1. The Kingdom of England has been trying to conquer, or defend itself from, Europe for 1,000 years.
    1,000年来，英格兰王国一直试图征服欧洲，或者抵御来自欧洲大陆的入侵。

2. "They're freckles. Freckles are good luck, you know," I felt compelled to defend on his behalf, a bit too heatedly as I raised my voice above the noise of the kitchen.
    "它们是雀斑。你知道雀斑象征着好运。" 我感到我得为他辩解。我提高嗓门压倒厨房里的噪声，我自己也感到我太激动了点。