royalBritain.英国皇室介绍英文研究报告.ppt

 Royal Britain 英国皇室 CONTENTS Constitutional monarchy 君主立宪 Princess Diana Windsor Castle Elizabeth II Trooping the Color Constitutional monarchy In Britain, the Queen is the head of state(国家，政府). But she has very little power and plays no active part in politic. Her role is largely ceremonial [,seri‘məunjəl] (仪式的). Trooping the Color(皇室军队庆典游行) The Queen has two birthdays . One is her real birthday which she celebrates with her family. The other is her official birthday, June 14. The Queen’s official birthday parade [pəreid] (游行) is----Trooping [tru:p] the Color. Queen Elizabeth II Elizabeth II Elizabeth II married Prince Philip in 1947,and gave birth to 3 sons and a daughter. Elizabeth II Elizabeth’s reign [rein] (统治) has been marked by vast [vɑ:st] (巨大的) changes and in the power and prestige [presti:ʒ] (声望) of her nation. Windsor Castle Windsor Castle, located in city of Windsor in southern England, is the principal [‘prinsəpəl] residence [’rezidəns] (主要府邸) of the Britain royal family. The dominant [‘dɔminənt] (a.有统治权的) structure of Windsor Castle is the Round Tower(圆塔). It was used as a prison until 1660 and is still surrounded by a moat [məut] (护城河). Princess Diana Princess Diana Diana, Princess(1961-1997), Princess of Wales. From 1979 until 1981 Diana worked as a kindergarten teacher in London. On February 24, 1981, her engagement(约会) to Prince Charles was announced. They were married in an internationally televised [‘telivaizd] (a.电视播送的) ceremony on July 29, 1981. Princess Diana Princess Diana In August 1996 Diana and Charles were legally divorced, and a year later Diana was killed in an accident in Paris.