第234期:爱情万岁

 　　今天分享的是爱德华的故事。

　　9 The Woman I Love

　　I, Edward the Eighth², King³ of Great Britain⁴, King of India⁵, King of Australia, King of New Zealand, King of Canada, King of Kenya, King of Nigeria, King of Bur-ma, King of Malaya, King of Singapore⁶, and King of thirty-two other countries, have today given⁷ the crown⁸ to my brother George.

　　God⁹ be with him and all his people.

　　10th December 1936.

　　9 我爱的女人

　　我, 爱德华八世，英国国王、印度国王、澳大利亚国王、新西兰国王、加拿大国王、肯尼亚国王、尼日利亚国王、缅甸国王、马来亚国王、新加坡国王，以及其他32个国家的国王，今天把王位交给我的弟弟乔治。

　　愿上帝与他同在, 与他的臣民同在。

　　1936年12月10日。

　　10 Paris

　　But then, in 1966, the Duke¹⁰ and Duchess met Queen¹¹ Elizabeth(the daughter of King George)at a small party in London. After thirty long years it was¹² time to forget the past. Elizabeth kissed¹³ the Duchess and touched her arm. Then she turned to the Duke and said¹⁴:'Wallis is so beautiful, uncle. I think you're a lucky¹⁵ man.'

　　'That day Elizabeth was very kind to us, 'Edward wrote¹⁶ later¹⁷.'But why couldn't my mother or my brother say those words to me?'

　　On BBC¹⁹ television²⁰ in 1969 the Duke and Duchess spoke²¹ about their life²² together.

　　'Do you argue²³?'someone²⁴ asked them.

　　'No, not really, 'the Duchess replied²⁶.'But there's one thing about my husband²⁷ that I really don't like. He is always late. It doesn't matter if he's meeting²⁸ a queen, a president²⁹, or a film star. He can never arrive on time. I don't know why. I have tried to change him, but it's just not possible³¹.'

　　The Duke smiled and touched her hand.'I know that I'm often late, 'he said.'But on our wedding³² day, I arrived at the church³³ twenty minutes before you. I was early and you were late.'

　　'Yes, that's true³⁴, 'the Duchess said. And they both laughed.

　　'You could¹⁸ see real²⁵ love in their eyes, 'one newspaper wrote. 'They were on television, but they forgot³⁵ about the cameras and the millions³⁶ of people who were watching. They were just two people in love.'

　　10 巴黎

　　但是, 1966年公爵和夫人在伦敦的一个小型聚会上见到了伊丽莎白女王（乔治国王的女儿）。事隔30年, 该忘记过去了。伊丽莎白吻了公爵夫人, 碰了碰她的胳膊。然后她转向公爵, 说:“沃利斯真美, 伯父。我觉得您真幸运。”

　　“那天, 伊丽莎白对我们很和气, ”爱德华后来写道, “但为什么我的母亲和弟弟就不能对我说这些话呢?”

　　1969年, 在BBC电视节目里, 公爵和夫人谈起他们的婚姻生活。

　　“你们吵架吗?”有人这样问他们。

　　“不, 不真吵, ”公爵夫人回答, “但我丈夫有一点我确实不喜欢。他总是迟到。无论是要会见女王、总统, 还是电影明星, 他从不准时赴约。我不知道为什么。我曾试图改变他, 但就是不行。”

　　公爵微笑着拍拍她的手。“我知道自己常常迟到, ”他说, “可我们举行婚礼那天, 我比你早20分钟赶到教堂。我早到了, 而你却迟到了。”

　　“对, 这倒是真的, ”公爵夫人说, 他俩都笑了。

　　“在他们的眼中, 你可以看到真正的爱, ”一家报纸如此写道, “他们在接受电视采访, 但他们忘记了摄像机, 忘记了几百万观众在注视着他们。他们只是两个相爱中的人。”

　　11 Long Live Love！

　　In 1970, two years before his death³⁷, Edward said:

　　There are some people who think that I was wrong to give away my crown. But they don't understand true love.

