2级-《一个国王的爱情故事》-第10课

前情提要 

欧内斯特同意和沃利斯离婚，但是教会却极力劝阻国王娶一个离婚的女人。爱德华觉得只要两人相爱，就会得到上帝的支持。

故事原文 

The Love of a King L10

一个国王的爱情故事L10

In July and August Wallis and the King sailed the Mediterranean(1). They met Prime Minister(2) Metaxas in Greece, Kemal Ataturk in Turkey, and King Boris in Bulgaria. But that summer is famous for Edward's clothes. On the journey from Athens to lstanbul, the King took off his shirt to get brown in the sun. It was hot, and ten minutes later he was asleep. So he did not see the young photographer who was now taking pictures of the King..…

7月和8月，沃利斯和国王游历了地中海。他们在希腊会见了梅塔克萨斯首相，在土耳其会见了卡迈勒·阿塔蒂尔克，在保加利亚会见了博里什国王。但那个夏天最著名的事情莫过于爱德华的着装风波了。在从雅典前往伊斯坦布尔的旅途中，国王脱去衬衫做日光浴。天气很热，十分钟后他就睡着了。所以他没有注意到，一名年轻的摄影师正在给国王拍照……

When Edward returned from the Mediterranean, there was a letter waiting for him.

爱德华从地中海回国后，有一封信正等着他。

It was from Mr Albert Thompson of Birmingham, who wrote:'I saw a picture of you in the newspaper this morning and I felt very angry.I have never seen a King dressed as badly as you were! No shirt! And no tie, no socks, no hat... and in short trousers! How could you, Sir?'

信是伯明翰的阿尔伯特·汤普逊先生写来的，他写道：“今天早上，我在报上看到一张您的照片，我很生气。我从未看到一个国王穿得如此糟糕！居然没穿衬衫！没打领带，没穿鞋，没戴帽子……还穿着短裤！陛下，您怎么能这样？”

Edward showed this letter to Stanley Baldwin, the Prime Minister.' What do you think of this?' the King asked.

爱德华把信交给首相斯坦利·鲍德温看。“您觉得这封信怎么样？”国王问。

Mr Thompson is right, Sir,' the Prime Minister replied.' You want to be modern, but the people don't like it.'

“汤普逊先生是对的，陛下，”首相回答，“您想赶时髦，可人民不喜欢这样。”

Edward put the letter on the fire.' And do you think that divorce is"modern", Mr Baldwin?'

爱德华把信烧掉。“那么，鲍德温先生，您觉得离婚‘时髦’吗？”

The Prime Minister sat down.' Yes, Sir,' he began,'I've read(3) about this Mrs Simpson. She has two husbands still alive(4). And you must understand what that means, Sir. She cannot marry a King.'

首相坐了下来。“是的，陛下，”他开口说，“我读了关于这位辛普森夫人的事。她有两个丈夫，他们还活着。陛下，您必须明白这意味着什么。她不能嫁给一个国王。”

' But I cannot live without her,' Edward said.

“但没有她我无法生活。”爱德华说。

' Then, Sir,' the Prime Minister replied,'I can see there's a storm coming.I have talked to your family and to Archbishop Lang, and we will not have this woman as our Queen.'

“那么，陛下，“首相回答，“看得出一场风暴就要来了。我已经与您的家庭成员及朗大主教谈过，我们不会让这个女人做我们的王后。”

That night the Prime Minister and the King spoke for many hours. There were hundreds of questions, but only one answer. And so, in the early hours of the next morning, Edward said:

那天晚上，首相与国王谈了好几个小时。涉及的问题很多，但答案却只有一个。于是，第二天凌晨时分，爱德华说：

' You tell me that Wallis cannot marry a King. So there is only one thing that I can do.I will give the crown(5) to my brother, and leave England.I must follow my heart. You tell me that it's a crime(6) to fall in love. You tell me that it's wrong to be happy. How strange this country is!'

“您告诉我沃利斯不能嫁给国王。那么，我能做的只有一件事。我将把王位让给我的弟弟，然后离开英国。我必须依从自己的心。你告诉我与人相爱是罪恶。你告诉我幸福是错误的。这个国家多么奇怪啊！”

（原文中出现高光标示内容请见核心语言点）

核心语言点 

1.the Mediterranean 地中海

2. Prime Minister首相

例句：

The Prime Minister has just resigned.

首相刚刚辞职。

3.read about 读到；通过阅读了解到。

例句：

I have read about it in some books.

我在一些书中读到过它。

4.alive活着的（不能放在名词前面）

例句：

His grandparents are still alive.

他的祖父母都还健在。

We don’t know whether he is alive or dead.

我们不知道他是死是活。

5.crown王冠

   the crown王位

例句：

I will give the crown to my brother.

我要让位于我弟弟。

The treaty made Henry heir to the crown of France.

这项条约让亨利成了法国的王位继承人。

6.crime 罪行，犯罪

例句：

He insisted that he had not committed any crime.

他坚持说自己没有犯任何罪行。

   commit a crime 犯罪