Well, in outline it defined the position of Great Britain towards the Triple Alliance in the event of the French fleet gaining complete ascendancy over Italy in the Mediterranean.

其纲要规定了，在法国海军于地中海对意大利占完全优势时，大不列颠在三国同盟中的立场。

" What must I promise" ? demanded Cora, still maintaining a secret ascendancy over the fierce native by the collected and feminine dignity of her presence.

“我必须承诺什么”？科拉要求，她在场时的镇定和女性尊严仍然保持着对凶猛本地人的秘密优势。

'Be generous, Alphonso, ' She said; 'You possess my heart, but use not the gift ignobly. Employ not your ascendancy over me in persuading me to take a step, at which I should hereafter have to blush.

“慷慨点，阿方索，”她说。 “你拥有我的心，但不要卑鄙地使用这份礼物。不要利用你对我的优势来说服我采取步骤，否则我以后不得不脸红。

It is therefore deeply tragic that Jerusalem should have become a bone of contention – with people killing each other by the thousand because they cannot agree on who is to have ascendancy over this " Eternal City" .

因此，耶路撒冷本应成为争论的焦点， 这是非常悲惨的——成千上万的人互相残杀， 因为他们无法就谁将统治这座“永恒之城” 达成一致。