一个国王的爱情故事英文版.docx

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一个国王的爱情故事英文版

　　你想当国王、想拥有荣华富贵、名闻天下吗？

你希望无论走到哪里都成为众人的中心吗？

你希望自己每时每刻、每一天都是人们关注的对象吗？

　　国王永远不会独自一人。

每时每刻总有人注视着他——有时是他的保镖，有时是街上成千的民众。

他永远不会独自一人；每个人都认识他的面孔。

他做事必须检点，因为他的所做所为是无法保密的。

　　国王今天说了什么，明天全世界的人都会知道。

他说话得谨慎；因为总有人在听。

　　这可不像一般的工作那样，5点钟就可以下班。

国王没有假期。

国王永远是国王——每时每刻都是国王。

　　国王永远不会独自一人，但他总是感到孤独。

谁会是国王的朋友呢？

谁会与他共同分担那份孤独呢？

　　作者彼德·戴恩蒂从事英语教学多年，目前在伦敦工作。

家族世系图

TheDukeandDuchessofWindsor

　　1894EdwardisborninRichmond，England．

　　1896WallisisborninBaltimore，USA．

　　1911EdwardbecomesPrinceofWales．

　　1912EdwardentersOxfordUniversity．

　　1914TheFirstWorldWarbegins．EdwardseesfighingonthefrontlineinBelgium．

　　1916WallismarriesWinfieldSpencer．

　　1920Edwardbeginsafive-yearjourneyroundtheworld．Hevisits45countriesandtravels240000kilometres．

　　1927WallisdivorcesWinfieldSpencer．

　　1928WallismarriesErnestSimpson．

　　1930EdwardmeetsWallisataweekendhouseparty．

　　1936JanuaryKingGeorgeVdies．EdwardisnowKing．

　　JuneEdwardtellshismotherthathewantstomarryWallis．

　　DecemberEdwardgivesthecrowntohisbrotherandleavesEng－land．

　　1937EdwardandWallismarryinFrance．TheytakethenameDukeandDuchessofWindsor．NoneoftheRoyalFamilycometothewedding．ForthenextthirtyyearstheDukeandDuchessliveout－sideEngland．

　　1966QueenElizabethⅡmeetstheDukeandDuchessatasmallpartyinLondon．'It'stimetoforgetthepast，'shesays．

　　1972EdwarddiesinParis．HisbodyisburiedinEnglandatWindsorCastle．

　　1986WallisdiesinParisandisburiednexttoEdwardatWindsor．

　　INAPRIL1987，THREEHUNDREDPEOPLECAMETOASMALLroominGeneva，Switzerland．TherewerePresidentsandKings，filmstarsandmillionaires．Theycamefromthefourcornersoftheworld，eastandwest，northandsouth，andtheyspokemanylanguages．

　　Buttheyallwantedonething—tobuysomejewellery．ItwasthejewellerythatamancalledEdwardgaveawomancalledWallis．

　　Onewoman，MrsNamikifromJapan，paid＄105000foragoldring．

　　'Whydidyoupayallthatmoney？

'afriendasked．'YoucanbuyagoldringinTokyoforhalfthatmoney．'

　　'BecauseWallisandEdwardwerespecialtome，'MrsNamikireplied．'InevermetthembutI'llkeepthatringallmylife．'

　　Inthenextfewhours，inthatsmallroominGeneva，thejew－ellerywassoldfor＄．ButwhowasWallis？

AndwhowasEdward？

Andwhywastheirlovestorysospecial？

　　Let'sbeginatthebeginning…

1ALonelyChild

　　PrinceEdwardwasbornin1894．Hisfather，KingGeorgeV，wasatall，coldmanwhodidnotlikechil－dren．'WhydoesEdwardtalkallthetime？

'heoncesaid．'He'saverynoisychild！

'

　　Hismother，QueenMary，agreed．'Itdoesn'tmatterifEdwardishappyorunhappy，'shesaid．'Achildmustbesilentandstrong．'

　　ThefamilylivedinBuckinghamPalace，whichhad600rooms．Therewere8kitchens，19bathrooms，24toilets，11diningrooms，17bedroomsand21sittingrooms．

