In both countries it was clearer than crystal to the lords of the State preserves of loaves and fis

题目

In both countries it was clearer than crystal to the lords of the State preserves of loaves and fis
这是双城记里摘得.请问State preserves 里的State 是什么意思
In both countries it was clearer than crystal to the lords of the State preserves of loaves and fishes, that things in general were settled for ever.
这句“to the lords”的‘to’怪怪的，不知道是起什么作用 ？
整个句子翻译出来啥意思？

答案

of the State国家的the lords of the State国家的君主/内阁preserve维护 clearer than crystal 再明显不过了 在这两个国家,内阁对物质利益的维护是显而易见的,具体表现在通常事情一旦决定就不能更改.to the lords是...