　　When I was young, I lived in Buckingham Palace³⁸. I could have anything that I wanted. But I wasn't happy be-cause my heart³⁹ was empty.

　　Then I met Wallis and everything changed. For half of my life I have lived here with the most beautiful woman in the world. And she is everything to me.

　　When I sit in my garden with the Duchess by my side³⁰, I sometimes think about my early life. I remember the days alone⁴⁰ in my bedroom. I remember the teacher who hit me with a stick⁴¹. I remember the war¹ and my travels⁴² around the world. And then I remember the crowds⁴³ of people below⁴⁴ my window, who shouted:'Long live love！'

　　On my last night in London I spoke with Winston Churchill. In the middle of our conversation⁴⁵ he said:'I think, Sir, that the best things in life are free⁴⁶.'I have never forgotten those words. And now, many years later, I understand what they mean. You cannot buy happiness⁴⁷. And you cannot buy love.

　　To be happy deep⁴⁸ inside⁴⁹ your heart is the most wonderful thing in the world. I have been a lucky man. And so I say:

　　'Thank God for Wallis, and LONG LIVE LOVE！'

　　11爱情万岁！

　　1970年, 即爱德华去世前两年, 他曾说过:

　　有些人认为我放弃王位是错误的。但他们不懂得真正的爱情。

　　我年轻的时候住在白金汉宫。我想要的东西都能得到。但我并不快乐, 因为我的内心是空虚的。

　　后来我遇到了沃利斯, 一切都变了。我的后半生都和这位世界上最美丽的女人在这里一起度过。她就是我的一切。

　　我和公爵夫人一起坐在花园里时, 有时会想起自己早年的生活。我想起自己孤零零待在卧室里的那些日子。我想起那个用棍子打我的老师。我想起战争和周游世界的旅行。我想起那些聚集在我窗下的人群, 他们高呼着:“爱情万岁！”

　　我离开伦敦前的最后一个晚上和温斯顿·邱吉尔做过一次长谈。谈话中, 他说:“陛下, 我认为生活中最好的事情是无偿的。”我从未忘记这句话。现在, 许多年之后, 我才理解了它的涵义。幸福是买不到的。爱情也是买不到的。

　　内心深处的幸福是世界上最美妙的。我是一个幸运的人。所以, 我要说:

　　“感谢上帝给了我沃利斯, 爱情万岁！”

1 war   

n.战争；vi.作战

参考例句：

• We ended the Korean war.我们结束了朝鲜战争。
• The war made many people lose their house and home.战争使许多人无家可归。

2 eighth   

n.八分之一；num.第八

参考例句：

• It is on the eighth page.它在第八页上。
• August is the eighth month of the year.八月是一年中的第八个月。

3 king   

n.君主，国王

参考例句：

• He was a good king!他是个好国王！
• The lion is the king of animals.狮子是百兽之王。

4 Britain   

n.英国；不列颠(英格兰、威尔士和苏格兰)

参考例句：

• London is the capital city of Britain.伦敦是英国的首都。
• I was not in Britain at the time.当时我不在英国。

5 India   

n.印度（亚洲）

参考例句：

• New Delhi is the capital of India.新德里是印度的首都。
• In India,there are fifteen official languages.印度有15种官方语言。

6 Singapore   

n.新加坡

参考例句：

• How much do you know about singapore?你对新加坡了解多少？
• Are you from Singapore?你是新加坡人吗？

7 given   

adj.赠予的，沉溺的，特定的，假设的；vbl.give的过去分词

参考例句：

• This was given me as a birthday gift.这是给我的生日礼物。
• He was given every chance to try the job.他得到一切可能的机会去试做这件事。

8 crown   

n.王冠，王权，顶点；v.使...成王，加冕，居...之顶

参考例句：

• He won the crown in 1973.他荣获1973年冠军称号。
• They wanted to crown Caesar king.他们想立凯撒为王。

