精读丨女王的讣闻：在共和时代，如何让古老王室超长待机？
女王的讣闻：在共和时代，如何让古老王室超长待机？
课程导读
▸ 对女王的关注，为何出现“东冷西热”？
▸《纽约时报》为女王一生写下怎样的评述？
▸ 女王逝世前后发生了什么？
▸ 如何评价女王的历史地位？在共和民主盛行的年代，她用何种态度保持王室的存续？
Queen Elizabeth II Dies at 96; Was Britain's Longest-Reigning Monarch
She ruled for seven decades, unshakably committed to the rituals of her role amid epic social and economic change and family scandal.
Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-serving monarch, whose broadly popular seven-decade reign survived tectonic shifts in her country's post-imperial society and weathered successive challenges posed by the romantic choices, missteps and imbroglios of her descendants, died on Thursday at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, her summer retreat. She was 96.
参考译文
女王伊丽莎白二世逝世：英国在位最长君主，见证时代起落
她统治了 70 年，在巨大的社会和经济变革和家庭丑闻中，她坚定不移地履行着自己的职责。
英国在位时间最长的君主伊丽莎白女王二世于周四在避暑地苏格兰巴尔莫勒尔城堡去世，享年 96 岁。她 70 年的统治受到了广泛欢迎，经历了英国后帝国时代的结构性转变，并且经受了她后代的婚恋选择、失误和错综复杂的尴尬局面所带来的一系列挑战。
重点词汇
reign /reɪn/ v. 为王，统治
○ to rule as king, queen, emperor, etc.
○ e.g. Queen Victoria reigned from 1837 to 1901. 维多利亚女王从 1837 年到 1901 年在位。
monarch /ˈmɒnək/ n. 君主，女王
○ a person who rules a country, for example a king or a queen
○ e.g. a new law which limited the power of the monarch 限制君主权力的新法律
○ e.g. Queen Victoria was England's longest reigning monarch. 维多利亚女王是英国在位时间最长的君主。
ritual /ˈrɪtʃuəl/ n.（宗教等的）仪式，典礼；习惯，例行公事
○ a series of actions that are always performed in the same way, especially as part of a religious ceremony
○ e.g. religious rituals 宗教仪式
○ e.g. She objects to the ritual of organized religion. 她反对有组织的宗教仪式。
○ sth. that is done regularly and always in the same way
○ e.g. Sunday lunch with the in-laws has become something of a ritual. 周日，与公婆共进午餐已经成为一种仪式。
epic /ˈepɪk/ adj. 漫长而艰难的
○ taking place over a long period of time and involving a lot of difficulties
○ e.g. an epic journey/struggle 漫长而艰难的旅程/斗争
tectonic /tekˈtɒnɪk/ adj. 构造的，结构的
○ (geology) relating to the structure of the earth's surface
weather /ˈweðə(r)/ v. 平安度过（困境）
○ (weather sth.) to come safely through a difficult period or experience
○ e.g. She refuses to resign, intending to weather the storm. 她拒绝辞职，打算渡过难关。
○ e.g. The company just managed to weather the recession. 这家公司刚刚度过了经济衰退期。
imbroglio /ɪmˈbrəʊliəʊ/ n. 纠葛，纷乱，错综复杂的局面
○ (formal) a complicated, confused or embarrassing situation that causes many problems, especially in politics
retreat /rɪˈtriːt/ n. 隐居处，静居处
○ a quiet, private place that you go to in order to get away from your usual life
○ e.g. a country retreat 一个乡间修养地
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