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And in older German being spelled England,
古德语中England并不是这样拼写的
It was actually spelled Engelland
而是Engelland
And so you obviously see there the land of the Angles
所以可以明显地看出这是盎格鲁人的土地
So what are Brits what is British, British,
那什么是British
the Celtic language of the ancient Britons, a Briton T-O-N,
在古不列颠人的凯尔特语中
a member of one of the peoples in having Britain prior to the invasion of the Angles and the Saxons
那是英国在被盎格鲁撒克逊人占领之前,占有英国的其中一个人种
And so these are words that I think are confusing
所以这些是我觉得容易混淆的几个词语
What's the difference between a Briton,
到底怎样区别古不列颠人,盎格鲁人,还有,撒克逊人
and an Angle-Saxons,and why all these people hate each other
还有为什么这些人种互相仇恨着对方
What's a Celt?
还有什么是凯尔特人
A word we hear too and I've read this definition many times teaching this course
这是一个我们听过的词,但就算我读过它的定义,在教这门课时读过很多遍
I'm still glad sure could read it and repeat it
我仍很乐意去重复阅读这个定义
I'm sure it functions in my brain
我肯定这个词在我脑中已经留下了印象
A Celt is a modern Gael G-A-E-L
凯尔特人是现代的盖尔族人 Gael G-A-E-L
a highlander Scot,Irishman, Welshman, Cornishman, or Briton
包括苏格兰,爱尔兰,威尔士,康沃尔,古不列颠人
It seems to me by definition that we're using the word Celt
在我看来,根据定义,用凯尔特这个词
for any most anybody who's in England before the Angles and the Saxons got there
可以代表在盎格鲁撒克逊人抵达英国前,那片土地上的任何一种人
Everybody else is a Celt
除了盎格鲁撒克逊人以外的任何人都是凯尔特人
Would be a general definition
这是一个广义的定义
I never saw I don't know how many of you saw the movie on TV made for TV of Merlin
我不知道你们中有多少人看过有关梅林的那个电视节目
I was out of town and I have it on tape now for some time
我当时没看但是现在我有录影带
but have never made the effort to watch it
只是一直没有去看
Merlin's a very old figure
梅林是一个古老的人物
We're gonna learn other Medieval legends
我们将在亚瑟王和其他传说中学到他的故事
He's generally a magician or profit
总体说来他是一个魔法师或者说预言家
We do see him in Monty Python
我们曾在蒙提·派森的戏剧中看到过他
A basic motivation in a lot of these older literature in Germanic literature is revenge
在很多德国文学和其他古典文学中,一个基本的故事动机就是复仇
Do unto others before they do unto you
己所不欲,勿施于人
No, no that's wrong
不,不对
