音标:[ˈkɔnsəlz] ;
n. 领事( consul的复数形式 ); (古罗马共和国时期)执政官 (古罗马共和国及其军队的最高首长, 同时共有两位, 每年选举一次)
n. a diplomat appointed by a government to protect its commercial interests and help its citizens in a foreign country

More than 20 US consulates and embassies are closed, mostly in North Africa and Middle East this weekend. The move comes after the US learned of a potential threat against American government or private business interests. The chairman of the US Join

发表于:2018-12-17 / 阅读(154) / 评论(0) 分类 2013年NPR美国国家公共电台8月

【collation】 The next night, when he knew Lucretia's husband was away, King Tarquin's son crept back to her house alone. With a knife at her throat, he raped her, and swore that if she breathed a w

发表于:2018-12-31 / 阅读(187) / 评论(0) 分类 罗马的崛起

Unlike the gentle Indians they didn't willingly submit. 不同于温和的印度人,他们不愿意屈服。 On more than one occasion they threatened to leave the city unless they were treated better and given a share of the fields and pastures wh

发表于:2019-01-29 / 阅读(132) / 评论(0) 分类 世界小史

These were the patricians the word means something like 'city fathers' although in those days they weren't citizens as we know them, 这些人是patricians(贵族)这个词的意思大致相当于市议员但是你不可以把这个时代的市议员

发表于:2019-01-29 / 阅读(125) / 评论(0) 分类 世界小史

The Roman Gods were State Functionaries. Each one managed his own department with great prudence and a deep sense of justice, but in turn he was exact in demanding the obedience of his worshippers. This obedience the Romans rendered with scrupulous c

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