9 god   

n.上帝，神；被极度崇拜的人或物

参考例句：

• God knows how the cat got up on the roof.只有天知道那只猫是怎样爬上房顶的。
• God wills that man should be happy.上帝愿人类幸福。

10 duke   

n.公爵

参考例句：

• His grandfather was a royal duke.他的祖父是王室公爵。
• The duke was the king's most trusted adviser.公爵是国王最信赖的顾问。

11 queen   

n.女王，皇后；(纸牌、国际象棋中的)王后

参考例句：

• She sounds like a queen!她听起来像是一个王后！
• The evil queen is very angry.邪恶的皇后非常生气。

12 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

13 kissed   

v.吻( kiss的过去式和过去分词 )；轻拂，轻触

参考例句：

• He bent and kissed her. 他低下头吻了她。
• She kissed him with unusual fervour. 她特别热烈地吻着他。

14 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

15 lucky   

adj.幸运的，侥幸的，碰巧的，吉祥的

参考例句：

• Three is my lucky number.三是我的幸运数字。
• You are a lucky dog.你真是个幸运儿。

16 wrote   

v.（write的过去式）写

参考例句：

• She wrote the music and he wrote the book.她作曲子，他写歌词。
• He wrote back that he was too busy to join us.他回信说他太忙不能参加我们的活动。

17 later   

adv.过后，后来；adj.以后的，更后的，较晚的

参考例句：

• He didn't turn up until half an hour later.半小时后他才出现。
• This part of the hospital was built on later.医院的这个部分是后来增建的。

18 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

19 BBC   

abbr.（=British Broadcasting Corporation）英国广播公司

参考例句：

• She works for the BBC.她为英国广播公司工作。
• The BBC was founded in 1922.英国广播公司建于1922年。

20 television   

n.电视(机) [=TV]

参考例句：

• Do you often watch television?你经常看电视吗？
• Please turn off the television.请把电视关上。

21 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

22 life   

n.生活；生命

参考例句：

• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。
• At last he knew the meaning of life.终于，他知道了生命的意义。

23 argue   

vi.辩论，争论；vt.辩论，论证；说服，劝说

参考例句：

• I won't argue about the matter.我不会争论这件事。
• They sometimes argue off for hours.他们有时一争就是几小时。

24 someone   

pron.某人，有人

参考例句：

• I can hear someone knocking.我听到有人敲门。
• Someone wants to see her.有人找她。

25 real   

adj.真实的；非虚构的；真正的；非常的

参考例句：

• You know her real name?你知道她的真正名字？
• The real world does not look that way!现实世界不是这样的！

26 replied   

v.[法律]（原告对被告）答辩( reply的过去式和过去分词 )；反响；作答；（以行动）做出反应

参考例句：

• She replied in a measured tone to his threat. 她以很有分寸的语气回答了他的威胁。
• I gathered from the way she replied that she wasn't very enthusiastic. 从她回答的语气判断，我觉得她不很热心。 来自《简明英汉词典》

27 husband   

n.丈夫

参考例句：

• My husband just lost his job.我老公刚刚失业了。
• I visited my daughter and her husband.我去看望我的女儿和女婿。

28 meeting   

n.会议；集会

参考例句：

• Will you be at the meeting?你会来开会吗？
• We would like to hold the meeting at an early date.我们希望早日举行这次会议。

29 president   

n.总统；总裁；校长；院长；会(社)长；主席

参考例句：

• They selected him to be president.他们选举他为总裁。
• The president's speech lacked sincerity.校长的演讲缺乏诚意。

30 side   

n.边，旁边；面，侧面

参考例句：

• The shop is on the west side of the street.商店在街道的西边。
• There was a lot of people on every side. 到处都是人。

31 possible   

adj.可能的

参考例句：

• It is possible to go to the moon now.现在有可能登上月球。
• They got the work over as quickly as possible.他们尽快地结束了工作。

32 wedding   

n.婚礼，结婚，结婚仪式，结合

参考例句：

• I have to attend a wedding.我必须去参加婚礼。
• Their wedding was very quiet.他们的婚礼很平淡。

33 church   

n.教堂，礼拜堂；教会

参考例句：

• Mary joined a church yesterday.玛丽昨天加入了教会。
• She was standing on the church steps.她正站在教堂门前的台阶上。

