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如有侵权，请联系网站删除，仅供学习与交流一个国王的爱情故事英文版【精品文档】第 33 页简介你想当国王、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The Duke and Duchess of Windsor1894 Edward is born in Richmond， England1896 Wallis is born in Baltimore，USA1911 Edward becomes Prince of Wales1912 Edward enters Oxford University1914 The First World War beginsEdward sees fighing on the front line in Belgium1916 Wallis marries Winfield Spencer1920 Edward begins a five-year journey round the world He visits 45 countries and travels 240 000 kilometres1927 Wallis divorces Winfield Spencer1928 Wallis marries Ernest Simpson1930 Edward meets Wallis at a weekend house party1936 January King George V dies Edward is now KingJune Edward tells his mother that he wants to marry WallisDecember Edward gives the crown to his brother and leaves England1937 Edward and Wallis marry in France They take the name Duke and Duchess of WindsorNone of the Royal Family come to the weddingFor the next thirty years the Duke and Duchess live outside England1966 Queen Elizabeth meets the Duke and Duchess at a small party in London'It's time to forget the past，'she says1972 Edward dies in ParisHis body is buried in England at Windsor Castle1986 Wallis dies in Paris and is buried next to Edward at WindsorIN APRIL 1987， THREE HUNDRED PEOPLE CAME TO A SMALL room in Geneva，Switzerland There were Presidents and Kings， film stars and millionaires They came from the four corners of the world， east and west，north and south，and they spoke many languagesBut they all wanted one thingto buy some jewelleryIt was the jewellery that a man called Edward gave a woman called WallisOne woman，Mrs Namiki from Japan，paid 105 000 for a gold ring'Why did you pay all that money？'a friend asked'You can buy a gold ring in Tokyo for half that money''Because Wallis and Edward were special to me，'Mrs Namiki replied 'I never met them but I'll keep that ring all my life'In the next few hours， in that small room in Geneva， the jewellery was sold for50000000 But who was Wallis？ And who was Edward？ And why was their love story so special？Let's begin at the beginning1 A Lonely ChildPrince Edward was born in 1894His father，King George V， was a tall， cold man who did not like children'Why does Edward talk all the time？'he once said'He's a very noisy child！'His mother，Queen Mary， agreed'It doesn't matter if Edward is happy or unhappy，' she said'A child must be silent and strong'The family lived in Buckingham Palace，which had 600 roomsThere were 8 kitchens，19 bathrooms，24 toilets， 11 dining rooms， 17 bedrooms and 21 sitting roomsEdward once told a story about the house ：Buckingham Palace was very big， and people sometimes got lostOne night my mother，my father and I were sitting in the dining roomWe were waiting for our dinnerWe waited and waited， but the food did not comeAfter twenty minutes my father was very angry He stood up and went to the kitchen'Where is the cook？'he shouted，and where is my food？''But， Sir，' the cook replied，'your dinner left the kitchen fifteen minutes agoHasn't it arrived yet？''No，it hasn't，'my father shouted， 'and I'm hungry'The King left the kitchen and began to look for the foodTen minutes later he saw a woman who was carrying three plates of meat and potatoes'What happened to you？'my father said'Why didn't you bring us our dinner？''I' m sorry， Sir， 'the woman replied 'There are a lot of dining rooms I couldn't remember where to goBut if you return to the table， Sir， this time I can follow you to the right room'Edward did not go to school with other children He stayed in Buckingham Palace where he had a special classroom just for himThis is how Edward described his lessons：My teacher， Mr Hansell， was a thin man He never smiled and his nose was very redWe had lots of books but they were all very boring They were full of words and they didn't have any picturesSometimes I stopped reading and looked out dowMr Hansell got very angryHe took a stick and hit me on the arm'Don't look out of the window，little boy，' he shouted'Look at the book'He hit me many times and my arm was redEvery Friday the teacher took me to my father's room'And what has my son learnt this week，Mr Hansell？'the King askedAnd the answer was always：'Not very much I'm afraid，SirEdward doesn't like his lessons He never listens to what I say'When Mr Hansell left the room，my father was angry with me'What's wrong with you， child？'he said'Are you stupid？ Why can't you learn anything？''