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An Excerpt from “Obituary: Queen Elizabeth II”


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Her Coronation in June 1953 was televised, despite the opposition of Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and millions gathered around TV sets, many of them for the first time, to watch as Queen Elizabeth II made her oath.


With Britain still enduring post-war austerity, commentators saw the Coronation as the dawn of a new Elizabethan age.


World War Two had served to hasten the end of the British Empire, and by the time the new Queen set off on a lengthy tour of the Commonwealth in November 1953, many former British possessions, including India, had gained independence.


Elizabeth became the first reigning monarch to visit Australia and New Zealand. It was estimated that three-quarters of Australians turned out to see her in person.


Throughout the 1950s, more countries hauled down the union flag and the former colonies and dominions now came together as a voluntary family of nations.

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flag [flæg]

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n. 旗,旗帜,信号旗
vt. (以旗子)标出

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voluntary ['vɔləntəri]

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adj. 自愿的,志愿的
n. (教堂礼拜仪式

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hasten ['heisn]

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v. 催促,赶快,急忙

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monarch ['mɔnək]

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n. 帝王,统治者,元首/nn. 君王斑点蝶

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enduring [in'djuəriŋ]

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adj. 持久的,忍耐的

 
lengthy ['leŋθi]

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adj. 冗长的,漫长的

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austerity [ɔ:s'teriti]

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n. 朴素,节俭,苦行

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prime [praim]

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adj. 最初的,首要的,最好的,典型的
n.

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independence [.indi'pendəns]

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n. 独立,自主,自立

 
opposition [.ɔpə'ziʃən]

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n. 反对,敌对,在野党

 

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