这一段是递进的逻辑，不安定的生活导致了什么样的生活状态
展示了不同4种人的生活特点： 1.the hardy fighters ;the priest;the German chieftain 等，即平民和贵族
The weaker ones died. ---- The weaker 和 The hardy fighters ；并列
The hardy fighters and the courageous women who had followed their men into the wilderness survived.
In this way they developed a strong race of men. ---- 因果关系
They cared little for the graces of life. ---为什么不在意优雅生活，因为很忙碌
They were too busy to play the fiddle or write pieces of poetry. They had little love for discussions.
-----------------他们的日常生活是什么状态； 忙碌 ，且不热衷于讨论
The priest, “the learned man” of the village (and before the middle of the thirteenth century, a lay man who could read and write was regarded as a “sissy”) was supposed to settle all questions which had no direct practical value. ----解释 the priest ，是村子上有学问的人来解决问题
上面主要讲平民的生活艰辛，meanwhile 引出 贵族生活/世界 ，自认为是美好的 ；所以，认为是比较逻辑
Meanwhile the German chieftain, the Frankish Baron, the Northman Duke (or whatever their names and titles) occupied their share of the territory which once had been part of the great Roman Empire and among the ruins of past glory, they built a world of their own which pleased them mightily and which they considered quite perfect. ---他们建立了一个他们自己的世界 ，认为是美好的
接下来应该写 如何美好的世界 ,看下文 是如何 维护这美好的世界
They managed the affairs of their castle and the surrounding country to the best of their ability.
They were as faithful to the commandments of the Church as any weak mortal could hope to be.
---------比较逻辑， 是不是体现了一种无奈，即使他们是贵族，某些时候也跟平民一样。
They were sufficiently loyal to their king or emperor to keep on good terms with those distant but always dangerous potentates.
In short, they tried to do right and to be fair to their neighbors without being exactly unfair to their own interests. ----------递进关系 ，跟上一段的perfect 呼应。
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