英國語文第二冊(雙語) 第53課:國王和王后的故事
LESSON 53 About kings and queens
第五十三課 國王和王后的故事
Kings and Queens are the chief persons in the countries over which they rule. The British Commonwealth and Empire is ruled over by Queen Elizabeth II, who came to the throne after the death of her father, King George VI.
國王和王后在他們統(tǒng)治的國家是最主要的人物。英國的議會和皇室由女皇伊麗莎白二世統(tǒng)治著，她在她的父親，國王喬治六世過世后登上女皇的寶座。
Kings and Queens have crowns, which are generally made of gold and precious stones. The crown of the sovereign of Britain is worth many thousands of pounds!
國王和王后都擁有用黃金或者其他貴重石塊做的皇冠。英國皇室的王冠價值堪比成千上萬的英鎊。
Some boys and girls may have seen the Queen of Great Britain passing through the towns in which they live; but it is very unlikely that they have seen her wearing her crown.
一些男孩和女孩也許看到過大英帝國的王后經(jīng)過他們居住的城鎮(zhèn)，但是看到他們帶著王冠則幾乎是不可能的。
It is too heavy to be placed on her head, but it is sometimes carried before her. Except upon great occasions, such as her coronation, the Queen dresses just like any other lady in the land.
頭戴王冠是很重的，所以有時王冠被攜帶在王后前面。除了在重要的場合，例如她的加冕典禮，王后和其他女士的穿著是一樣的。
Here is a picture of some of the things which belong to the Queen.
這里有一些物件的圖片是屬于王后的。
The crown is placed on a velvet cushion, and lying near it are the golden orb and the sceptre. The swords which you see are carried before her by her officers.
王冠被放置在絲絨的坐墊上，在它附近放著黃金質(zhì)的圓球和權(quán)杖。你所看到的劍是由在王后前面的官員攜帶的。
Some people think that if they were kings and queens they would always be happy. This is a great mistake. The poorest subject is sometimes much happier than his sovereign.
一些人認為如果他們是國王或者王后的話，那么他們將會很幸福。但這是一個重大的錯誤。最可憐的人就是有時候比君王還幸福的人。
Queen Elizabeth's time is not her own. She cannot always be seeking to please herself; for God has given her a great empire to rule over. The Bible tells us to honour those who rule over us; therefore it is our duty to obey the laws of our country.
伊麗莎白女王的時間不是她自己的。她不能一直尋找自己開心的事，因為上帝給了她一個大帝國需要她去管理。圣經(jīng)告訴我們要尊敬那些統(tǒng)治我們的人，因此，遵守我們國家的法律是我們的職責。
QUESTIONS
問題
What are kings and queens? Who rules over the British Commonwealth and Empire? Of what are crowns made? Where may boys and girls have seen the Queen? Why does not the Queen wear her crown? Name some of the things which belong to Queen Elizabeth. What do some people think of kings and queens? Why is the Queen's time not her own? What are wet aught in the Bible?
國王和王后的工作是什么？誰統(tǒng)領(lǐng)這英國議會和大英帝國？王冠是由什么做成的？男孩女孩們也許能在哪里看到王后？為什么王后不戴她的王冠？說出伊麗莎白女王的一些物件名稱。一些人認為國王和王后怎么樣呢？為什么女王的時間不是自己的？圣經(jīng)告訴了我們什么？
