Here's the late Francis Bacon,

这是已故的弗兰西斯·培根
who was said to be Artium Instaurator,

他被称为Artium Instaurator
the Restorer of the Arts.

即艺术复兴者
And here's the President of The Royal Society,

这是英国皇家学会主席
the mathematician, Viscount Brouncker,

数学家布朗克子爵
and here in the middle, being crowned with laurel,

这位在中间正被戴上桂冠的
is Charles II.

是查理二世
Why do they have him up on a pedestal?

为什么要为他立个座像
Because they're hoping, as scientists have before and ever since,

因为他们希望科学家们能如同以往一样
to extract some money out of the government to do their research.

从政府得到一些资金来做研究
They actually never got it from Charles

事实上他们未曾从查理那儿得到资助
but it wasn't for lack of trying.

但并不是没有做过尝试