《农夫皮尔斯》不同版本之间差异巨大，以至于对学者们而言，要推断哪个版本更忠实于原著是一个巨大的挑战。
This must have happened to such an extent with Piers Plowman that scholars have quite a challenge in trying to figure out which version is the more original.
史上首次提到传说中“反动分子”罗宾汉的作品出现在1362年，当归功于威廉·朗格兰，这位因《农夫皮尔斯》而闻名的诗人。
The very first reference to that legendary activist Robin Hood appears in 1362 in a work credited to William Langland and known as The vision of William concerning Piers Plowman.
当然，罗宾汉及《农夫皮尔斯》进入今天播客的原因，也是因为这一文本中首次提到了spinsters(老姑娘)，这一形成于650年前的单词。
Of course the reason that Robin Hood and Piers Plowman make it into today's podcast is that this is also the document that first mentions spinsters, making the word about 650 years old.
当然，罗宾汉及《农夫皮尔斯》进入今天播客的原因，也是因为这一文本中首次提到了spinsters(老姑娘)，这一形成于650年前的单词。
Of course the reason that Robin Hood and Piers Plowman make it into today's podcast is that this is also the document that first mentions spinsters, making the word about 650 years old.
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