【话匣子英语】皇室家族

加拿大也有等级制度？皇室家族也存在？

Andrew:   So today, we’re going to record a Chatterbox episode, and this is where we have a conversation about a subject that we think is interesting. It might be something to do with pop culture or history or Canadian culture.

Morag: Or when all three of those things intersect in something like the Royal Family.

Andrew: Exactly. And that’s our topic today—the Royal Family.

Morag: Mmhmm.

Andrew: Maybe a lot of our listeners don’t know that Canada actually has a Royal Family.

Morag: We have the same monarchy¹ that the British Isles² have.

Andrew: Yeah. And so a lot of times, even I forget that we have a Royal Family. And one of the recent reminders³ that I got that we have a Royal Family is one of my students back in Canada. He’s from France originally, and he just became a Canadian citizen.

 Morag: Well, that’s wonderful.

 Andrew: Yeah, yeah. I was pretty happy for him. And as part of the ceremony, he had to swear allegiance to the Queen.

 Morag: That’s really weird⁴.

1 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。

2 isles   

岛( isle的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• the geology of the British Isles 不列颠群岛的地质
• The boat left for the isles. 小船驶向那些小岛。

3 reminders   

n.令人回忆起…的东西( reminder的名词复数 )；提醒…的东西；（告知该做某事的）通知单；提示信

参考例句：

• The film evokes chilling reminders of the war. 这部电影使人们回忆起战争的可怕场景。
• The strike has delayed the mailing of tax reminders. 罢工耽搁了催税单的投寄。

4 weird   

adj.古怪的，离奇的；怪诞的，神秘而可怕的

参考例句：

• From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来，他好像有点怪。
• His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。