Two kings ruled at once, counter-balanced by an elected board of ephors and a Council of Elders, aged 60 and above.

两位国王同时统治，由选举产生的长老委员会和 60 岁及以上的长老委员会制衡 。

The next morning, the Baudelaires try to stop the Council of Elders from burning Jacques at the stake, but it's revealed that Jacques died in jail the previous night.

第二天早上，波德莱尔家的孩子们试图阻止长老会在火刑柱上烧死雅克，但被告知雅克前一天晚上死在了监狱里。

Over time, it changed from a monarchy to an oligarchy, where a council of elders or a citizens assembly would vote one man in to rule for a one-year period.

随着时间的推移，它从君主制转变为寡头制，由长老委员会或公民大会投票选出一名男子，统治一年。

As they are cleaning a giant bird statue, the Baudelaires are told by the Council of Elders that Count Olaf has been captured and will be burned at the stake.

当波德莱尔家的孩子们正在清理一个巨大的鸟雕像时，委员会的长老告诉他们奥拉夫伯爵被抓获，将被烧死在火刑柱上。

So I've read and heard as you were learning the business, you had a number of — I don't know if they were formal mentors at all, but it reminds me of some old-fashioned council of elders.

因此，当您学习业务时，我读到并听到过，您有很多——我不知道他们是否是正式的导师，但这让我想起了一些老式的长老会。