拉了一个 "IF":Hawkwood and his men would march into a city-state and, after burning down a few farms, would offer to go away IF protection money was paid to them. 这话大意说 Hawkwood 匪帮敲诈勒索的方式,“Protection money”意即保护费, “to them”是因为“Hawkwood and his men”要收取保护费。我们可以试着把整句拆开来,稍微重写一下,这样一来或许易懂:(1)Hawkwood and his men would march into a city-state.(2)After burning down a few farms, Hawkwood and his men would offer to go away if protection money was paid to them.第一句话是说,Hawkwood 匪帮冲进城里。第二句是说,Hawkwood 匪帮先烧毁几所农庄,然后(对城里人)说,只要能收到保护费就走人。连在一起,这整句话可以译为:Hawkwood 匪帮会冲进城里,烧毁几所农庄后,就(对城里人)说,只要能收到保护费就走人。