Namethelongest-reigningmonarchinBritishhistory
Herewego,isit(a),KingHenryVIII,(b),KingGeorgeIII,(c),QueenVictoria,or(d),QueenElizabethII
开始吧,是(a)亨利八世(b)乔治三世(c)维多利亚女王(d)伊丽莎白二世?
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ItwasonlyyesterdaythatQueenElizabethIIbecameBritain`slongestreigningmonarch.
That`syouranswerandthat`syourshoutout.
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So,asofWednesday,QueenElizabethIIhadreignedexactlyonedaylongerthanthepreviousrecordholder.Thatwashergreat,greatgrandmother,QueenVictoria.
Thecurrentmonarchhasbeenrulingfor23,227daysandcounting.Thatis63yearsand216daysforthoseofyouwithoutcalculators.
Thequeen`spositionismostlyceremonial.Shecan`tvoteandshedoesn`thavemuchlaw-makingpower.That`sheldbytheBritishparliament.Butshecanbeconsultedonlegalmatters,andfunfact:bylaw,shecandriveacarasfastasshewants.
女王的地位通常是礼仪性的。她没有投票权以及太多的法律权利。那是由英国议会决定的。但她在法律事务中能参与商议。有趣的是,从法律上讲她可以随心所欲把汽车开的多快。
BritishPrimeMinisterDavidCameronsaidQueenElizabeth`sreignhasbeenthegoldenthreadrunningthroughthreepost-wargenerations.Thisshouldgiveyouasenseofhowhistoricthatreignis.
英国首相卡梅伦戴维表示,伊丽莎白女王的统治贯穿了战后三代人。其统治应该给人们一种历史性意义。