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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
2、年,目前在伦敦工作。家族世系图TheDukeandDuchessofWindsor1894EdwardisborninRichmond,England.1896WallisisborninBaltimore,USA.1911EdwardbecomesPrinceofWales.1912EdwardentersOxfordUniversity.1914TheFirstWorldWarbegins.EdwardseesfighingonthefrontlineinBelgium.1916WallismarriesWinfieldSpencer.1920Edwardbeginsafiv
3、e-yearjourneyroundtheworld.Hevisits45countriesandtravels240000kilometres.1927WallisdivorcesWinfieldSpencer.1928WallismarriesErnestSimpson.1930EdwardmeetsWallisataweekendhouseparty.1936JanuaryKingGeorgeVdies.EdwardisnowKing.JuneEdwardtellshismotherthathewantstomarryWallis.DecemberEdwardgivesth
4、ecrowntohisbrotherandleavesEng-land.1937EdwardandWallismarryinFrance.TheytakethenameDukeandDuchessofWindsor.NoneoftheRoyalFamilycometothewedding.ForthenextthirtyyearstheDukeandDuchessliveout-sideEngland.1966QueenElizabethⅡmeetstheDukeandDuchessatasmallpartyinLondon.'It'stimetoforgetthepast,'s
5、hesays.1972EdwarddiesinParis.HisbodyisburiedinEnglandatWindsorCastle.1986WallisdiesinParisandisburiednexttoEdwardatWindsor.INAPRIL1987,THREEHUNDREDPEOPLECAMETOASMALLroominGeneva,Switzerland.TherewerePresidentsandKings,filmstarsandmillionaires.Theycamefromthefourcornersoftheworld,eastandwest,n
6、orthandsouth,andtheyspokemanylanguages.Buttheyallwantedonething—tobuysomejewellery.ItwasthejewellerythatamancalledEdwardgaveawomancalledWallis.Onewoman,MrsNamikifromJapan,paid$105000foragoldring.'Whydidyoupayallthatmoney?'afriendasked.'YoucanbuyagoldringinTokyoforhalfthatmoney.''BecauseWallis
7、andEdwardwerespecialtome,'MrsNamikireplied.'InevermetthembutI'llkeepthatringallmylife.'Inthenextfewhours,inthatsmallroominGeneva,thejew-ellerywassoldfor$50000000.ButwhowasWallis?AndwhowasEdward?Andwhywastheirlovestorysospecial?Let'sbeginatthe
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