英国女王伊丽莎白二世周四剥夺了安德鲁王子的所有军衔和王室职务。在此之前，一名美国法官裁定继续推进一项针对安德鲁王子的法律诉讼。
Buckingham Palace said in a statement that Prince Andrew's "military affiliations and royal patronages have been returned to the queen." Patronages refer to positions in charities, military and civic groups that the royal family supports.
白金汉宫在一份声明中表示，安德鲁王子的军事隶属关系和王室赞助人身份已经归还给女王。赞助人是指在王室支持的慈善机构、军事和民间团体中的职位。
The legal action against Andrew was filed by Virginia Giuffre, also known as Virginia Roberts.
这起针对安德鲁王子的法律诉讼是由弗吉尼亚·朱弗尔发起，她又名弗吉尼亚·罗伯茨。
Last August, Giuffre took legal action the 61-year-old prince, saying she was forced into having sex with him in 2001, when she was 17. Giuffre said the attacks took place at the London home of Ghislaine Maxwell as well as properties owned by Jeffrey Epstein in New York and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
去年8月，朱弗尔对这位61岁的王子发起了法律诉讼，称她在2001年被迫与他发生关系，当时她只有17岁。朱弗尔表示，这些性侵事件发生在吉丝兰·麦克斯韦尔在伦敦的家中，以及杰弗里·爱泼斯坦在纽约和美属维京群岛的房子里。
Epstein was a wealthy financier who killed himself in a New York City prison in 2019 while awaiting his trial on sex abuse charges. Maxwell was found guilty last month of sex trafficking of young girls for Epstein.
爱泼斯坦是一位富有的金融家，他于2019年在纽约市监狱等待性侵指控的审判期间自杀。上个月，麦克斯韦尔由于为爱泼斯坦贩卖年轻女孩而被判有罪。
Andrew's lawyers have called the legal action "baseless" and accused Giuffre of looking for money. They argued that Giuffre signed away her right to sue the prince in a 2009 settlement with Epstein. The lawyers asked U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan to dismiss the case for that reason.
安德鲁王子的律师称这起诉讼“毫无根据”，并指责朱弗尔是为了钱。他们辩称，朱弗尔在2009年与爱泼斯坦达成和解时，签字放弃了她起诉王子的权利。律师因此要求美国地方法官刘易斯·卡普兰驳回此案。
Andrew told the BBC news service in November 2019 that he could not have had sex with Giuffre at Maxwell's home. He said he had returned to his house that night after a children's party.
安德鲁王子在2019年11月对BBC新闻表示，他不可能在麦克斯韦尔家中与朱弗尔发生性关系。他说那天晚上他在一个儿童聚会后回到了家中。
Judge Kaplan rejected the argument by Andrew's lawyers. He said it was too soon to decide whether Giuffre and Epstein meant for the 2009 settlement to release Andrew.
卡普兰法官驳回了安德鲁王子的律师的论点。他说，现在裁决朱弗尔与爱泼斯坦在2009年的协议中是否是要放过安德鲁王子尚为时过早。
The judge also noted that he was not ruling on the truth of Giuffre's allegations. He said the prince would be able to argue against Giuffre's claims at a trial.
法官还指出，他并未对朱弗尔指控的真实性作出裁决。他说，安德鲁王子在审判中可以对朱弗尔的说法提出反对。
Damages to the prince
对安德鲁王子的伤害
The allegations have damaged the prince's reputation -- the common opinion about him.
这些指控损害了安德鲁王子的声誉，也就是人们对他的普遍看法。
Andrew had already stepped down from public duties after critics said he failed to answer questions about his ties to Epstein. Last Thursday, the queen's office also said Andrew would no longer be known as "His Royal Highness." The office added that the prince "is defending this case as a private citizen."
安德鲁王子在批评者称他没能回应有关他和爱泼斯坦关系的问题之后辞去了公职。女王办公室周四还表示，安德鲁王子将不再被称为殿下。该办公室还说，安德鲁王子正以普通公民的身份对这起案件作出辩护。
If the case goes to trial and Giuffre wins, Andrew could be ordered to pay Giuffre money. The legal action against Andrew is a civil case. That means the prince would not be charged with criminal offenses. Andrew has repeatedly chosen not to meet with U.S. government lawyers investigating Epstein's sex trafficking case.
如果案件进入审判阶段，并且朱弗尔获胜，那么安德鲁王子可能会被判决向朱弗尔作出赔偿。这起针对安德鲁王子的法律诉讼是民事案件。这意味安德鲁王子不会被指控犯有刑事罪行。安德鲁王子一再选择不跟调查爱泼斯坦性交易案件的美国检察官会面。
Judge Kaplan said the possible trial against Andrew could start between September and December of this year.
卡普兰法官表示，对安德鲁王子的审判可能会在今年9到12月之间开始。
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