The great puritan general, the Lord Protector

这位伟大的清教徒将军英国护国公
of the english republic between 1653 and 1658,

其统治时间为1653年至1658年
a man described as

被称为
a man of 'agonies and exultations,'

"大起大落"之人
a quite extraordinary figure.

他是一个非凡的伟人
An idealist in some ways, ahead of his time

某种意义上说是个理想主义者
on religious toleration for example,

在信仰自由方面走在时代的前端
in other ways tainted by the bigotry of his age,

另一方面他被深受时代偏执风气所害
and historically perhaps more loved and more hated

在英国历史上他可能是
than almost any other figure in British history.

最具争议的人物
So there are the great ones, but there's also much more to

不光介绍这些伟人还有其它一些人物
it than can be approached by focusing on such figures alone.

仅仅依靠了解伟人生平并不足以理解时代