Why did Franz Josef so singularly fail both his heirs?

为什么弗朗茨·约瑟夫的两个继承人都莫名其妙地失败了？

On the 28th, Franz Josef officially signed a document declaring war on Serbia.

28日，弗朗茨·约瑟夫正式签署了一份文件，向塞尔维亚宣战。

But we'll never know for sure, because Franz Josef nixed every single plan Ferdinand had.

但我们永远无法确定，因为弗朗茨·约瑟夫否决了斐迪南的每一个计划。

Not that Franz Josef lived to see it. The elderly empire died in 1916, halfway through the war.

弗朗茨·约瑟夫也没能活着等到那一天。1916年，这个年迈的皇帝在战争中途死去了。

The marriage of Franz Ferdinand and Sophie Chotek had been a personal insult to Franz Josef.

弗朗茨·斐迪南和索菲·乔泰克的婚姻是对弗朗茨·约瑟夫个人的侮辱。

But, in the context of early 20th Century Austria-Hungary, it is absolutely something Franz Josef should've kept in mind.

而在20世纪初的奥匈帝国背景下，这绝对是弗朗茨·约瑟夫应该记住的。

A chilling prospect for the U.S. and it's allies considering Franz Josef Land is only about 160 miles east of NATO territory.

考虑到法兰士约瑟夫地群岛距离北约领土以东仅160英里，美国及其盟国的前景令人堪忧。

After years of cajoling, Pope Leo XIII, Kaiser Wilhelm II, and Tsar Nicholas II all pleaded to Franz Josef on Ferdiand's behalf.

经过多年的哄骗，教皇利奥十三世、德皇威廉二世和沙皇尼古拉斯二世都代表斐迪南向弗朗茨·约瑟夫求情。

It's in Franz Josef Land, a lonely frozen archipelago.

它位于法兰士约瑟夫地群岛，一个孤独的冰冻群岛。

You can take a guided hike on the Franz Josef Glacier.

您可以在导游的带领下徒步游览弗朗兹约瑟夫冰川。

But it was his and Sophie's wedding anniversary, and these semi-unofficial trips with minimal security were the only ones Franz Josef allowed Sophie to go on.

但那天是他和索菲的结婚纪念日，弗朗茨·约瑟夫只允许索菲参加这种半非官方的、安全措施最少的旅行。

Franz Josef Glacier is 12 km long and is located in Westland National Park, on the west coast of the South Island.

弗朗兹约瑟夫冰川全长 12 公里，位于南岛西海岸的韦斯特兰国家公园内。

Faced with the head of his religion, the head of his closest allied nation, and the head of the nation he desperately wanted to be allied with all appealing to him, Franz Josef at last relented.

面对他的宗教领袖，他最亲密盟国的元首，以及他迫切希望与之结盟的国家元首，弗朗茨·约瑟夫的态度终于软化了。