一个国王的爱情故事英文版Word格式文档下载.docx
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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$50000000.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,'
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.
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.'
mafraidthatourEnglishhousesaren'
tverywarm,'
Isaid.'
Wedon'
thaveAmericancentralheatinghere.'
Therewasalongsilence.MrsSimpsonturnedherfaceandlookedoutofthewindow.Thenshesaid:
Youhavedisappointedme,Sir.'
Andwhyisthat?
Iasked.
BecauseeverybodyasksmeaboutAmericancentralheat-ing.IthoughtthatthePrinceofWaleswouldtalkaboutsomethingmoreinteresting.'
Ibegan
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