The Love of a King -- 6 The king is Dead! Long Live the King!

6 The king is Dead! Long Live the King!

 

　　In January 1936 Edward went to Windsor for a few weeks. He was tired of town life and 

he wanted to work in his garden and ride his horses.

　　But then, one afternoon, there was a phone call from Queen Mary. ‘ Edward, ' she said, 

' you must come back immediately. Your father is very ill and I think he's going to die.'

　　When Edward arrived, he went straight to his father's room. He walked to the side of the 

bed and kissed his father's white face. The King opened his eyes and smiled. Then he took 

his son's hand and said: ' Be a good King, Edward. And be good to your mother. '

　　' Yes, father, I will. '

　　The King closed his eyes and did not speak again. Just after midnight he died.

　　Then Queen Mary took Edward's hand and kissed it. ' My child, you are now King, '

she said softly. ' God be with you. '

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解释：

（1）Long Live the King!

• • 倒装句。
  • 一般句：The King lives long。

（2） for a few weeks

• • 目的状语。

（3）He was tired of town life

• • be tired of：厌倦了。固定用法。
  • town life：城市生活。可数名词。

（4）there was a phone call from Queen Mary

• • phone call：复合名词。可数名词。
  • make a phone call：打电话
  • recieve a phone call from sb ：某人打来电话

（5）you must come back immediately

• • immediately = at once：副词，立刻，马上

（6）Your father is very ill

• • be very ill：病的很重。 very修饰形容词ill。

（7）he went straight to his father's room.

• • straight ：这里是副词。

    • B.IMMEDIATELY 立刻
      by a direct route; immediately 直接；径直；立即

      Come straight home after school.
      放学后直接回家来。
      I was so tired I went straight to bed.
      我太累，径直上床睡了。
      She went straight from college to a top job.
      她大学一毕业就干上了一份优越的工作。
      I'm going to the library straight after the class.
      我一下课就马上去图书馆。
      I'll come straight to the point ─your work isn't good enough.
      我开门见山地说吧——你的工作做得不够好。

  • go straight  to：直接去。。。

（8）And be good to your mother. 

• • be good to = be kind to：对某人好
  • good：这里是 善良 的意思。=kind

    • kind 善良
      ~ (to sb) | ~ (of sb) (to do sth) willing to help; showing kindness to other people 助人为乐的；心地善良的；好心的

      he was very good to me when i was ill.
      我生病时他对我关怀备至。
      it was very good of you to come.
      你能来真是太好了。
      i had to take a week off work but my colleagues were very good about it.
      我得请一周的假，同事们对此非常谅解。

 

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　　His three brother came to him, one by one, and they eac kissed his hand. ' The King

is dead. Long Live the King. '  they said.

　　At 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 weedend. 

Nothing will change between you and me. I love you more than ever, and you will be my 

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 me. Goodnight. Sleep well. '

　　When Wallis put the phone down that night, she suddenly felt afraid. ' Edward is now

King, ' she thought, ' but what will happen to me?'

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解释：

（1）His three brother came to him, one by one

• • one by one：=one after another

（2）they eac kissed his hand.

• • each：不定代词，做同位语。

（3）At one o'clock Edward left the room to telephone Wallis.

• • At one o'clock：几点钟前面用 at
  • to telephone Wallis ： 目的状语
    • telephone = call：可以做 动词

（4）But I'll phone you at the weedend.

• • at the weekend：英国人一般用 at
  • on the weekend：美国人一般用 on

（5）I love you more than ever,

• • more than ever：比较状语

（6）Let's not talk about that now,' Wallis replied

• • 祈使句。也可以用否定。

（7）You must go back to your family 

• • go back to：回到

（8）When Wallis put the phone down that night

• • put the phone down：挂电话（座机）

（9）but what will happen to me?

• • happen：不及物动词。 happen to sb.
  • 错误：He happened an accident. 
  • 正确：An accident happened to him.

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