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选自BBC记录篇《英国史》之《女王的诞生》。

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精彩解说：

The art of rhetoric, the art of public speech.

修辞的艺术，公开演讲的艺术。

This was Elizabeth's first

而这却成为了伊丽莎白最先掌握的，

and would remain her strongest political weapon.

也是她最有力的政治利器。

But there was something Elizabeth brought to the management of sovereignty that was entirely her own;

不过伊丽莎白在政权统治上也独具自己的风格。

something, for that matter,

而且，东西

which none of the princely conduct manuals spelled out,

那是男性帝王之术所从未教导过的：

that statecraft was also stagecraft.

治国之道，亦为表演之道。

短语诠释：

1. for that matter：就此而言，就那件事而论，关于那一点

典型例句：He doesn' t trust his partner. For that matter I can' t blame him for not lending money to him.

他不相信他的伙伴，对此，我不能责备他不借钱给他的伙伴。

Your mother would never allow you to stay overnight, and for that matter, neither would I.

你母亲决不会允许你在外过夜，就这一点来说，我也不会允许。

2. spell out：详细说明

典型例句：Will you please spell out your request ?

请把你的要求详尽地说出来好吗？

He had to spell out the plan in detail to persuade the investors.

为了说服投资人,他不得不把整个计划细细说明清楚。

3. public speech：公开演讲

典型例句：I don't feel capable of making a public speech.

我觉得没能力进行公开的演说。

He couldn't make a public speech to save his life.

他不愿意进行公开演说去挽救他的生命。

4. political weapons：政治武器