But the lessons are so boring， Sir，'I replied'And Mr Hansell hits me''I don't understand you，EdwardYou're a babyYou're so weakYou'll never be a good King A King must be strongGo to your room and stay there until the morning''I spent many days alone in my room，'Edward wrote later'I never played with other children and I didn't have any friends I lived in the most beautiful house in England but I was always lonely and sad I saw my mother once a day at dinner time and I saw my father three or four times a week，but they never gave me any loveI was afraid of them and everything I did was wrong'2 The Prince of WalesIn the spring of 1911 King George called Edward into his room and said：'Next month I'll make you Prince of Wales and these are your clothes for the ceremony'The King opened a small cupboard and Edward started to cry'But father，'he said，'I'm sixteen years old nowI can't wear soft shoes and a skirt I'll look like a girl Why can't I dress like other people？''Because you're different and special，'his father replied，'and one day you'll be King'Edward cried for the next two days， but there was noth-ing he could doAnd so， on 10th June 1911， the family drove to Caernarvon Castle in North Wales and the ceremony beganThe King put a small gold crown on Edward's headThere was music and dancing and the crowd began to shoutThe new Prince of Wales closed his eyes'I feel terrible，' he said'Can we go home now？''Not yet，' the King replied'The people want to see youEdward walked to the front of the castle and looked down at the crowdHe was shaking and his face was red'Smile， Edward，'the King said'You are happy！'A few hours later the family were driving back to Windsor'Wasn't that a lovely day！'Queen Mary saidEdward took off his shoes and looked out of the window'Never again，'he thought 'Never again！'3 The Royal StarAfter a year at Oxford University， Edward went to fight in the First World WarHe wrote：I lived in a house with twenty-five other soldiers At night we talked about our lives and our familiesIt was very interestingI could speak freely to different people-rich and poor，young and old But I also saw the blood and noise of warOne day in 1916 my driver took me to the town of Loos in BelgiumI got out of the car and walked to the top of the hillDown below me there was heavy fighting and I felt very sadAn hour later I returned to my carI'll never forget what I sawMy driver was dead While I was away，somebody shot him in the neckWhen the war finished in 1918， Edward returned to Buckingham Palace One night he was talking to his father in the dining room'I don't understand why countries fight，'the Prince said'The war has finished， but nothing has changedThere are still millions of poor and hungry people It's not rightSomebody must do something！''Well，'King George replied，'you can't change the world if you sit by the fire You must travelMeet peopleTalk to themListen to what they say And then， when you are King， you can make the world a better place'And so，in 1920，Edward left England again During the next five years he travelled 240 000 kilometres and visited 45 different countriesHe saw India， Argentina， Nigeria， Mexico， New Zealand， Germany， and JapanWhen he came to Toronto，in Canada， there were 500 000 people in the streets to meet himEverywhere thousands of people waited to see himthere were crowds of 190 000 in Cape Town， 300 000 in Paris， 500 000 in New York， and 750 000 in Melbourne'Edward is the first royal star，'one newspaper wrote，'and he is now the most famous man in the worldIn the old days princes were cold and boredBut Edward is different He gets out of his car and walks down the street Every two or three minutes he stops and speaks with the crowdHe laughsHe smiles He shakes a thousand hands He is a man of the people with a heart of gold'4 The MeetingIn the autumn of 1930 Edward went to stay with his friends Lord and Lady FurnessThis is how he described that weekend in a book called A King's Story：On Saturday the weather was cold and windyIt was raining heavily so we could not ride our horses We decided to stay in the house and have an early lunch with some of Lady Furness' friendsAt one o'clock Wallis arrived with her husband She was beautifully dressed and she smiled all the timeShe spoke with Lord Furness for a few minutes，and then Lady Furness brought her over to see me'Sir，I would like you to meet one of my dearest and sweetest American friends，Mrs Wallis Simpson''How do you do， Mrs Simpson，'I said'Please come and sit down'Lady Furness left us and we began to talkI could see that Wallis was not felling very wellShe had a bad cold and her eyes were red 'I'm afraid that our English houses aren't very warm，'I said 'We don't have American central heating here'There was a long silenceMrs Simpson turned her face and looked out of the windowThen she said：'You have disappointed me，Sir''And why is that？'