求翻译：当时的英国与西班牙正处于交战状态，尽管西班牙的无敌舰队早在1588 年就已经被击溃，但是西班牙舰队仍然是英国最强劲的海上竞争对手，所以英国继续鼓励武装民船政策，企图利用海盗来骚扰甚至切断西班牙的海上运输线。是什么意思？

British and Spain is in a state of war, despite the Spanish Armada in 1588 had already been defeated, but the Spanish fleet is still Britain's most powerful offshore competitors, so the UK continue to encourage privateers policy in an attempt to take advantage of the pirates to harass even cut Spain

At that time the British and the Spanish are in a state of war, although the Spanish of the Invincible Armada as early as in 1588, has been neutralized, but Spain is still the British fleet at sea the most powerful competitor, so the British continue to encourage the armed civilian vessels, in an at

England and Spain then were being at the belligerency, although Spain's invincible Armada already is routed as early as in 1588, but the Spanish fleet still was the England strongest marine competitor, therefore England continued to encourage the armed civilian boat policy, attempted to harass using

At that time of the United Kingdom and Spain were at war, although Spain ahead of the Armada in 1588 had been defeated, but Spain fleet remains the United Kingdom's strongest competitor in the sea, so the United Kingdom continues to encourage the armed merchant ship policy, attempts to use the pirat

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