　　Edwardoncetoldastoryaboutthehouse：

BuckinghamPalacewasverybig，andpeoplesometimesgotlost．Onenightmymother，myfatherandIweresittinginthediningroom．Wewerewaitingforourdinner．Wewait－edandwaited，butthefooddidnotcome．Aftertwentyminutesmyfatherwasveryangry．Hestoodupandwenttothekitchen．'Whereisthecook？

'heshouted，andwhereismyfood？

'

　　'But，Sir，'thecookreplied，'yourdinnerleftthekitchenfifteenminutesago．Hasn'titarrivedyet？

'

　　'No，ithasn't，'myfathershouted，'andI'mhungry．'

　　TheKingleftthekitchenandbegantolookforthefood．Tenminuteslaterhesawawomanwhowascarryingthreeplatesofmeatandpotatoes．'Whathappenedtoyou？

'myfathersaid．'Whydidn'tyoubringusourdinner？

'

　　'I'msorry，Sir，'thewomanreplied．'Therearealotofdiningrooms．Icouldn'trememberwheretogo．Butifyoureturntothetable，Sir，thistimeIcanfollowyoutotherightroom．'

　　Edwarddidnotgotoschoolwithotherchildren．HestayedinBuckinghamPalacewherehehadaspecialclassroomjustforhim．

　　ThisishowEdwarddescribedhislessons：

　　Myteacher，MrHansell，wasathinman．Heneversmiledandhisnosewasveryred．Wehadlotsofbooksbuttheywereallveryboring．Theywerefullofwordsandtheydidn'thaveanypictures．

　　SometimesIstoppedreadingandlookedoutdow．MrHansellgotveryangry．Hetookastickandhitmeonthearm．'Don'tlookoutofthewindow，littleboy，'heshouted．'Lookatthebook．'Hehitmemanytimesandmyarmwasred．

　　EveryFridaytheteachertookmetomyfather'sroom．

　　'Andwhathasmysonlearntthisweek，MrHansell？

'theKingasked．

　　Andtheanswerwasalways：

'NotverymuchI'mafraid，Sir．Edwarddoesn'tlikehislessons．Heneverlis－tenstowhatIsay．'

　　WhenMrHanselllefttheroom，myfatherwasangrywithme．'What'swrongwithyou，child？

'hesaid．'Areyoustupid？

Whycan'tyoulearnanything？

'

　　'Butthelessonsaresoboring，Sir，'Ireplied．'AndMrHansellhitsme．'

　　'Idon'tunderstandyou，Edward．You'reababy．You'resoweak．You'llneverbeagoodKing．AKingmustbestrong．Gotoyourroomandstaythereuntilthemorning．'

　　'Ispentmanydaysaloneinmyroom，'Edwardwrotelater．'IneverplayedwithotherchildrenandIdidn'thaveanyfriends．IlivedinthemostbeautifulhouseinEnglandbutIwasalwayslonelyandsad．Isawmymotheronceadayatdin－nertimeandIsawmyfatherthreeorfourtimesaweek，buttheynevergavemeanylove．Iwasafraidofthemandevery－thingIdidwaswrong．'

2ThePrinceofWales

　　Inthespringof1911KingGeorgecalledEdwardintohisroomandsaid：

　　'NextmonthI'llmakeyouPrinceofWalesandtheseareyourclothesfortheceremony．'

　　TheKingopenedasmallcupboardandEdwardstartedtocry．'Butfather，'hesaid，'I'msixteenyearsoldnow．Ican'twearsoftshoesandaskirt．I'lllooklikeagirl．Whycan'tIdresslikeotherpeople？

'

　　'Becauseyou'redifferentandspecial，'hisfatherreplied，'andonedayyou'llbeKing．'

　　Edwardcriedforthenexttwodays，buttherewasnoth-inghecoulddo．

　　Andso，on10thJune1911，thefamilydrovetoCaernar－vonCastleinNorthWalesandtheceremonybegan．

　　TheKingputasmallgoldcrownonEdward'shead．Therewasmusicanddancingandthecrowdbegantoshout．

　　ThenewPrinceofWalesclosedhiseyes．'Ifeelterrible，'hesaid．'Canwegohomenow？

'

