He wrote a long and detailed history of Britain, attempting to create the meaning of that little island that he always assumed was God's chosen nation.

他写了一部长而具体的英国史，试图论证这座小岛的重大意义,他一直相信英国是上帝所选的国度。

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It's like a little island in London that feels very different from everything else,

它像是伦敦的一个小岛，感觉和其它地方不一样，

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When he was shipwrecked on the island in which the goddess Calypso ruled,she fell in love with Odysseus, just as the fate of great heroes-- they are heroic and handsome, and fast and women love them.

有一次他的船,在海之女神卡吕普索的小岛附近搁浅,女神爱上了奥德修斯,像其他大英雄一样,他威风凛凛,英俊潇洒,迷倒万千女性

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And we're bringing the teas from the island. And we'll be pushing that.

我们把小岛上的茶叶带到这里来，我们正在促成这件事情。

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