Walter Raleigh
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(also Ralegh
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)- (c. 1552-1618) an English explorer, politician and soldier. He began his career fighting the Spanish and the Irish, and was made a knight in 1584 by Queen Elizabeth I. With her support he made several journeys to North America (1584-9) and South America (1595), bringing back tobacco and the potato, but failed to establish a permanent base there. After the death of Elizabeth he was put in prison for treason (= the crime of betraying one's country) for 13 years, during which he wrote his History of the World (1614). In 1616 he was released by King James I to look for gold in South America. He was not successful in this, and when he returned he was punished by having his head cut off. One of the most popular stories about Raleigh describes how he spread his coat over a piece of wet ground so that Queen Elizabeth could walk over it.
沃尔特·罗利（Walter Raleigh）：（c。1552-1618）是一位英国探险家，政治家和士兵。他的职业生涯是与西班牙人和爱尔兰人作战，并于1584年由伊丽莎白女王一世任命为骑士。在她的支持下，他多次前往北美（1584-9）和南美（1595），将烟草和马铃薯，但未能在那里建立永久基地。伊丽莎白去世后，他因叛国罪（叛国罪）被判入狱13年，其间他撰写了《世界历史》（1614年）。1616年，他被国王詹姆斯一世（James I）释放，去南美寻找黄金。他在这方面并不成功，当他回来时，他因砍断头而受到惩罚。