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？