伊丽莎白女王 Her Majesty
伊丽莎白女王1. <span word="She">She</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="shy">shy</span>1. 她很内敛<span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="Majesty">Majesty</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="reigned">reigned</span> <span word="for">for</span> 60 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shy">shy</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="heart">heart</span>. <span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="she">she</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="learnt">learnt</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="handle">handle</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="manner">manner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="situations">situations</span>, <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="occasion">occasion</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="incredible">incredible</span> <span word="demands">demands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="monarch">monarch</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="age">age</span>, <span word="thanks">thanks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="advice">advice</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="closest">closest</span> <span word="courtiers">courtiers</span>.女王尽管已登基60年，骨子里却仍是一个内敛的人。的确，她已学会如何处理各种境况，如何应付自如，或迎合现代社会人们对一位女王的要求；但这些成就部分得归功于她身边大臣的忠谏。2. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="smile">smile</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="real">real</span>2. 她的微笑发自内心<span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="struck">struck</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Queen">Queen</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="days">days</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Royal">Royal</span> <span word="Family">Family</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="survived">survived</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="travails">travails</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="decades">decades</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="emerge">emerge</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="ever">ever</span>. <span word="Charles">Charles</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="predicament">predicament</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Diana">Diana</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="afterwards">afterwards</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="resolved">resolved</span>. <span word="What">What</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="more">more</span>, <span word="she">she</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Duke">Duke</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Edinburgh">Edinburgh</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="side">side</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="grandchildren">grandchildren</span> <span word="William">William</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Harry">Harry</span> – <span word="have">have</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="for">for</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="short">short</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="succession">succession</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="assured">assured</span> – <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tremendous">tremendous</span> <span word="pride">pride</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="satisfaction">satisfaction</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span>.近来女王看上去很开心。我想这跟王室坚强熬过几十年的艰难风雨有关吧。无论是戴安娜王妃之死还是查尔斯的窘境，都已成为过往。何况爱丁堡公爵还陪伴在她身边，孙子威廉和哈利一切也都顺顺当当，王室继承还将继续下去——对女王而言，这就是莫大的自豪和欣慰了吧。3. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wicked">wicked</span> <span word="wit">wit</span>3. 她风趣聪慧<span word="She">She</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="funny">funny</span> – <span word="a">a</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="rarely">rarely</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="she">she</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="aware">aware</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="monarch">monarch</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="representative">representative</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="display">display</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fun">fun</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lovely">lovely</span>, <span word="spontaneous">spontaneous</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="humour">humour</span>.女王有时非常风趣——只可惜公众很少有机会看到罢了。作为女王，她意识到自己得严肃正经，要展现一国君主之风范。但私下里，她真的很风趣，有时还耍点调皮的小幽默。4. <span word="Faith">Faith</span> <span word="underpins">underpins</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="life">life</span>4. 她对待信仰忠贞不渝<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Queen">Queen</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Church">Church</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="England">England</span> – <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="forgotten">forgotten</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="faith">faith</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="worn">worn</span> <span word="prayer">prayer</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> – <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="lip">lip</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="God">God</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="prays">prays</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="believer">believer</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="churchgoer">churchgoer</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="drawn">drawn</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="sustenance">sustenance</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="faith">faith</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="reign">reign</span>.当然，女王是英国国教会的最高元首；但很少有人意识到她本人就是一名忠诚的基督教徒。我曾看她拿着一本非常破旧的祈祷书——这恰好说明女王绝非虚有其表，而是千真万确信仰上帝。她也经常去教堂做礼拜。我想，正是这种虔诚的信仰才帮她度过了在位期间的艰难岁月吧5. <span word="She">She</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="make">make</span>-<span word="do">do</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="mend">mend</span> <span word="Queen">Queen</span>5. 她勤俭节约<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Queen">Queen</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extravagant">extravagant</span> <span word="person">person</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> 13 <span word="when">when</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="II">II</span> <span word="began">began</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="formative">formative</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="hugely">hugely</span> <span word="shaped">shaped</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shadow">shadow</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="sacrifices">sacrifices</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="suggesting">suggesting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Royal">Royal</span> <span word="Family">Family</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="slum">slum</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span>, <span word="food">food</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="rationed">rationed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="make">make</span>-<span word="do">do</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="mend">mend</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="stayed">stayed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Queen">Queen</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="partly">partly</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="likes">likes</span> <span word="Kate">Kate</span>, <span word="who">who</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="afraid">afraid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="dress">dress</span> <span word="twice">twice</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="patently">patently</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> ‘<span word="spend">spend</span>, <span word="spend">spend</span>, <span word="spend">spend</span>’ <span word="mould">mould</span>.女王向来不喜欢铺张浪费。第二次世界大战爆发时她才13岁，在战争的阴影中长大。当时全英国人民都得做出牺牲，尽管没人要求王室参与其中，但他们却并未逃避责任。英国与德国孤军奋战时，食物都定量配给，一切都得省吃俭用。而这种勤俭节约的作风就此伴随了女王一生。女王之所以喜欢凯特，很可能也因为凯特从不介意一件衣服多穿两次吧。显然，凯特也不是“大手大脚”类型的人。</p>
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