The Duke of Cambridge has started full-time studies on an agriculture course at the University of Cambridge.

英国威廉王子从1月7日开始，到剑桥大学就读为期10周的全日制农业管理课程。

The prince will take a 10-week course in agricultural management, organised by the university's Programme for Sustainability Leadership.

这个为威廉王子量身定做的10周农业管理课程是由剑桥大学“可持续发展领导项目”组织的。

The course is designed to help him for the time when he inherits the Duchy of Cornwall estate from his father.

威廉王子学习这些课程是为接替其父现任的康沃尔公爵头衔打下基础。

Toured grounds

实地参观

The duke is expected to make the 46-minute train journey several days a week but also has the option of overnight accommodation in Cambridge.

剑桥公爵入剑桥就读后每周会来上几天课，从伦敦到剑桥火车要46分钟。另外一个选择就是威廉寄宿在剑桥。

He was greeted at St John's College, where some of his tutorials will take place, by vice-chancellor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, along with Master of St John's, Prof Christopher Dobson, and Polly Courtice, director of the Programme for Sustainability Leadership.

威廉王子在圣约翰学院受到了剑桥大学副校长莱谢克爵士·伯利希维兹爵士的接待，欢迎威廉入学的还有圣约翰学院的院长克里斯托弗·多布森教授，以及可持续发展领导项目负责人波利·柯提思。威廉王子将在圣约翰学院接受课程内的一些辅导。

William toured the college's grounds, where he stopped to look at a plaque marking the Queen's visit there in April 2011.

威廉王子参观了剑桥大学校园，并在女王陛下于2011年出席圣约翰学院500年院庆时留下的纪念碑前驻足。

The course, which ends in March, has been designed specifically for the duke but he will study alongside PhD students in some classes.

这项课程是为威廉王子特别开设的，将于2014年3月结束。威廉也将和攻读博士学位的学生一起上几门课。

He will have 20 hours of teaching time each week, including work in small groups as well as one-to-one tuition and his own additional reading. He will also go on a series of field trips.

在这段课程期间，威廉王子将每周花20小时用来上课、参加研讨会、单独会晤导师及自我课后阅读，同时他还要到农村进行实地考察。

William will be taught by academics specialising in geography, land economy and plant sciences. He is expected to study subjects including rural and planning policy, farming and supply chains, site management, agricultural policy and conservation governance.

课程将由专门的学者为其教授，包括地理学，土地经济学和植物科学。威廉将学习的课程还包括农村和规划政策，农业与供应链，场地管理，农业政策和保护治理。

Public service

公共服务

The cost of the course is being met privately.

威廉上学的学费将由王室自付。

Kensington Palace said the duke was considering a number of options for public service following the end of his service as an RAF search and rescue helicopter pilot in Anglesey.

肯辛顿宫称，剑桥公爵在退役前曾在安格尔西担任皇家空军搜救直升机的驾驶员，退役后也一直在考虑其他为公众服务的方式。

The Duchy of Cornwall is the portfolio of land, property and investments that the duke will take over when the Prince of Wales becomes king.

康沃尔公爵的领地包括一系列土地、房产等在内的投资组合。查尔斯王子当上国王后，这些就得由威廉王子来接任。

The duke graduated from the University of St Andrews in 2005, and it was as an undergraduate that he met his future wife Catherine. He then spent more than seven years in the military.

威廉王子2005年从圣安德鲁大学本科毕业，在那里他遇到了现在的妻子凯特王妃。毕业后，威廉王子在军队服役七年多。

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are set to visit New Zealand and Australia in April and are expected to be accompanied by their baby son, Prince George.

威廉王子与凯特王妃将于4月访问新西兰与澳大利亚，外界也期望他们能带上乔治小王子。