来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：现代早期英国社会 第2集 第2集》
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In The Tree of Commonwealth在《联邦之树》中 -
Dudley attempted as a loyal subject to describe what he saw达德利尝试以一个忠臣的角度描绘他眼中 -
as the ideal conditions for the prospering置于新君亨利八世统治下的 -
of the kingdom under its new king, Henry VIII.国家富强和理想的景象 -
The word that he used in his title, "Commonwealth,"标题里"联邦"这个词 -
was a real keyword of sixteenth-century political discourse.是十六世纪的政治演说中的关键词之一 -
It meant the body politic, the whole of the realm.它意味着全体公民和整个王国 -
It also meant the common good, the common interest,同时也象征了共同的财富和利益 -
the public welfare of society.和社会公众福利 -
In discussing it, Dudley, in his book,书中达德利精妙地采用了 -
took the form of an elaborate allegory.寓言故事的形式 -
He imagined the commonwealth as a great tree.他把联邦看做一棵大树