The Queen《女王》（精讲之二）

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Tony: Good morning, Your Majesty.

Elizabeth: Prime Minister.

Tony: May I say, by the way, how very sorry I am. The thoughts and prayers of my family are with you at this terrible time, and with the Princess in particular.

Elizabeth: Thank you.

Tony: Is it your intention to make some kind of appearance or statement?

Elizabeth: No. No, certainly not. No member in the royal family will speak publicly about this. This is a private matter. We would all appreciate it if it could be respected as such.

Tony: I see. I don't suppose anyone has had time to think about the funeral yet?

Elizabeth: Well. We've spoken with the Spencer family, and it is their wish, it is their express wish that this should be a private funeral with a memorial service to follow in a month.

Tony: Right.

Elizabeth: Given that Diana was no longer a member of the royal family, we have no other choice but to respect their wishes.

Tony: I see. You, you don't feel that in view of her high profile and popularity, it might be an idea to pay tribute to her life and achievements, or even just to her as a mother?

Elizabeth: Well, as I said, it's her family's wish.

Tony: And the public, ma'am, the British people? You don't think a private funeral might be denying them a chance...

Elizabeth: A chance to what?

Tony: To share in the grief?

Elizabeth: This is a family funeral, Mr Blair, not a fairground attraction. I think the Princess has already paid a high enough price for exposure to the press, don't you? Now, if there's nothing else, I have to get on. The children have to be looked after.

Tony: Of course. Well. Goodbye, Your Maj...

Anchorperson: And we're going, we're going in fact, I believe, to Sedgefield, the Prime Minister's constituency, where he is about to make a statement. Yes, the Prime Minister coming now with his wife, Cherie.

Man: Yeah, well, apart from that?

Woman: He's on. Alastair, he's on! Come on!

Tony: Though her own life was often sadly touched by tragedy, she touched the lives of so many others in Britain and throughout the world with joy and with comfort. The people everywhere, not just here in Britain, everywhere, they kept faith with Princess Diana. They liked her. They loved her. They regarded her as one of the people. She was the people's princess and that's how she will... stay, how she will remain... in our hearts and in our memories... forever.

Man: A bit over the top, don't you think?

Anchorperson: The Prime Minister, paying his own tribute to the Princess of Wales. The people of Britain, he said, kept faith with Princess Diana. They loved her. She was the people's princess.

妙语佳句，活学活用

1. In view of

意为"考虑到"，例如：In view of the circumstances, it seems best to wait until tomorrow.

这个片语也写作 with a view to，例如：Dan started saving money with a view to going to law school.

2. Pay tribute to

"称赞，赞颂……"的意思，后面即可以接someone，也可以接something，例如：He pays tribute to the dead soldiers.

3. Keep faith with something/someone

意为"to continue to support an idea or person, especially by doing what you promised to do"，例如：Has the company kept faith with its promise to invest in training?

Keep faith with someone/something 还表示"对某人/某事忠诚"，例如：It is unusual for any official to keep faith with promises made when trying to win an election.

4. Over the top

俚语，意为"Extreme, outrageous"，例如：This comedian's style goes over the top.

文化面面观

英国女王伊丽莎白二世 Elizabeth II (1926-)

Elizabeth II

Elizabeth II became queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 1952. In addition she is head of the Commonwealth.

Elizabeth was born on 21 April 1926 in London, the first child of Albert, Duke of York, and his wife, formerly Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon. She initially had little prospect of succeeding to the throne until her uncle, Edward VIII, abdicated in December 1936. Her father then became George VI and she became heir.

Elizabeth II and Prince Philip

Elizabeth and her younger sister Margaret were educated at home. On the outbreak of war in 1939, they were evacuated to Windsor Castle. In 1945, Elizabeth joined the war effort, training as a driver in the Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service (WATS). In November 1947, she married a distant cousin, Philip Mountbatten (formerly Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark), who was created duke of Edinburgh. The couple have four children.

George VI died on 6 February 1952 while Elizabeth and Philip were in Kenya. She returned home immediately, and was crowned at Westminster Abbey in June 1953. For more than 50 years, during a period of great change in Britain, the queen has carried out her political duties as head of state, the ceremonial responsibilities of the sovereign and a large annual programme of visits in the United Kingdom as well as numerous foreign tours.

Despite the controversies and scandals surrounding her children and other members of the royal family, she remains a respected head of state. In 2002, Elizabeth celebrated her golden jubilee (50 years on the throne) and in 2006 her 80th birthday.

思想火花

《女王》这部电影对于非常多的电影观众肯定会更注意到另外一个人物，这个人物不是由演员扮演的，而是由她的真实影像记录呈现的，她就是戴安娜王妃。但是，这位肯定要夺走关注焦点的戴安娜王妃及其死亡事件，其实只是提供这部电影真正的演员--女王和布莱尔--的舞台，提供女王和首相共演一场双簧戏的舞台，从而带出当代英国的复杂和变迁。更残酷地说，戴安娜王妃的真实影像构成的事件成为导演借由演员扮演的角色讨论他要讨论的议题的"借口"和"谈资"。导演安排了"女王"和"首相"的各自表演和相互交流的，他促使了这幕戏剧，他在内心深处又多少可以和这部电影中的查尔斯进行共鸣，他们都只是一个在夹缝中展现自我的角色。

考考你

用今日所学将下面的句子译成英语。

1. 考虑到委员会对他的批评，他感到自己得辞职了。
2. 大臣们宣誓他们会对国王忠诚。

The Queen《女王》（精讲之一）考考你 参考答案

1. John cut his hand badly, but they patched him up in the emergency room.
约翰的手被割伤了，很严重，不过在手术室他们帮他缝好了。

2. All of my goldfish kicked the bucket while we were on vacation.
在我们外出度假的时候，所有的金鱼都翻白了。