The Love of a King -- 12 Long Live Love！

12 Long Live Love！

 

　　In 1970, two years before his death, Edward said: There are some people who think

that I was wrong to give away my crown. But they don't understand true love.

　　When I was young, I lived in Buckingham Palace. I could have anything that I wanted.

But I wasn't happy because my heart was empty.

　　Then I met Wallis and everything changed. For half of my life I have lived here

with the most beautiful woman in the world. And she is everything to me.

　　When I sit in my garden with the Duchess by my side, I sometimes think about my early life.

I remember the days alone in my bedroom. I remember the teacher who hit me with a stick.

I remember the war and my travels around the world. And then I remember the crowds of people

below my window, who shouted: 'Long live love!'

　　On my last night in London I spoke with Winston Churchill. In the middle of our conversation

he said: 'I think, Sir, that the best things in life are free.' I have never forgotten those words. And now,

many years later, I understand what they mean. You cannot buy happiness. And you cannot buy love.

　　To be happy deep inside your heart is the most wonderful thing in the world. I have been a lucky man.

And so I say: 'Thank God for Wallis, and LONG LIVE LOVE!'

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解释：

（1） two years before his death

　　　　two years before：固定用法

　　　　也可以这样用：

　　　　　　一段时间 + after + 句子：A week after my daughter was born.

　　　　　　一段时间 + before + 句子

（2）There are some people who think that I was wrong to give away my crown.

　　　　who 引导的是定语从句。

（3）But they don't understand true love

　　　　true love = real love

（4）But I wasn't happy because my heart was empty.

　　　　原因状语从句。

（5） I understand what they mean

　　　　宾语从句。

（6）To be happy deep inside your heart is the most wonderful thing in the world

　　　　deep inside your heart：内心深处

（7）Thank God for Wallis

　　　　thank sb. for sth/sb.：感谢某人送给我什么东西（或者什么人）

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give away 失掉，丧失。

remember v. call back into the mind . 记起，忆及。

conversation n. a talk . 谈话，交谈。

free a. without payment of any kind . 免费的。

deep adv. far down or in . 深地。

inside prep. within . 在内。

thank sb. for sb. (or sth.) 因……而感谢……