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So, faced with the Danish advance, Alfred did not risk open battle but harried the enemy.

be faced with 面对着

  • She is faced with a difficult decision.
  • We must be prepared to be faced with unexpected challenges.
be confronted with 面临着 The company was suddenly confronted with a financial crisis.

risk sth. / doing 冒着...的风险

  • They risked their lives to save the trapped climbers. 他们冒着生命危险
  • We couldn't risk being caught in a storm.冒着被暴风雨困住的风险
  • You should never risk your health for money.
instead of... 代替;而不是 Alfred harried the enemy instead of risking open battle. 而不是冒着公开战斗的风险
in preference to... 优先于;而不是 Alfred harried the enemy in preference to risking open battle. 而不是冒着公开战斗的风险
in place of... 代替;而不是 Alfred harried the enemy in place of risking open battle. 而不是冒着公开战斗的风险
rather than... (副词短语) 而不是 Alfred harried the enemy rather than risked open battle. 而不是冒着公开战斗的风险
rather than... (连接相同结构) 而不是 She telephoned rather than wrote. 她打了电话而不是写信
rather than... (连接相同结构) 而不是 He is to be pitied rather than to be disliked. 他值得同情而不是被讨厌

He was constantly on the move, drawing the Danes after him.

on the + noun 处于某种状态

on the move 在移动中;忙碌 He was constantly on the move.他不断地在移动中
on the alert 警惕着 The dog is on the alert.狗警惕着
on the go 忙碌着 He is always on the go.他总是忙碌着
on the recovery 正在康复中 The patient is on the recovery.病人正在康复中
on the rise 在上升 Crimes are on the rise.犯罪正在上升

on + noun (没有"the") 处于某种状态

on display 展出 ...examples of modern sculpture on display in public places.
on sale 出售 The house is on sale.房子在出售
on strike 罢工 The workers are on strike.工人在罢工
on vacation 度假 I’m here on vacation.我在这里度假
on business 出差 I’m here on business.我在这里出差
on call 随时待命 The nurse is on call 24 hours a day. 护士随时待命

His patrols halted the raiding parties: hunger assailed the Danish army.

party 一群人;一队人

无灵主语 高级写作(非人称事物作主语)

The Danish army suffered from hunger.  普通写法
  • Panic seized me. 恐慌攫住了
  • Curiosity swallowed him. 好奇心吞噬了
  • Confidence deserted him. 信心离开了 
  • That night sleep eluded me. 睡眠躲避了
  • Sunset met them halfway. 日落遇到了 
  • The past few years witnessed the great influx of foreigners to China,for travelling, studies or business. 过去几年见证了

Now Alfred began a long series of skirmishes -- and within a month the Danes had surrendered.

series of 一系列

  • Alfred began a long series of skirmishes.一系列小规模战斗
  • The company faced a series of setbacks last year. 一系列挫折
  • The book is part of a series of novels.一系列小说

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

reasonably adv. justifiably; legitimately adv. 合理地;相当地;适度地

  • The cost is reasonably low. 费用相当地 
  • We must act reasonably in this situation. 我们必须合理地行动
  • The judge made a reasonably fair decision. 法官做出了合理的

be unique to... / be peculiar to... 对...来说是独一无二的;是...独有的

be unique to... 对...来说是独一无二的 Each set of genes is unique to the individual.对个体来说是独一无二的
be peculiar to... 是...独有的 Pandas are peculiar to China. 熊猫是中国独有的