King George III

King George III. Written by Daniel Franks. Focus Question. Who is King George III, and why is he important?

乔治三世国王 作者：丹尼尔·弗兰克斯 焦点问题 乔治三世是谁，他为什么很重要？

Meeting George III. John Adams, one of America's first leaders, traveled to England and stood before King George III. The year was 1785, and Adams had the difficult task of making peace between the two countries. America had recently won its freedom in a war against Great Britain. Adams spoke with the king, offering America's friendship. He spoke highly of the king and wished him good health and happiness. The king smiled. George III may have lost the American colonies, but he knew he would make Great Britain strong again.

认识乔治三世 约翰·亚当斯是美国最早的领导人之一，他远赴英国，站在了乔治三世国王面前 那是1785年，亚当斯身负重任，要促成两国实现和平 当时美国刚刚通过对抗英国的战争赢得了独立 亚当斯和国王交谈，表达了美国想要和英国交好的意愿 他高度称赞了国王，祝愿国王身体健康、生活幸福 国王笑了 乔治三世或许失去了美洲殖民地，但他坚信自己能让英国再次强大起来

Early Life King George III was born on June 4, 1738. His father and mother were the Prince and Princess of Wales. His grandfather, King George II, was the King of England. Young George grew up in an unhappy family. His father, Frederick, was first in line to be king. Frederick argued with his father, the king. George disliked hearing his father and grandfather fight. Then, at just 12 years old, George's father died, making George first in line to the British throne. Someday, he would be king.

早年生活 乔治三世出生于1738年6月4日 他的父母是威尔士亲王和王妃 他的祖父乔治二世是当时的英国国王 小乔治成长在一个不幸福的家庭里 他的父亲腓特烈是王位第一继承人 腓特烈经常和自己的父亲，也就是国王争吵 乔治很不喜欢听见父亲和祖父吵架 后来，乔治12岁那年，父亲去世，乔治成了英国王位的第一继承人 总有一天，他会成为国王

To prepare to be king, George studied harder. Lord Bute, a nobleman, taught George about how British government worked. As king, George would have a ministry, or group of advisors. Another group, called parliament, made laws for the nation. The king and parliament often disagreed. George would need to know how to solve problems. In 1760, George's grandfather died, and George became king of Great Britain and Ireland at the age of 22. At the time, Britain was fighting France and other countries in a European battle called the Seven Years' War. Soon, the war spread to North America.

为了做好登基准备，乔治学习更加刻苦 贵族比特伯爵教乔治了解英国政府的运作方式 成为国王后，乔治会有一个内阁，也就是一群顾问 另一个机构叫作议会，负责为国家制定法律 国王和议会经常意见不合 乔治需要学会如何解决这些问题 1760年，乔治的祖父去世，22岁的乔治成为大不列颠及爱尔兰国王 当时，英国正和法国等国家打一场名为七年战争的欧洲战役 很快，这场战争就蔓延到了北美洲

a huge empire. In North America, the war was called the French and Indian War. Great Britain was already powerful, but when they defeated the French in North America and in Europe, they controlled more land than ever before. The war caused fighting between Lord Bute and William Pitt, one of the king's ministers. Pitt wanted to keep fighting, but Bute didn't. The king sided with Lord Bute and gave him the top job in his ministry. From there, Bute brought an end to the war in 1763 and quit his position shortly after that.

一个庞大的帝国 这场发生在北美洲的战争被称为法国印第安人战争 英国原本就十分强大，击败欧洲和北美战场的法国后，他们掌控的土地比以往任何时候都多 这场战争引发了比特伯爵和国王大臣威廉·皮特之间的矛盾 皮特想要继续作战，但是比特不想 国王站在比特伯爵一边，让他担任内阁最高职位 之后，比特在1763年结束了战争，没过多久就辞职了

a royal family of his own. Not long after becoming king, George married German Princess Sophia Charlotte in 1761. Their marriage lasted for more than 50 years, and they had 15 children. Happy at home, the king continued to learn all he could and studied more about history and government. He learned the names of all the ships in the Royal Navy. He took his job as king seriously, and he faced big problems.

拥有了自己的王室家庭 登基后不久，乔治在1761年迎娶了德国公主索菲娅·夏洛特 他们的婚姻维持了五十多年，一共生下了15个孩子 国王家庭幸福，同时也一直坚持学习，钻研更多历史和治国知识 他记住了皇家海军所有军舰的名字 他认真对待国王的职责，也面临着诸多重大问题