The episode could reasonably serve as a unique epic of royal espionage!

这一幕历史可以说是王室谍报活动中最精彩的篇章。

the fear of death is somewhat abject and ignoble.

如果怕死；就有点儿可怜又可鄙。

It comes nearer to the engines with which man has 'conquered' the air, as he boasts.

它更近乎于人类自夸的“征服”了空气的发动机。

when the whole animal is sometimes preserved, as in a refrigerator.

有时整个动物像被放在冰箱里一样被保存下来，

and today we can see even his famous clash with the Inquisition in something like its proper perspective.

甚至他和宗教法庭的著名冲突，我们今天也能正确如实地看待。

A young English writer made the pertinent observation a year or two back

一两年前，一位年轻的英国作家发表了中肯的看法。