He wished to make the territories of Avranchin and Cotentin, which he had purchased in 1087 for 3000 pounds from Robert, into an independent kingdom.

他希望将 1087 年以 3000 英镑从罗伯特手中购买的阿夫兰钦和科唐坦领土变成一个独立的王国。

Then they got to talking of the vast Cotentin pastures, surrounded with quick-set hedges, of the shady paths and lanes winding beneath elm trees, and of the grass grown roads, like alleys in a park.

然后他们开始谈论广阔的科唐坦牧场，四周环绕着快速设置的树篱，谈论阴凉的小径和榆树下蜿蜒的小巷，以及长满草的道路，就像公园里的小巷一样。