The English language, we all know, is in decline. The average schoolchild can hardly write, one author has recently warned. Well, not that recently perhaps. It was William Langland, author of "Piers Plowman", who wrote that “There is not a single modern schoolboy who can compose verses or write a decent letter.” He died in 1386. English has been getting worse ever since http://econ.st/1A0D31k
Mr. Bennett gives a picture of the daily and yearly round of the English peasant in the Middle Ages. he explains the feudal system which linked the poor man to the soil and to the service of the lord and the church in a...
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(英）貝內特（Bennett, H S）著《英國莊園生活－1150-1400年農民生活狀況研究》（Life on the English Manor: A Study of Peasant Conditions 1150-1400
by H S Bennett ）龍秀清等譯，上海人民出版社， 2005
by H S Bennett ）龍秀清等譯，上海人民出版社， 2005
這本書保留原著的索引，這相當難得。認真的讀者可以從中學到許多英
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不過，有些索引與內文對應之問題，譬如說， winnowing 揚穀，只有約略之對應；又，不知何故刪掉少數條目。譬如說， Pierce the Ploughman's Crede --此條在內文中翻譯為《透視梨把式的信條》，不知所云。
其實，它是英國中古文學中最著名的詩篇，還有翻譯本：
manor
manor (house)noun[C]
a large old house in the country with land belonging to it
━━ n.【英史】領地, 荘園; （地主などの）大邸宅; 領主の邸宅; 〔英話〕 （警察の）管轄区.UK SLANG the area in which a person works or which they are responsible for
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lord of the manor （the ～） 領主.
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manor house 荘園領主の邸宅.
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Sir William More (1520-1600), when he found time to spare from his numerous other posts, which included 'Her Majesty's Deputy Master of the Swans', was the 'Treasurer of the Lottery in Surrey'. The Loseley Manuscripts are a unique archive of the More-Molyneux family who have for centuries lived in beautiful Tudor manor house Loseley Park. The manuscripts contain a unique record of life in Tudor and Stuart England and include More's description of the lottery:
serf━━ n.【史】農奴; こき使われる者.
vassal ━━ n.（封建時代の）家臣; 従者, 奴隷.
What to Get the Person who has Everything
There are only a few shopping days left until Christmas, and the question on many peoples' minds is "What do I get the person who seems to have everything?". How about a Manorial title? The days of the feudal system are long gone - at least in Europe where it flourished in the Middle Ages. The hierarchy of serfs, vassals, and lords of the manor, collapsed back in the 17th century. But remnants remain - especially in Britain. Old feudal titles are frequently bought and sold there for fun. However, this apparently harmless trade has led to a bizarre and bitter dispute. A clash between a modern day Lord of the Manor and his unruly serfs.
a large old house in the country with land belonging to it
━━ n.【英史】領地, 荘園; （地主などの）大邸宅; 領主の邸宅; 〔英話〕 （警察の）管轄区.UK SLANG the area in which a person works or which they are responsible for
lord of the manor （the ～） 領主.manor house 荘園領主の邸宅.
Sir William More (1520-1600), when he found time to spare from his numerous other posts, which included 'Her Majesty's Deputy Master of the Swans', was the 'Treasurer of the Lottery in Surrey'. The Loseley Manuscripts are a unique archive of the More-Molyneux family who have for centuries lived in beautiful Tudor manor house Loseley Park. The manuscripts contain a unique record of life in Tudor and Stuart England and include More's description of the lottery:"A verie rich Lotterie ... without any blancks."
serf━━ n.【史】農奴; こき使われる者.
vassal ━━ n.（封建時代の）家臣; 従者, 奴隷.
What to Get the Person who has Everything
There are only a few shopping days left until Christmas, and the question on many peoples' minds is "What do I get the person who seems to have everything?". How about a Manorial title? The days of the feudal system are long gone - at least in Europe where it flourished in the Middle Ages. The hierarchy of serfs, vassals, and lords of the manor, collapsed back in the 17th century. But remnants remain - especially in Britain. Old feudal titles are frequently bought and sold there for fun. However, this apparently harmless trade has led to a bizarre and bitter dispute. A clash between a modern day Lord of the Manor and his unruly serfs.