Question

急求英语好的热心人帮忙翻译一下下面这段话 如果实在翻不出来可以考虑去掉 大概个意思就行 拜托了！

“竖中指”最早出现在英法百年战争的末期，英国弓箭手让法军损失惨重，法军发誓在击败英军后，将英军弓箭手拉弓的中指斩断。但结果出人意料，法军惨遭失利，英军弓箭手保住了自己的中指。在法军撤退时，英军弓箭手纷纷伸出右手中指，炫耀他们依然存在的中指。随后，这一侮辱性的手势迅速在西方国家“走红”。和平时期，竞技场上的针锋相对逐渐取代了战场上的血雨腥风，“竖中指”也从战场来到了竞技场。足球比赛中、篮球比赛中这种现象非常普遍。

Answer 1

“竖中指”最早出现在英法百年战争的末期，英国弓箭手让法军损失惨重，法军发誓在击败英军后，将英军弓箭手拉弓的中指斩断。
"Shaft middle finger" to appear first in Britain and France in one hundred at the end of the war, the British archers let the French disastrous, French army swear to defeat the in after the British archers of middle finger cut off the bow.

但结果出人意料，法军惨遭失利，英军弓箭手保住了自己的中指。
But in a surprising result, the French were defeat, the British archers keep his middle finger.

在法军撤退时，英军弓箭手纷纷伸出右手中指，炫耀他们依然存在的中指。
In the French army retreated, British archers are right hand was stretched out middle finger, still have to show off their middle finger.

随后，这一侮辱性的手势迅速在西方国家“走红”。
Then, the insulting gesture quickly in western countries "popular".

和平时期，竞技场上的针锋相对逐渐取代了战场上的血雨腥风，“竖中指”也从战场来到了竞技场。
During times of peace, the arena tit-for-tat gradually replaced the effective on the battlefield, "shu middle finger" also from battlefield came to the arena.

足球比赛中、篮球比赛中这种现象非常普遍。
Game of football, basketball game this phenomenon is very popular.

Answer 2

"Shaft middle finger" to appear first in Britain and France in one hundred at the end of the war, the British archers let the French disastrous, French army swear to defeat the in after the British archers of middle finger cut off the bow. But in a surprising result, the French were defeat, the British archers keep his middle finger. In the French army retreated, British archers are right hand was stretched out middle finger, still have to show off their middle finger. Then, the insulting gesture quickly in western countries "popular". During times of peace, the arena tit-for-tat gradually replaced the effective on the battlefield, "shu middle finger" also from battlefield came to the arena. Game of football, basketball game this phenomenon is very popular.