2015考研英语阅读伊莉莎白二世_大学英语阅读

2015考研英语阅读伊莉莎白二世

　　Robert Hardman, a royal correspondent for the Daily Mail, offers a convincing tour of theBritish monarchy as an institution, apeing the vantage point of the fly-on-the-walldocumentary. His access produces an interview with Prince William and several lesserscoopsa rarity in the world of royal biography, in which the same anecdotes turn up ineach book. But access has its limitations. The young prince is more loyal than revelatoryabout his grandmother, explaining that her gravitas awes even her family, that she offersgood advice and was so excited by her 2011 state visit to Ireland. Some lesser sourcesappear to be quoted largely to thank them for their time.

　　罗伯特哈德曼是《每日邮报》的一名王室事务记者，他模仿电视真人秀的纪实特点，展现了英国女王的生活中很重要的部分。他有机会接触到皇室成员，在此过程中，他访问了威廉王子，采访几个次要人物，获取了一些独家资讯这在描写皇室的传记中是非常稀有的材料，以前的传记中总是出现千篇一律的趣闻轶事。但是与皇室成员的接触也是有其限制之处。年轻的王子对他的祖母十分忠诚，并不会透露女王的事情，他解释道，祖母的庄重使她整个家族深感敬畏，女王也常常提出意见，2011年出访爱尔兰使她感到很兴奋。一些次要人物在接受采访中大都表示生正逢时的幸运。

　　Sally Bedell Smith, an American society biographer, offers her readers the illusion ofknowing the queen as a friend. Ms Bedell Smith brightly describes her own brief chats withthe monarch at a Washington garden party and a London reception, before sprinkling heraccount with minute indiscretions from other people who have met her. The elder PresidentBush reveals that Elizabeth II is rather formal but not standoffish. A witness describeshow a puppy defecated in front of the queen during a visit to a Kentucky horse-breeder,breaking the ice. Nancy Reagan recalls a breakfast with the queen, Prince Philip and PrinceCharles at Windsor Castle; she was surprised that everyone poured their own cereal fromthe box. It is reported that the queen likes a travel rug round her knees and used to wear ahard hat when watching stallions cover her mares . This footling stuff is only of any interest because it is aboutthe queen. Butfatallythose same domestic details have nothing to do with why ElizabethII, as queen, is interesting.