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Tudor times, the times of the English sovereigns from Henry VII to Elizabeth, from 1485 to 1603.
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hypothetical future contingencies, thing that may happen in the future but based on a supposition that may not be founded on truth.
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Locarno, the Pact of Locarno, a set of treaties concluded at Locarno in 1925, with France, Germany, and Belgium, as chief parties, and Great Britain and Italy as guarantors, intended to secure the inviolability of the frontiers and other safeguards of peace. Locarno is in Switzerland.
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apex, highest point, culmination.
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Pax Britannica, the peace of Britain, the abstention from war enforced on States subject to the British Empire.
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sanctions crisis . When Mussolini made use of the Walwal Incident of December 5, 1934, to descend upon Abyssinia, especially after October 3, 1935, Britain countered by proposing that sanctions （penalties） might be applied to Italy for violation of the Covenant of the League of Nations. But sanctions started slowly and failed.
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Walter Duranty, newspaper observer who has written extensively, especially on Russia, his Duranty Reports Russia being extensively quoted.
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extreme detachment, standing absolutely aloof from and being completely unaffected by surroundings, opinions, etc.
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misses his cue, forgets to speak when he is supposed to speak in a play; misses the moment when he should come in.
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blunders with his lines, makes mistakes when speaking his lines in a play.
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rehearsal, a preparatory performance of a play or other entertainment.
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the pro-Leaguers, those in favor of the League of Nations.
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the Abyssinian crisis, precipitated when Italy attacked and took over control of Abyssinia.
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isolationism, Britain standing apart, isolating herself, not having anything much to do with other nations, not entering into pacts with other nations.
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tantamount, equivalent to.
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Questions
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1. On what concept is British foreign policy based?
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2. Before the war, what was the cardinal policy of British politics?
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3. What very curious minor factor should be mentioned?
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4. What are the two groups in the foreign office?
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参考译文
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【作品简介】
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《英国外交政策》一文选自约翰·根室所著《欧洲内幕》，纽约哈珀兄弟出版社1937年出版，224、225页。
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【作者简介】
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约翰·根室是美国芝加哥《每日新闻》的驻外记者，足迹几乎遍及欧洲所有国家。后来，他进行了一次世界环游，希望仿照《欧洲内幕》创作一本新书《亚洲之外》。
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