the king himself set out to penetrate the camp of Guthrum, the commander of the Danish invaders.

他亲自潜入丹麦入侵司令官古瑟罗姆的营地。

and content in the thought that what was possible has been done.

想到能做的事都做了，也就坦然了。

Could any spectacle, for instance, be more grimly whimsical than that of gunners ourselves very seriously what will happen if this twofold use of knowledge, with its ever-increasing power, continues.

炮兵利用科学毁坏人的身体、而外科医生就在附近用科学抢救被炮兵毁坏的人体，还有什么情景比这更可怕、更怪诞的吗？我们不得不严肃地问问我们自己：随着日益增长的知识的力量，如果我们继续利用知识的这种双重性，将会发生什么样的情况呢？

And so with solids such as a shell, a nut, a plum, a pear, a tadpole, a mushroom, a mountain peak, a kidney, a carrot, a tree-trunk, a bird, a bud, a lark, a ladybird, a bulrush, a bone.

对于其他实体，如，贝壳、核桃、李子、梨子、蝌蚪、蘑菇、山峰、肾脏、胡萝卜、树干、鸟儿、花蕾、云雀、瓢虫、芦苇以及骨头也应这样来感觉。

and realized that it was a sign that the child was growing up and developing valuable powers of observation and independent judgment,

并且意识到这象征着孩子们正在成熟和发展宝贵的观察力、独立判断力，

if given the chance to live long enough;

即使能让它们活得足够长久的话，