英查尔斯王储老情书网上拍卖一托福阅读机经背景.docx

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1、智课网TOEFL备考资料英查尔斯王储老情书网上拍卖一托福阅读机经背景SixloveletterswrittenbyayoungPrinceCharlestoawomaninCanadathreedecadesagohavebeenputupforsaleonInternetauctionsiteeBay,thesellertoldreportersFriday.AliciaCarroll,whorunsLosAngeles-basedroyalmemorabiliadealershipEverythingRoyal,saidtheheirtotheBritishthronehadw

2、rittentheletterstoMontreal-basedJanetJenkinsbetween1976and1980.Theletters,whicharebeingsoldfor30,000dollars,wereboughtbyCarrollin2002whenshewascontactedbyJenkins,whoworkedattheBritishConsulateinMontrealwhenshemettheyoungprince.InoneletterdatedJune8,1980--onlyeightmonthsbeforeCharlesannouncedhi

3、sengagementtothefuturePrincessDiana--Charleswroteofthepressuresofhavingtofindabride."IcanseethatIshalljusthavetogetmarriedassoonaspossibleandthenallthesepeoplemightrelaxalittle...!Istillthinkmysolutionofmarryingagirlfromeachcommonwealthcountryisthebestone,"hesaid."Don'tworry--whateverhappensIw

4、illmakesureyouaregivenearlywarning,"hewrites,signingoff"withmuchlove,Charles."Carrolltoldthereportersthattheletterswerehistoricallysignificantbecausetheywerefrom"amanwhoisgoingtobethekingofEngland.""There'snothingsalaciousinthem.They're30-year-oldletterswrittenbyamanenamoredwithayounglady,"Car

5、rollsaid."There'snothingprovocativeinthem.They'rejustromanticlettersfromamantohisgirlfriend."Carrollsaidshehashad"fourorfive"offersforthelettersbutsaysshewilltakethemoffthemarketifnobiddermeetstheaskingprice.Butsherejectedcriticismfromtheformerowneroftheletters,whotoldCanadiantelevisionFridays

6、hehadexpectedthecorrespondencetoendupinamuseum."IwassurprisedtodiscoverthismorningtheyarebackoneBay,"Jenkinssaid."Ihopenobodybuysthem,actually."CarrolldismissedJenkins'scomments."Iboughtthemdirectlyfromher,"Carrollsaid."I'msorryshe'sembarrassedthey'reupforsale.I'vehadthemsevenyearsandI'mabusin

7、esswomanandsheknewtheywereforresale."Ifshe'sembarrassedwhywouldshewantthelettersinamuseumwheremillionsofpeoplecouldgodailyandreadthem?Itwouldbebettertoseethemsoldtoaprivatecollector."据悉，英国王储查尔斯30年前写给一名加拿大女子的六封情书近日在eBay网上被拍卖。据情书卖家、来自洛杉矶“