去杜莎夫人蠟像館。