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Some of Elizabeth's anguish may have been genuine remorse,
伊丽莎白的苦恼中有一些是发自内心的自责
some of it was downright fear and she was right to worry.
还有一些是明显的不安和恐惧 确实如此
Even before Mary's execution,King Phillip of Spain had accelerated his plans for the "Enterprise" Of England,
就在玛丽的死刑之前 西班牙国王菲利普 就开始着手他的"进军英格兰"的计划了
and with Mary now dead, there would be no stopping him.
现在玛丽已去 没什么能阻挡他了
Suddenly, Elizabethan England looked very small, very vulnerable.
突然间 伊丽莎白统治下的英格兰变得 如此渺小 如此脆弱
This was always Elizabeth's worst nightmare,
伊丽莎白一生中最可怕的噩梦
a full-scale Catholic invasion,and now Phillip was launching one.
便是一次全面的天主教入侵 而现在菲利普将其变为现实了
The Spanish admirals, however,were deeply pessimistic about the chances of success.
但是西班牙的海军将领们 却不对此战报有很大胜算
They knew english ships had a massive edge in speed and manoeuvrability.
他们深知 英国的战舰 速度极快 操作灵活
The miracle was not that England was saved
奇迹并不是英格兰在此战中胜利
but that the Spanish came so close to pulling it off.
而是西班牙就差一点就将其击败
Only a few miles of the Channel and an unhelpful wind direction made the difference.
就在英吉利海峡几海里远的地方 一阵不利西班牙的海风扭转了整个战局
The weather, as usual, batted for England.But it was a close thing.
天气 一如既往地 向着英国 但那确实很惊险
The English were right to be scared in the summer and autumn of 1588.
1588年夏季至秋季 英国的境况确实岌岌可危
What do you do when weepy and terrified ?You cry out for Mummy.
当你啜泣恐惧时怎么办呢 你会寻求母亲的庇护
That, courtesy of Robert Dudley dying of cancer now,
罗伯特·达德利的谦恭 他正受癌症的折磨
but still the great impresario of Elizabeth's shows
但却是伊丽莎白所展示的
is how she appeared to the troops at the armed camp at Tilbury
这就是她出现在提尔伯里军营前的情景
the mother at last, the virgin mother of England
最后的母亲 圣洁的英格兰女王
and the kind of mother you'd want on your side,
那个人们希望与他们并肩的母亲
a mother dressed in a breastplate of steel.
一位穿着铁甲的母亲
