8 Chapter 7 Capture

CHAPTER 7 Capture Many of the soldiers in King Charles's army wanted to keep fighting. They hoped to capture even more French towns from the English. But Joan was ordered to do nothing. While waiting for instructions from Charles, she traveled with the king's court. Joan grew impatient. She didn't like waiting.

查理国王军队中的许多士兵都想继续战斗。 他们希望从英国人手中夺取更多的法国城镇。 但琼被命令什么也不做。 在等待查理的指示期间，她跟随国王的宫廷旅行。 琼开始不耐烦了。她不喜欢等待。

Over in England, in November 1429, the young son of England's Henry V was crowned king of France. Now there were two kings who believed they ruled France, one French and one English. Charles VII declared Joan's family to be noble—a royal honor—and gave her a new last name: du Lys. The name meant "of the lily." He also gave them a coat of arms. But Joan continued to call herself the Maid. She didn't much care about being noble. She still

1429年11月，在英国，亨利五世的小儿子加冕为法国国王。 现在有两个国王认为他们统治着法国，一个是法国人，一个是英国人。 查理七世宣布贞德的家族是贵族——一项王室荣誉——并给了她一个新姓:杜里斯。 这个名字的意思是“百合花”。 他还给了他们一件纹章。 但琼继续称自己为“女仆”。 她不太在乎是否高贵。 她仍然

just wanted to free France. She was not happy when Charles signed another truce with the duke that would last until Easter 1430.

只是想解放法国。 当查理与公爵签署了另一份持续到1430年复活节的休战协议时，她很不高兴。

Coats of Arms Coats of arms were pictures that identified important families. Knights wore them over their armor—coat armory—to protect and identify themselves. They were also used as a seal on important letters. A coat of arms was made up of symbols that stood for ideas, such as bravery, that were important to a particular family. At first, men chose their own symbols, but some could be awarded only by the king. Joan's family's coat of arms had two fleurs-de-lis (lilies) and a sword holding up a crown, along with the motto Vive Labeur (Long live labor). Women weren't ever given coats of arms, so the fact that Joan's family received one

纹章是用来识别重要家族的图片。 骑士们把它们戴在盔甲上，以保护自己并表明自己的身份。 它们也被用作重要信件的印章。 盾形纹章是由一些象征思想的符号组成的，比如勇敢，这对一个特定的家庭来说很重要。 起初，人们选择自己的符号，但有些符号只能由国王颁发。 贞德家族的纹章上有两朵百合花和一把举着王冠的剑，还有一句座右铭“劳动万岁”。 女性从来没有得到过徽章，所以琼的家人得到了一个

from the king shows how special she was.

从国王那里可以看出她有多特别。

In the spring of 1430, Joan was given permission to take her two brothers and a few hundred volunteers to capture a French town from the English. While on the road, during Easter week, she had a vision telling her that by Saint John's Day (June 24), she would be captured. On her journey she stopped in a town to find the people gathered around a statue of the Virgin Mary, praying. They told Joan that a baby had just been born who seemed to be dead. Could she heal him?

1430年春天，琼被允许带着她的两个兄弟和几百名志愿者从英国人手中夺取一个法国城镇。 在复活节的那一周，她在路上看到了一个异象，告诉她在圣约翰节(6月24日)，她将被俘虏。 在她的旅途中，她在一个小镇停了下来，发现人们聚集在圣母玛利亚的雕像前祈祷。 他们告诉琼，刚出生的一个婴儿似乎已经死了。 她能治好他吗?