I asked'Because everybody asks me about American central heatingI thought that the Prince of Wales would talk about something more interesting'I began to laugh'What's the matter，Sir？'Wallis asked'Have I said something wrong？''No，'I replied'I'm laughing because you didn't lie to meYou told me the truth''But why is that funny？ Doesn't everybody do that？''One day I'll be King of England，' I replied'And people are afraid of meIf I say that the sky is yellow， they say，“Yes，Sir，you are right” If I say that Wednesday is the first day of the week， they say，“Yes，Sir，you are right” And if I say that Scotland is bigger than Canada，they say， “Yes，Sir，you are right”But you told me that I was boring！ You told me the truthI like that！'There was another silence and then Wallis began to laugh'Can I say one more thing，Sir？''Yes， Mrs Simpson，what is it？''It's your trousers，Sir''My trousers？''Yes， SirThey are black and your shoes are brown'These two colours don't look right together'I stood up and looked in the mirror'Yes，Mrs Simpson，you're rightI look very strangeThe next time we meet，I will be better dressed'When lunch was ready，we walked through into the dining roomI sat at one end of the table and Wallis sat at the other endI was watching her very carefullyI thought how beautiful her hands wereShe began talking to Lady Furness and then， a few minutes later， she turned and smiled at meI felt very happyAfter lunch Wallis came over to say goodbye'My husband and I have to leave now，SirWe're going to another party in London'I wanted to speak to her but I could not find the right wordsI don't know why We shook hands and Wallis walked awayI went into the next room and sat down near Lady Furness'Tell me about Mrs Simpson，'I said'What would you like to know？'she asked'Everything！' I said'Then perhaps，Sir，you would like to walk in the gardenWe can talk more freely there'We stood up and left the house by the back doorWe walked slowly through the trees，and Lady Furness told me about Wallis5 WallisThis is how Lady Furness described Mrs Simpson's early life to Edward：Wallis was born in BaltimoreShe never knew her fatherHe died when she was five months old But her mother was a strong and loving woman， and Wallis was a happy childWhen she was twenty，she married a man called Winfield SpencerFor the first few years they were happy together But one day Winfield lost some money in the streetHe was very angry When he came home， he took a bottle of whisky from a cupbodrd and began to drinkThat night he hit Wallis in the mouth She screamed and he hit her againThere was blood on her face and she was shaking like a leaf' Please， Winfield，'she said'No moreBut Winfield took her arm and pulled her up the stairs'You're my prisoner，'he shouted at her，'and you're not going to leave'Then he pushed her into the bathroom and locked the doorThe next morning Wallis went back to her family'I can't stay with him，'she said'I want a divorce''Poor Wallis，'Edward said'But what happened next，Lady Furness？''Well，'said Lady Furness，'a few months later she met a fine man called Ernest Simpson He's quiet， but interestingThey got married and they now live in a beautiful flat in the centre of London''And are they happy？'asked EdwardLady Furness looked at the Prince and smiled'I don't know，Sir，'she said'I don' t know'During the next two years the Prince saw Wallis once or twice a weekThey had the same friends， and they often met at parties'Mrs Simpson knew a lot about life，'Edward once said'She loved books， food， people， and travel She was very beautiful and her eyes were full of fire She was friendly and easy to talk to and，after a while，I opened up my heart We had no secretsI told her everythingAnd that's how it all began''His eyes were always sad，'Wallis said about Edward'And sometimes he looked like a child so young， so quiet， so weak He had no real friends Perhaps people were a little afraid of him But he was a warm and kind man When he talked to me， I felt my heart jumpI wanted to be alone with him， but I knew that wasn't possibleDid the Prince love me in those early days？ No，I don't think soBut each time we met，we just felt closer and closer'In June 1933 Edward gave a birthday party for Wallis，and during the next few months he visited the Simpson's flat in London almost every dayOne evening， the Prince asked Wallis and Ernest to go skiing in Austria'I'm sorry， Sir，'Mr Simpson replied'I have to go to America on businessBut perhaps Wallis and her aunt can come with you''We went to Kitzbühl as friends，'Wallis wrote later，'but when we came home， we were in love And a few months later the Prince asked me to