英國最有名的國王和女王是誰？講講有關(guān)戴安娜王妃的事

 
英國最有名的國王和女王是誰？講講有關(guān)戴安娜王妃的事
 
來聽今天的講解:
 
A: And this is Buckingham Palace, home of the Queen of England.
 
這里是白金漢宮，英國女王的家。
 
B:How long h.as England had a monarchy?
 
英國君主立憲制的歷史有多長？
 
B:G For well over a thousand years.
 
有一千多年了。
 
B:Who was the most famous king of England?
 
英國最有名的國王是誰？
 
A: Perhaps it was Henry VIII who had six wives.
 
也許是那位有6個妻子的亨利八世
 
B: Why did he have so many wives?
 
他怎么有這么多妻子呢？
 
A:He wanted a son and when none of his wives gave him one he would either divorce them or have them beheaded.
 
他想要個兒子，當(dāng)沒有一個妻子能給他生兒子時，他要么離婚要么就把她們殺頭。
 
B: Who was the most famous Queen of England?
 
英國最有名的女王是誰？
 
A: I think there are two contenders for that tide. Queen Elizabeth I who never married and was known as the Virgin Queen and Queen Victoria. Both lived for a long time and expanded Britain's trade and colonies overseas.
 
對于這個名號，我想有兩位女王不相上下。一個是終生未婚被稱為“童貞女王”的伊麗莎白一世另一個是維多利亞女王，她們兩個都活了很長時間，而且還向海外擴(kuò)大了英國的貿(mào)易和殖民地。
 
B: Is the monarchy popular in England?
 
君主立憲制在英國受歡迎嗎？
 
A: Yes, I think so. Queen Elizabeth II has ruled for over 50 years and is very popular with her subjects just like her mother who lived to be 101 years old.
 
我認(rèn)為是受歡迎的。伊麗莎白二世統(tǒng)治了50多年，和她那位活了101歲的母親一樣，受到臣民們的擁戴。
 
B: Who win succeed her?
 
將來誰會繼承她的王位？
 
A: Her eldest son, Prince Charles, who recently married Camilla. His eldest son, Prince William will then succeed him.
 
她的大兒子查爾斯工子，最近娶了卡米拉的那個。查爾斯王子的人兒子，威廉王子以后也會繼承他的王位。
 
B: So it's always the eldest son who succeeds?
 
也就是說，一直都是長子繼承王位了？
 
A: Yes, but if there are no sons then it passes to the eldest daughter which is what happened in Queen Elizabeth's case.
 
是的。但如果沒有兒子，就會傳位給長女，伊麗莎白女王就是這樣繼承王位的。
 
B: Can you tell me something about Princess Diana.
 
你可以跟我講講有關(guān)戴安娜王妃的事嗎？
 
A: Well she was certainly the most popular of the royal family in recent years.
 
哦，她的確是近幾年來王室成員中最受歡迎的人，
 
B: I know she did a lot of charitable work but it was really tragic that she died to young.
 
我知道她做了很多慈善工作，但她那么年輕就去世的確是個悲劇。
 
A: Yes. I remember that day and the national outpouring of grief that followed. I think everyone in the UK was glued to their seats watching the funeral on TV and there wasn't a dry eye in the whole of the country.
 
是的。我記得，那天全國上下部沉浸在悲痛之中。我想所有的英國人都端坐在椅子上一刻不離地觀看電視上直播的葬禮，沒有一個不落淚的。
 
B: I think that Prince William is very handsome and I would love him to be king one day.I think he would make a better king than his father.
 
我認(rèn)為威廉王子長得很英俊，我希望他將來某一天能夠做國王。我想他會成為一個比他父親更好的國王。
 
A:I think most people think that but he will have to wait until his father dies just as Charles has to wait until his mother dies.
 
我想大多數(shù)人也是這樣認(rèn)為的。不過他得等到他的父親去世后才能繼承王位，就像他父親也得等到他的母親去世后一樣。