A bell chimed the hour of the Castel Gandolfo, the Papal summer residence, the Swiss Guards swung shut and bolted the massive outer doors, they saluted and hung up their halberts.

在教皇的夏日别墅冈多菲堡，钟声响起了，瑞士警卫慢慢关上巨大的外门并推上门闩，他们举起手中的戟致礼。

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Swiss Guards stand tall in their swearing-in garb of armor and plume. The annual ceremony recalls the 1527 Sack of Rome, when 147 guards died helping Pope Clement VII escape German invaders.

一年一度的宣誓就职仪式总能使人想起1527年洗劫罗马之战，当时147名卫兵为保护罗马教皇克莱门特七世从德国入侵者手中脱逃而殉职。

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Later in the day, the cardinals walked in procession through corridors lined with frescoes, marble and Swiss Guards donning warlike helmets.

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Throughout the stadium's aisles a trampish flower seller -- a traditional figure of carnivals -- was chased by a posse of Swiss guards.

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