They were themselves internally differentiated into

他们内部也有分化
knights, esquires and mere gentlemen.

分成骑士骑士随从和绅士
Knights were created by the monarch for service,

骑士是为国王效劳而诞生的
for service in war, usually,

通常是参与战争
or in government--as indeed they still are.

或为政府工作就像现在那样
High-ranking civil servants in Britain and military officers

英国高等级的文官和军官
very often get a knighthood at the end of their active careers,

在职业生涯结束后通常会被授予骑士
though the notion of service has broadened somewhat

尽管现在受勋的领域被扩充到
nowadays to include other roles in society.

其他社会角色
So we have Sir Ian McKellen,

所以我们有伊恩·梅理·麦凯伦爵士
also known as Gandalf.

也叫做甘道夫
We have Sir Paul McCartney, of course,

当然还有詹姆斯·保罗·麦卡特尼爵士