Campaigns for Home Rule (自治运动)
A constitutional movement seeking Home Rule was instituted up (提出) by Isaac Butt in 1870. The Home Rule Bill was finally passed in 1914. 1870年,艾萨克 ·巴特提出地方自治的口号,于是 掀起了一场宪政运动,号召建立在帝国制度内的爱 尔兰国会 。自治法案最终于1914年得以通过。
The Celtic and English Colonisation of Ireland
(英国人对爱尔兰的殖民统治) 1) Ireland has been invaded by Celts, Christians, Vikings, Normans and English. Celtic invaders may have come to Ireland as early as the 6th century BC. Celts were a warrior culture (尚武文化), making swift attacks in horse-drawn chariots (马拉战车). Much like the Homeric warriors in the Iliad, they had their own saga. Celts’ language survived through history and Irish is the first official language of the Republic of Ireland. •凯尔特人尚武、爱好冒险, 有着许多充满幻想的古老传奇 , 坐着马拉的 战车快速对敌人发起进攻. 就象古希腊荷马史诗《伊利亚特》中的勇士 一样,他们也有自己的英雄传奇。 •凯尔特人的语言和文化幸存下来了,爱尔兰的第一官方语言是爱尔兰 语. 2) English invasion of Ireland: in 1541, Henry VIII declared himself king of Ireland---the first English monarch to do so. 英格兰人入侵爱尔 兰: •1541年,亨利8世宣称自己是爱尔兰的国王,这是英格兰国王中第一 个这么做的。