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Britain continues to mourn the death of Queen Elizabeth II

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Crowds in Scotland gathered along the route to watch the coffin² holding Queen Elizabeth II's body travel to Edinburgh, where it will be on public view before being flown to London on Tuesday.

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Britain continues to mourn the death of Queen Elizabeth. Her coffin was conveyed yesterday from her castle in the Scottish Highlands to Edinburgh. Today it will be on public view before being flown to London tomorrow. NPR's Philip Reeves reports.

PHILIP REEVES, BYLINE³: The Queen arrives in Edinburgh. The thousands lining⁴ the streets fall silent as her cortege approaches. Then, as her hearse passes by, this.

(APPLAUSE)

ELAINE WEIR⁵: You can see, with the outpouring of affection and grief, how much she meant to everybody.

REEVES: Elaine Weir is here with her two young daughters. The fact that Edinburgh's the first stop in the queen's final journey through Britain matters a lot, she says.

WEIR: It means everything because mostly with the monarchy⁶, it's very much linked in to London and in to England. But we all know how much Scotland meant to the queen and to the whole royal family. So I think it's lovely for us to be here and witness this event in Scotland, in the capital.

REEVES: We're on the Royal Mile in the ancient heart of Edinburgh. There are bars, cafes and tourist shops selling kilts, whiskey and wool. But it's also home to the key institutions of Scotland's government. That government's ruled by a party seeking full independence from the United Kingdom. Weir believes the number of people who've come to honor the queen sends a message.

WEIR: I think it definitely represents the desire of the people to keep the union together. We do know, over recent years, there has been that divided opinion. But I think you can see here today how important it is the United Kingdom stays as one.

JACK⁷ AITKEN: I get quite emotional. I find that I have an affinity⁸ with the queen.

REEVES: Jack Aitken is 78. He's a volunteer tourist guide and, he says, a proud Scot.

AITKEN: I'm not a separatist, and I think it's appropriate that she comes here. And I think this whole thing has been planned.

REEVES: You mean it's sending a message?

AITKEN: Yes, uniting the U.K.

(SOUNDBITE OF TRUMPET⁹ FANFARE)

REEVES: Hours before the queen's cortege arrives, a crowd gathered on the Royal Mile outside St. Giles' Cathedral, where today her coffin will lie at rest.

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: The crown of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is solely¹⁰ and rightfully come to the Prince Charles Philip Arthur George. We therefore...

REEVES: They've come for this ceremony, the formal declaration that her son Charles is king.

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: God save the king.

UNIDENTIFIED PEOPLE: God save the king.

REEVES: For the first time, there's dissent¹¹ from a handful of protesters.

(BOOING)

REEVES: Britons may seem united in their grief right now, yet there are some who see things differently.

MARIE FINLAYSON: We're older Scots. We're not here today to shout and protest in that sense. We want a peaceful protest. But all of our friends are apathetic¹² about the monarchy.

REEVES: Marie Finlayson says she's here with her husband to show that not all Scots favor a monarchy.

FINLAYSON: And certainly we should be having a dialogue on a choice about a monarchy, whereas it's been thrust upon us again.

REEVES: Scotland's ruling party, though seeking independence, actually favors keeping the monarchy, says Finlayson.

FINLAYSON: And if independence comes, many people will want to keep the monarchy, and I would have no objection to that if that's what people vote for. But I want Scotland to have the choice.

REEVES: For many Scots who will today line up to pay their last respects beside the coffin of their queen, these arguments are for another time, yet they're unlikely to go away.

Philip Reeves, NPR News, Edinburgh.

(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC)

1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 coffin   

n.棺材，灵柩

参考例句：

• When one's coffin is covered,all discussion about him can be settled.盖棺论定。
• The coffin was placed in the grave.那口棺材已安放到坟墓里去了。

3 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

4 lining   

n.衬里，衬料

参考例句：

• The lining of my coat is torn.我的外套衬里破了。
• Moss makes an attractive lining to wire baskets.用苔藓垫在铁丝篮里很漂亮。

5 weir   

n.堰堤，拦河坝

参考例句：

• The discharge from the weir opening should be free.从堰开口处的泻水应畅通。
• Big Weir River,restraining tears,has departed!大堰河，含泪地去了！

6 monarchy   

n.君主，最高统治者；君主政体，君主国

参考例句：

• The monarchy in England plays an important role in British culture.英格兰的君主政体在英国文化中起重要作用。
• The power of the monarchy in Britain today is more symbolical than real.今日英国君主的权力多为象徵性的，无甚实际意义。

7 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

8 affinity   

n.亲和力，密切关系

参考例句：

• I felt a great affinity with the people of the Highlands.我被苏格兰高地人民深深地吸引。
• It's important that you share an affinity with your husband.和丈夫有共同的爱好是十分重要的。

9 trumpet   

n.喇叭，喇叭声；v.吹喇叭，吹嘘

参考例句：

• He plays the violin, but I play the trumpet.他拉提琴，我吹喇叭。
• The trumpet sounded for battle.战斗的号角吹响了。

10 solely   

adv.仅仅，唯一地

参考例句：

• Success should not be measured solely by educational achievement.成功与否不应只用学业成绩来衡量。
• The town depends almost solely on the tourist trade.这座城市几乎完全靠旅游业维持。

11 dissent   

n./v.不同意，持异议

参考例句：

• It is too late now to make any dissent.现在提出异议太晚了。
• He felt her shoulders gave a wriggle of dissent.他感到她的肩膀因为不同意而动了一下。

12 apathetic   

adj.冷漠的，无动于衷的

参考例句：

• I realised I was becoming increasingly depressed and apathetic.我意识到自己越来越消沉、越来越冷漠了。
• You won't succeed if you are apathetic.要是你冷淡，你就不能成功。