34 true   

a.真实，不假的；忠实，可靠的；正确无误的

参考例句：

• He who doesn't reach the Great Wall is not a true man.不到长城非好汉。
• I will come and see if it is true.我要来了解一下，是否真有其事。

35 forgot   

v.动词forget的过去式，忘记，遗漏，轻忽

参考例句：

• The boy forgot where he put his textbook.那男孩忘记把课本放在什么地方了。
• I forgot how to do it.我忘记怎样做了。

36 millions   

n.数百万；百万( million的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• A small drop in the inflation rate was cold comfort for the millions without a job. 对数百万失业者来说，通货膨胀率的微降是不起作用的安慰。

37 death   

n.死，死亡

参考例句：

• His death was a great shock to the family.他的死对他的家庭是一个很大的打击。
• I was shocked at the news of her death.我听到她去世的消息十分震惊。

38 palace   

n.皇宫；官殿；豪华大厦

参考例句：

• It is really a magic palace!那真是一个有魔力的宫殿！
• What a palace this was!这里可真像皇宫啊！

39 heart   

n.心，中心，要点；v.鼓起勇气，激励

参考例句：

• He is old in body but young in heart.他人老心不老。
• I thank you from the bottom of my heart.我从心坎里感谢你。

40 alone   

adj.单独的，孤独的；adv.单独地，独自地；仅仅

参考例句：

• He often makes a round trip to the hospital alone.他经常一个人往返医院。
• It is dangerous for a girl to go out alone at night.一个女孩夜里单独外出是危险的。

41 stick   

n.枝，杆，手杖；vt.插于，刺入，竖起；vi.钉住，粘贴，坚持

参考例句：

• A walking stick is a must for me now.如今我行走离不开手杖了。
• To stick a stamp on an envelope.在信封上贴邮票。

42 travels   

n.旅途， （非正式）旅行笔记，游记；旅行( travel的名词复数 )；移动；游历；[机械工程]机械运动（尤指往复运动）v.行进( travel的第三人称单数 )；步行；经过；走过…

参考例句：

• Stories about his travels abound. 有关他游历的故事多得很。
• She travels in cyberspace by sending messages to friends around the world. 她利用电子空间给世界各地的朋友们发送信件。 来自《简明英汉词典》

43 crowds   

n.人群( crowd的名词复数 )；群众；一群；听众

参考例句：

• eager crowds outside the stadium 体育场外急不可耐的观众
• The police operation was encumbered by crowds of reporters. 警方的行动被成群的记者所妨碍。

44 below   

prep./adv.在……的下面；低于……

参考例句：

• I looked down at the hall below.我瞧了瞧下面的大厅。
• The temperature is below zero.温度在零度以下。

45 conversation   

n.谈话，交谈

参考例句：

• Conversation is one of pleasures of life.交谈是人生一大乐趣。
• We'll carry on a conversation with her tomorrow.我们将于明天与她会谈。

46 free   

adj.自由的，免费的；v.使自由；adv.随意地

参考例句：

• I don't have much free time.我没有多少空闲时间。
• There really is no free lunch.天下果然没有免费的午餐。

47 happiness   

n.幸福感；快乐；幸运

参考例句：

• I wish you the life of happiness and prosperity.我祝你生活幸福、万事如意。
• We all desire happiness and health.我们都想得到幸福和健康。

48 deep   

adj.深的，深长的；深奥的；强烈；adv.深，迟

参考例句：

• The sky is deep blue.天空是深蓝色的。
• We talked deep into the night.我们谈至深夜。

49 inside   

n.内部，内脏，内幕；adj.内部的，秘密的，户内的；prep.在...之内

参考例句：

• Two minutes later we were inside the taxi.两分钟以后我们已经坐在出租车里面了。
• He will be back inside two days.他将在两天内回来。