牛津书虫2级 2The love of a king.docx

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牛津书虫2级2Theloveofaking

Theloveofaking

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＄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，'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'thaveAmericancentralheatinghere．' 

    Therewasalongsilence．MrsSimpsonturnedherfaceandlookedoutofthewindow．Thenshesaid：

'Youhavedisappointedme，Sir．' 

    'Andwhyisthat？

'Iasked．