The two men drew the swords.

两个人开战了。

They have rejected, therefore, the proposal of being taxed by parliamentary requisition, and, like other ambitious and high-spirited men, have rather chosen to draw the sword in defence of their own importance.

因此，他们拒绝了通过议会征用征税的提议，并且像其他雄心勃勃、意气风发的人一样，宁愿选择拔剑捍卫自己的重要性。

When he was on the point of drawing the sword with some difficulty from its ancient scabbard, Mathilde, rendered happy by so novel a sensation, advanced proudly towards him, her tears were dry.

当他正要费力地从古老的刀鞘中拔出剑时，玛蒂尔德为这种新奇的感觉而高兴，骄傲地走向他，她的眼泪已经流干了。