一个国王的爱情故事英文版

1、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

2、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 Spenc

3、er1920 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 hi

4、s 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 England1

5、966 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 CAM

6、E 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 Edwar

7、d 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

8、 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 fathe

9、r，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'

10、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 sit

11、ting 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

12、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 t

13、o 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 t

14、o 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

15、 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

16、 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'

17、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 Kin

18、g 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

19、 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 Wal

20、es 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&

21、#39;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

22、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

23、 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 thou

24、ght '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

25、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

26、 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 nothi

27、ng 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，

28、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 0

29、00 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 wor

30、ldIn 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 autu

31、mn 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

32、 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 A

33、merican 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'

34、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

35、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''B

36、ut 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” An

37、d 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

38、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

39、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

40、 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 Furn

41、ess'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 La

42、dy 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

43、 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

44、 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 an

45、d 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 Erne

46、st 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 year

47、s 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 an

48、d，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 o

49、f 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 birth

50、day 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 aun

51、t 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 marry him It was just like a dream！'6 The King is Dead！Long Live the King！In January 1936 Edward went to Windsor for

52、a few weeks He was tired of town life and he wanted to work in his garden and ride his horsesBut then，one afternoon，there was a phone call from Queen Mary'Edward，'she said，'you must come back im-mediately Your father is very ill and I think he's going to die'When Edward arrived，

53、he went straight to his father's roomHe walked to the side of the bed and kissed his father's white face The King opened his eyes and smiledThen he took his son's hand and said：'Be a good King，EdwardAnd be good to your mother''Yes，father， I will'The King closed his eyes a

54、nd did not speak again Just after midnight he diedThen Queen Mary took Edward's hand and kissed it'My child， you are now King，'she said softly'God be with youHis three brothers came to him， one by one， and they each kissed his hand'The King is deadLong live the King，'they sai

55、dAt one o'clock Edward left the room to telephone Wallis“My father is dead，'he said'I'm so sorry， Sir''I must stay here for a while，'Edward went on'But I'll phone you at the weekendNothing will change between you and meI love you more than ever，and you will be my

56、Queen''Let's not talk about that now，'Wallis replied'You must go back to your family''But you are my family， Wallis You are everything to meGoodnightSleep well'When Wallis put the phone down that night， she sudden-ly felt afraid'Edward is now King，'she thought

57、，'but what will happen to me？'6 国王逝世！国王万岁！1936年1月，爱德华去温莎小住几个星期。他厌倦了城市生活，只想侍弄侍弄自己的花园，骑骑马。然而，一天下午，王后玛丽打来电话。“爱德华，”她说，“你必须马上赶回来。你父亲病得很厉害，我想他快不行了。”爱德华一赶到，便径直去了父亲的房间。他走到床边，吻了吻父亲苍白的脸。国王睁开眼睛，微微一笑。他拉住儿子的手，说：“做个出色的国王，爱德华。要好好待你的母亲。”“是，父亲，我会的。”国王闭上眼睛，再没说什么。午夜刚过，他就去世了。玛丽王后握住爱德华的手，吻了吻。“我的孩子，现在你是国王了。”她温柔地说

58、，“愿上帝与你同在。”他的3个弟弟先后走过来，吻了他的手。“国王逝世了，国王万岁！”他们说。1点钟，爱德华离开父亲的房间，去给沃利斯打电话。“我父亲去世了。”他说。“我很难过，殿下。”“我必须在这儿待一段时间，”爱德华接着说，“但周末我会给你打电话的。什么也不能改变你我之间的事。我比任何时候都更爱你，你将成为我的王后。”“现在我们还是不要谈这些，”沃利斯回答，“你必须回到你的家庭里。”“可你就是我的家庭啊，沃利斯。对我而言，你就是一切。晚安。睡个好觉。”那天晚上，沃利斯放下电话时，突然觉得很害怕。“爱德华现在是国王了，”她想，“但我会怎样呢？”7 The ChurchIn the spring

59、 of 1936，Mrs Simpson wrote a letter to her husband'Dear Ernest，'she wrote'You have been very kind to meYou are a good and strong manBut I must tell you that our marriage is finishedI am in love with the King and I want a divorceDon't be angryThere is nothing you can doI'll never

60、forget you， but I have to be free'Ernest replied immediately：'Your letter arrived this morning I will do what you ask， but I'll never stop loving youAnd if you need me，I'll always be here'That night the King and Wallis met at a small restaurant in Piccadilly Edward read Ernest's letter again and again'That's wonderful news，'he said'Nothing can stop us now！'The next day， when Edward came down to breakfast，Gordon Lang， the Archbishop of Canterbury，was waiting for him'Good morn