英伦广角 2013-04-13 英国议员中断假期参与“下院辩论”纪念前首相撒切尔

 St. Paul’s Cathedral is reserved for funerals of the great and good, generally people who unite Britain. But Britain is polarized over plans to hold a service here next weel for Margaret Thatcher¹. She asked not to have a state funeral, but the ceremonial event with full military honours, is one step alone. 

 

Despite her wishes, some are pititioning for her to have the full honours as were given here to Winston Churchill. This requires a motion vote in Parliament and the coffin² is laid in state before the procession. 

 

Procedings for Margaret Thatcher’s funeral will begin here at the Palace of Westminster. The night before, her coffin will rest at the ornate Chapel³ of St. Mary and the Croft, one level below the basin chamber⁴ that she knew so well.

 

The actual rate of level of income tax has been adjourned⁵. 

 

On the day of the funeral with flags at half-mast, the coffin will leave here, for the Aria’s Church of St. Clement⁶ Danes. Here it will be transferred to a gun carriage drawn⁷ by King’s Troop Raw Artillery⁸ to be taken to St. Paul’s Cathedral. 

 

The procession will pass just metres from this tucked-away church of temple, where Clement Atley the former Labour prime ministre, and founder⁹ of the DNA¹⁰ Chest, had his service. And some say that Margaret Thatcher’s send-off should be no grander. 

 

… whether it’s a moderate local church, or whether it’s a cathedral, that sort of the family, I think that they should have the option of the other prime ministres, should of the option. But I don’t the case is wrong for any politician now and in the future for such spares money on their funeral. 

 

The cost, estimated at 8 million pound, is yet to be confirmed. And while it may evoke¹¹ memories of Diana the Princess of Wales’ funeral, a route lined with military personnel and the public, is there the same affection for Margaret Thatcher. And there is the population happy to foot the bill.

 

And I think it’s ever-be acts for enter of a military funeral.

Yes, she is a part of Britain, a part of the history and it’s a big deal. It’ll be recognized to do so.

Whe didn’t want worship she had won.

No.

Why not?

Of course she struck a country. I’m really do. I don’t she did anythng for normal people. 

Do you think she have a big send-off?

Of course.

Why?

Because she die importantly in history. 

 

The televized service in St. Paul’s will be a Royal occasion attended by the Queen and other dignitaries. 

 

It’ll be a big event, it’s eh, she was a great prime ministre. She was prime ministre for 11 years and it was totally transformational for the country. And I think there’s a huge amount of people who will want to, not just in Britain, but around the world, who will want to pay their respect to her.

 

But some have already ruled themselves out. 

 

I wouldn’t go because it would be hypocritical. I supposed that everything she aim, I have been trying to think anything she did I agreed with but I think, I have spent, I mean not straight for I can’t come out with anything.

 

While it will have the feel of a state funeral, there’s an irony¹² that cathedral in recent years has also become the symbol of anti-capital’s protest. Divisive in life, why would her funeral be any different? 

 

Jason Farrel, Sky News.

1 thatcher   

n.茅屋匠

参考例句：

• Tom Sawyer was in the skiff that bore Judge Thatcher. 汤姆 - 索亚和撒切尔法官同乘一条小艇。 来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险
• Mrs. Thatcher was almost crazed; and Aunt Polly, also. 撒切尔夫人几乎神经失常，还有波莉姨妈也是。 来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险

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 chapel   

n.小教堂，殡仪馆

参考例句：

• The nimble hero,skipped into a chapel that stood near.敏捷的英雄跳进近旁的一座小教堂里。
• She was on the peak that Sunday afternoon when she played in chapel.那个星期天的下午，她在小教堂的演出，可以说是登峰造极。

4 chamber   

n.房间，寝室；会议厅；议院；会所

参考例句：

• For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说，牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
• The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。

5 adjourned   

（使）休会， （使）休庭( adjourn的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The court adjourned for lunch. 午餐时间法庭休庭。
• The trial was adjourned following the presentation of new evidence to the court. 新证据呈到庭上后，审讯就宣告暂停。

6 clement   

adj.仁慈的；温和的

参考例句：

• A clement judge reduced his sentence.一位仁慈的法官为他减了刑。
• The planet's history contains many less stable and clement eras than the holocene.地球的历史包含着许多不如全新世稳定与温和的地质时期。

7 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

8 artillery   

n.(军)火炮，大炮；炮兵(部队)

参考例句：

• This is a heavy artillery piece.这是一门重炮。
• The artillery has more firepower than the infantry.炮兵火力比步兵大。

9 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

10 DNA   

(缩)deoxyribonucleic acid 脱氧核糖核酸

参考例句：

• DNA is stored in the nucleus of a cell.脱氧核糖核酸储存于细胞的细胞核里。
• Gene mutations are alterations in the DNA code.基因突变是指DNA密码的改变。

11 evoke   

vt.唤起，引起，使人想起

参考例句：

• These images are likely to evoke a strong response in the viewer.这些图像可能会在观众中产生强烈反响。
• Her only resource was the sympathy she could evoke.她以凭借的唯一力量就是她能从人们心底里激起的同情。

12 irony   

n.反语，冷嘲；具有讽刺意味的事，嘲弄

参考例句：

• She said to him with slight irony.她略带嘲讽地对他说。
• In her voice we could sense a certain tinge of irony.从她的声音里我们可以感到某种讥讽的意味。