　　'Notyet，'theKingreplied．'Thepeoplewanttoseeyou．

　　Edwardwalkedtothefrontofthecastleandlookeddownatthecrowd．Hewasshakingandhisfacewasred．

　　'Smile，Edward，'theKingsaid．'Youarehappy！

'

　　AfewhourslaterthefamilyweredrivingbacktoWindsor．'Wasn'tthatalovelyday！

'QueenMarysaid．

　　Edwardtookoffhisshoesandlookedoutofthewindow．'Neveragain，'hethought．'Neveragain！

'

3TheRoyalStar

　　AfterayearatOxfordUniversity，EdwardwenttofightintheFirstWorldWar．Hewrote：

　　Ilivedinahousewithtwenty-fiveothersoldiers．Atnightwetalkedaboutourlivesandourfamilies．Itwasveryinter－esting．

　　Icouldspeakfreelytodifferentpeople-richandpoor，youngandold．ButIalsosawthebloodandnoiseofwar．

　　Onedayin1916mydrivertookmetothetownofLoosinBelgium．Igotoutofthecarandwalkedtothetopofthehill．DownbelowmetherewasheavyfightingandIfeltverysad．

　　AnhourlaterIreturnedtomycar．I'llneverforgetwhatIsaw．Mydriverwasdead．WhileIwasaway，some－bodyshothimintheneck．

　　Whenthewarfinishedin1918，EdwardreturnedtoBucking－hamPalace．Onenighthewastalkingtohisfatherinthedin－ingroom．

　　'Idon'tunderstandwhycountriesfight，'thePrincesaid．'Thewarhasfinished，butnothinghaschanged．Therearestillmillionsofpoorandhungrypeople．It'snotright．Somebodymustdosomething！

'

　　'Well，'KingGeorgereplied，'youcan'tchangetheworldifyousitbythefire．Youmusttravel．Meetpeople．Talktothem．Listentowhattheysay．Andthen，whenyouareKing，youcanmaketheworldabetterplace．'

　　Andso，in1920，EdwardleftEnglandagain．Duringthenextfiveyearshetravelled240000kilometresandvisited45differentcountries．

　　HesawIndia，Argentina，Nigeria，Mexico，NewZealand，Germany，andJapan．WhenhecametoToronto，inCanada，therewere500000peopleinthestreetstomeethim．Everywherethousandsofpeoplewaitedtoseehim—therewerecrowdsof190000inCapeTown，300000inParis，500000inNewYork，and750000inMelbourne．

　　'Edwardisthefirstroyalstar，'onenewspaperwrote，'andheisnowthemostfamousmanintheworld．Intheolddaysprinceswerecoldandbored．ButEdwardisdifferent．Hegetsoutofhiscarandwalksdownthestreet．Everytwoorthreeminuteshestopsandspeakswiththecrowd．Helaughs．Hesmiles．Heshakesathousandhands．Heisamanofthepeoplewithaheartofgold．'

4TheMeeting

　　Intheautumnof1930EdwardwenttostaywithhisfriendsLordandLadyFurness．ThisishowhedescribedthatweekendinabookcalledAKing'sStory：

　　OnSaturdaytheweatherwascoldandwindy．Itwasrainingheavilysowecouldnotrideourhorses．WedecidedtostayinthehouseandhaveanearlylunchwithsomeofLadyFurness'friends．

　　Atoneo'clockWallisarrivedwithherhusband．Shewasbeautifullydressedandshesmiledallthetime．ShespokewithLordFurnessforafewminutes，andthenLadyFur－nessbroughtherovertoseeme．

　　'Sir，IwouldlikeyoutomeetoneofmydearestandsweetestAmericanfriends，MrsWallisSimpson．'

　　'Howdoyoudo，MrsSimpson，'Isaid．'Pleasecomeandsitdown．'

　　LadyFurnessleftusandwebegantotalk．

　　IcouldseethatWalliswasnotfellingverywell．Shehadabadcoldandhereyeswerered．'I'mafraidthatourEnglishhousesaren'tverywarm，'Isaid．'Wedon'thaveAmericancentralheating