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A Third Prize Version of the 7th BLCU International Translation and Interpreting Competition
A Third Prize Version of the 7th BLCU International Translation and Interpreting Competition
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Publish Date：2018-04-27
Richard Plantagenet
理查•金雀花
Translated by Chen Siying
理查•金雀花生于1411年，是第五代剑桥伯爵理查与安妮•莫蒂默之子。其父为第一代约克公爵埃德蒙之子，而埃德蒙又是爱德华三世的第四子。假如亨利六世在1453年，也就是威尔士王子爱德华出生那年之前身故的话，那么毫无疑问，理查就会被加冕为英格兰国王，因为当时除了理查本人之外，没有其他贵族能够如此名正言顺地继承王位。
Being so highly placed in the royal household, Richard was destined to play a significant role in the Government and politics of England throughout his lifetime and in England's affairs in France during the later stages of the Hundred Years War. He was appointed Lieutenant of France in 1436. Throughout his service in Europe, he had to pay for the services of his men and finance the army in France from his own personal funds.
由于在王室中身居高位，理查注定终其一生，要在英格兰政府和政治领域扮演重要角色，并在百年战争后期英格兰驻法事务上发挥不可或缺的作用。1436年，他被任命为法国总督。在欧洲任职期间，他不得不自行出资向属下支付薪资，还要资助驻法英军。
Although York was a wealthy man in his own right. Thus, he was able, albeit unhappily in doing so, to fund the English army overseas. By the time he left France, York had forwarded some 38,000 of his own money to maintain English interests in France. To add insult to injury, in 1445 he was replaced as Lieutenant of France by Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset. It is not to be doubted that it was on Somerset's advice that Henry VI created York Lieutenant of Ireland, which was in reality, exile by office. Somerset was no doubt fearful of York, a fear enhanced by the fact that Somerset, a man whom York equally detested, and a favourite of Henry VI was forwarded funds to the sum of 25,000 to sustain the king's army in France.
约克公爵凭借自身能力成为富有之人。因此，尽管并非出自本意，他有能力为海外的英军提供资金。到约克公爵离开法国时，他已投入约38,000英镑用以维持英国在法国的利益。而雪上加霜的是，1445年，其法国总督一职被埃德蒙•博福特，也就是萨默塞特公爵所取代。毋庸置疑，亨利六世一定是听了萨默塞特公爵的建议，才任命约克公爵为爱尔兰总督。事实上，这是借着职位调整来流放约克公爵。萨默塞特公爵无疑让约克公爵忧心忡忡，他同时也是约克公爵所憎恶之人。作为亨利六世的亲信，他得到了总计25,000英镑来维持国王驻法军队的费用，这也加剧了约克公爵的担忧。
Not only did York detest Somerset because of his favouritism with the king, but he also detested the fact that he had been given the office he had previously held in France and the funds to support it, despite his inability as a soldier. York's fears over the management of the campaign in France was soon realised, as the war began to go badly for the English.
约克公爵憎恶萨默塞特公爵，不仅因为国王偏袒他，还因为他获取了自己先前在法国执掌的总督一职，且有资金援助，尽管他在军事上平庸无能。约克公爵对法国境内战役部署的担忧很快应验，因为战争局势开始不利于英军。
Contributor: Chen Siying
Editor: Luo Liyuan