6 Chapter 5 Charles the King

CHAPTER 5 Charles the King Orléans was free. But Charles was still not king. To be king, he would have to be crowned at the cathedral in the town of Reims (say: RANZ). Joan and her soldiers set off for the city with Charles. Many towns lay between Orléans and Reims—and some of those towns were held by the English.

第五章国王查理获得了自由。 但查理仍然不是国王。 要成为国王，他必须在兰斯镇的大教堂加冕。 琼和她的士兵们随查尔斯出发进城。 许多城镇位于奥尔萨姆斯和兰斯之间，其中一些城镇被英国人占领。

Joan and her French army captured one town after another that June. They seemed to be unstoppable. So Joan's soldiers were surprised when she told them to "have all good spurs." She meant the soldiers' horses would need to ride fast in this battle. Did Joan think they would need to run away from the enemy? No. She explained that it would be the English who ran. Joan's army would have to chase them. And that was exactly what happened.

贞德和她的法国军队在六月占领了一个又一个城镇。 他们似乎势不可挡。 所以当琼的士兵们听到她说“要有好的马刺”时，他们都很惊讶。 她的意思是，在这场战斗中，士兵们的马需要骑得很快。 琼认为他们需要逃离敌人吗? 不。她解释说，跑的将是英国人。 贞德的军队将不得不追击他们。 事实就是如此。

On July 16, Joan and her army arrived at Reims, where Charles would be crowned. When she got there, she found her parents waiting for her. They had come all the way from Domrémy to see the ceremony. The townspeople had heard all about Joan's victories against the English. They thought Joan was holy. They often asked her to touch and bless their personal possessions. Joan told everyone that her touch wasn't magic, but she was happy to touch the objects they brought to her.

7月16日，贞德和她的军队抵达兰斯，查理将在那里加冕。 当她到达那里时，她发现她的父母在等她。 他们从多姆拉西姆远道而来观看婚礼仪式。 镇上的人都听说了琼对英国人的胜利。 他们认为贞德是神圣的。 他们经常请她触摸和祝福他们的私人物品。 琼告诉大家，她的触摸不是魔法，但她很高兴触摸他们带给她的东西。

On July 17, 1429, the dauphin was crowned King Charles VII at the cathedral. He was anointed—marked—with special oil. According to legend, the oil had come straight from heaven. This oil had been used to crown Clovis, the very first French king, and every king after him. By using this same oil for Charles, his followers hoped that no one could say he wasn't really the king.

1429年7月17日，王储在大教堂被加冕为国王查理七世。 他被涂上了一种特殊的油。 根据传说，这种油是直接从天上降下来的。 这种油曾被用来为法国第一任国王克洛维加冕，以及他之后的每一位国王。 通过给查理使用同样的油，他的追随者希望没有人能说他不是真正的国王。

Charles was crowned just like all the French kings before him—except for one thing. No other king had ever had a peasant girl stand beside him for all five hours of the ceremony. Joan brought her banner with her because "it had shared in the toil; it was just that it should share in the honor." Joan made one request of the new king. She asked that her home town of Domrémy not have to pay taxes ever again. Charles agreed, and the town of Domrémy, France, paid no taxes for the next 360 years.

查尔斯和他之前的所有法国国王一样被加冕——除了一件事。 从没有哪个国王在仪式的五个小时里让一个农家姑娘站在他身边。 琼把她的旗帜带来了，因为“它分担了劳作;只是它应该分享这份荣誉。” 琼向新国王提了一个要求。 她要求她的家乡多姆拉西姆再也不用纳税了。 查理同意了，法国的多姆萨梅镇在接下来的360年里没有缴税。