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Later，I asked Will who he was．
后来，我向威尔问起这个人。
The Earl of Southampton，Will said．
他是索桑普敦伯爵，威尔说道，
He's only eighteen，but he loves poetry and plays．
他年仅18岁，酷爱诗歌和戏剧。
Isn't he a friend of the Earl of Essex？
他是不是爱塞克斯伯爵的朋友？
I asked．Everybody knew the Earl of Essex．
我问他。爱塞克斯伯爵无人不晓。
He was young and good-looking—and some people said that Queen Elizabeth was in love with him．
他年轻英俊—有人说伊丽莎白女王也爱着他。
I don't know about that．
这件事我倒不清楚。
The Queen was fifty-nine years old，and a very，very clever woman．
女王年已59岁，是个非常非常聪明的女人。
But it was true that she liked to have good-looking young men around her，
但是女王喜欢年轻的、面目俊俏的男人陪伴左右是千真万确的，
and the Earl of Essex was her favourite．
而爱塞克斯伯爵最得宠。
Then．It all changed later，of course.
不过后来一切都变了。
Yes，he is.said Will．But I think Essex is a dangerous man Henry needs better friends than him．
他的确是这样的人，威尔说道，但我认为爱塞克斯是个危险的人物，亨利需要结交比他更好的朋友。
