4 The Meeting
In the autumn of 1930 Edward went to stay with his friend Lord and Lady Furness.
This is how he described that weekend in a book called A King's Story :
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解释：
（1）In the autumn of 1930 , 为什么有个 the 呢？ 因为后面有个of 1930 . 特指1930年的秋天。
（2）went to stay with his friend
go 是不及物动词
go to + 地方：这个时候，to + 地方，是介词短语做 地点状语。
go to + 动词原型： 这个时候，to + 动词原型，是动词不定式短语做 目的状语。
（3）Lord and Lady Furness
做 his friend 的同位语
（4）how he described that weekend in a book called A King's Story
是 how引导的表语从句。
（5）called A King's Story
过去分词短语，做后置定语，修饰 a book。
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On Saturday the weather was cold and windy. It was raining heavily so we could not ride our horses.
We decided to stay in the house and have an early lunch with some of Lady Furness' friends.
At one o'clock Wallis arrived with her husband. She was beautifully dressed and she smiled all the time.
She 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 American friends, Mrs Wallis Simpson. '
' How do you do, Mrs Simpson, ' I said. ' Please come and sit down. '
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解释：
（1）On Saturday
在 星期几 前面 用 on
（2）It was raining heavily
过去进行时态
heavily 修饰 raining
（3）have an early lunch
have lunch ： 吃午饭
加一个 冠词an，是特指。
（4）some of Lady Furness' friends
可以换成 名词所有格的表达方式： some friends of Lady Furness'
（5）At one o'clock
在几点钟，用介词 at
（6）She was beautifully dressed
dressed：过去分词，变成形容词，做表语。
通常不单独用，一般用 方式副词 + dressed，一起做表语。
例如：
smartly dressed：穿着讲究的
fully dressed：穿戴整齐的
beautifully dressed：穿地漂漂亮亮
well dressed：穿着讲究的
well-dressed：这个可以做前置定语。
【词典示例】
adj. 形容词
[名词前不可用]
wearing clothes and not naked or wearing clothes for sleeping
穿着衣服
Hurry up and get dressed .
快点穿上衣服。
fully dressed
穿戴整齐的
I can't go to the door─I'm not dressed yet.
我没法去开门——我还没穿好衣服呢。
~ (in…) wearing clothes of a particular type 穿着…服装
smartly dressed
衣着讲究
The bride was dressed in white.
新娘身穿白色礼服。
He was casually dressed in jeans and a T-shirt.
他穿着很随便的牛仔裤和T恤衫。
（7）all the time
固定短语，放在后面。
= all the way
（8）spoke with Lord Furness for a few minutes
speak with + sb：跟某人说话
for a few minutes：用for 表示延续
（9）brought her over to see me
bring sb. over：把某人带过来（或带过去）；over做副词。
to see me：目的状语
（10）I would like you to meet dearest and sweetest American friends,
would like = want
to meet：不定式短语做 宾补。
one of + 最高级：...之一 的意思
dearest：亲爱的
sweetest ：可爱的
（11）sit down
上级对下级，老师对学生
同辈之间，朋友之间，一般用：have a seat，take a seat
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Lady Furness left us and we began to talk.
I could see that Wallis was not feeling very well. She had a bad cold and her eyes were red.
' I'm afraid that our English houses aren't very warm, ' I said. ' We don't have American central heating here. '
There was a long silence. Mrs Simpson turned her face and looked out of the window. Then she said:
' You have disappointed me , Sir. '
' And why is that ? ' I asked.
' Because everybody asks me about American central heating. I 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 me. You told me the truth. '
' But why is that funny ? Doesn't everybody do that?
' One day I'll be King of England, ' I replied. ' And people are afraid of me. If 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". And If 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 truth. I like that! '
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解释：
（1）Wallis was not feeling very well.
feeling well ：感觉很好
not feeling well：感觉不好，身体不舒服
（2）She had a bad cold
她得了重感冒
have a cold：感冒；
（3）I'm afraid that our English houses aren't very warm
that 引导的从句，是 宾语从句。（注意：不是状语从句）
I'm afraid 后面+宾语从句的时候，都要翻译成：恐怕
（4）There was a long silence
silence：可数名词
（5）You have disappointed me
disappoint sb.：及物动词，让某人失望
（6）everybaody asks me about American central heating
everybody：不定代词，做主语
ask sb. about sth./sb.：问某人关于某事/某人（关于about：tell sb abou sth/sb）
（7）I thought that the Prince of Wales would talk about something more interesting.
that：引导的宾语从句，从句用过去将来时，thought 的意思是 原以为
something：不定代词做宾语
more interesting：修饰something，后置定语。（因为修饰不定代词）
（8）Have I said something wrong ?
something：这里应该是 anything。因为希望肯定的回答，所以这里用了something。
（9）you didn't lie to me
lie to sb. ：向某人撒谎
（10）You told me the truth.
tell：双宾动词，
tell sb sth：告诉某人某事
（11）people are afraid of me
be afraid of sb：固定搭配。害怕某人
be afraid of sth：害怕某事
be afraid of doing：害怕做某事
（12）If I say that the sky is yellow
if 引导的条件状语从句，其中还有一个that引导的宾语从句。条件状语从句中包含宾语从句。
（13）you told me that I was boring!
boring：
一般情况：现在分词做表语，主语不能是人。boring做定语，可以修饰人。
这里偏偏是人，是特殊情况。
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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 your trousers, Sir. '
' My trousers? '
' Yes, Sir. They 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 right. I look very strange. The next
time we meet, I will be better dressed. '
When lunch was ready, we walked through into the dining room. I sat at one end of the table and
Wallis sat at the other end. I was watching her very carefully. I thought how beautiful her hands were.
She began talking to Lady Furness and then, a few minutes later, she turned and smiled at me. I feel
very happy.
After lunch Wallis came over to say goodbye. ' My husband and I have to leave now, Sir. We're going
to another Party in London. '
I wanted to speak to her but I could not find the right words. I don't know why. We shook hands and
Wallis walked away.
I went into the next room and sat down near Lady Furness. ' 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 garden. We can talk more freely there. '
We stood up and left the house by the back door. We walked slowly through the trees, and Lady Furness
told me about Wallis...
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解释：
（1）another silence
silence ：可数名词
（2）Can I say one more thing
say：不及物动词时，say + to
say：及物动词时，宾语一般是：thing，something，nothing，a word等
one thing ：一件事情
more：再，又
one more：再一次
（3）These two colours don't look right together.
look right：看起来很搭，看起来合时宜
don't look right：看起来不搭配，不合时宜
（4）I stood up and looked in the mirror.
look in the mirror：照镜子
（5）The next time we meet,
相当于：when we meet next time
（6）I will be better dressed.
better dressed：well dressed的比较级，穿的更得体
badly dressed：穿的不得体
（7）I sat at one end of the table and Wallis sat at the other end.
at one end，at the other end：注意用法。
（8）how beautiful her hands were.
感叹句。
比如：How rich he is！他是多么富有啊。
感叹句做宾语从句：Do you know how rich he is？
（9）she turned and smiled at me.
smile at sb ：对着某人笑。这里用 at。
（10）After lunch Wallis came over to say goodbye
come over ：走过来
（11）We're going to another Party in London.
another：作定语。
（12）What would you like to know?
would like to = want to
=What do you want to know？
比如：
I would like to drink something.
Would you like to dring something?
I want to drink something.
Do you want to drink something?
（13）We can talk more freely there.
more freely：更加自由地
（14）We stood up and left the house by the back door.
left：leave的过去式。
by the back door：从后门。=through the back door。
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