The church excommunicated him, and he gave them groats for pease, he excommunicated them.是什么意思？

The church excommunicated him, and he gave them groats for pease, he excommunicated them.

教会把他逐出教外，他也用同一手段把他们逐出教外。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

church

n. [宗]教堂，[宗]教徒，[宗]教派，[宗]教会；adj. 教会的，礼拜的；vt. 领…到教堂接受宗教仪式；

例句
He spent his adolescent years playing guitar in the church band.
他在教堂的乐队里弹吉他，度过了他的青少年时期。

excommunicated

v. 开除…的教籍，把…逐出教会( excommunicate的过去式和过去分词 )；

例句
Eventually, he was excommunicated along with his mentor...
最后，他和他的导师一起被开除教籍。

him

pron. (he的宾格)他；

例句
They said goodbye to him as he got aboard the train at Union Station.
当他在联合火车站登上火车之际，他们向他道别。

and

conj. 和，与，而且，于是，然后，因此；

例句
I spend a lot on expensive jewelry and clothing...
我花很多钱购买昂贵的首饰和衣服。

he

pron. 他，它，一个人；n. 雄性动物；

例句
Logic had prevailed and he had abandoned the idea.
最终理智占了上风，他打消了那个念头。

gave

v. 给予，赠送( give的过去式 )，（与名词连用描述某一动作，意义与该名词相应的动词相同），供给，交给；

例句
He gave a detailed account of what happened on the fateful night...
他详细描述了那个灾难性夜晚所发生的事。

them

pron. 他们，她们，它们；

例句
I take care of them to the best of my abilities...
我尽我所能地照顾他们。

groats

n. 碾去壳的燕麦（小麦）；

例句
The church excommunicated him, and he gave them groats for pease , he excommunicated them.
教会把他逐出教外, 他也用同一手段把他们逐出教外.

for

prep. 为，为了，倾向于，关于，当作；conj. 因为，由于；

例句
I've come looking for a bit of advice.
我特来讨教。

pease

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例句
She cooked pease - pudding, and baked the bread and made cowslip wine and cherry - brandy.
她会做豌豆布丁, 烤面包,用黄花九轮草做樱桃白兰地.