I was promised a feast of fools, with the election of a pope.

【翻译】让我看到的是一场愚人的盛宴，还有一位教皇的当选。

1. 本句 I was promised，意为“别人答应我/向我许诺 我会得到什么”，所以翻译成“让我看到了”。

2. with 表示“连同；一起”，带有伴随之意，意思跟and 差不多，the election of a pope 与前文的a feast 几乎并列，但在程度上次于a feast。例如：

A teacher with two students came over.