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Lesson 9 Royal espionage 第九课王室谍报活动 by BERNARD NEWMAN from Spies in Britain 9-1. Alfred the Great acted as his own spy, visiting Danish camps disguised as a minstrel. 【译文】阿尔弗雷德大帝曾亲自充当间谍。他乔装吟游歌手进入丹麦军队营地侦察。 【讲解】Alfred the Great，阿尔弗雷德大帝，古英国国王，22岁登基，为抵抗入侵的丹麦人，先后与丹麦军交战6年未能取胜，后潜匿于阿森尔尼岛，终于打败丹麦军。visiting Danish camps disguised as a minstrel作方式状语，修饰acted。disguised as a minstrel作方式状语，修饰visiting。 【单词和短语】 disguise:假扮，化装（to change someone’s appearance so that people cannot recognize them），例如： She disguised herself as a man with a false beard. 她戴上假须女扮男装。 9-2. In those days wandering minstrels were welcome e