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一个国王的爱情故事 A Lonely Child 一个孤独的孩子 Prince Edward was born in 1894.His father，King George V， was a tall， cold man who did not likechil-dren.Why does Edward talk all the time?he once said.Hes a very noisy child! 爱德华王子出生于1894年。他的父亲乔治五世国王身材高大，性情冷漠。他不喜欢孩子。“爱德华为什么总是说个不停?”有一次，他说，“这孩子真闹人!” His mother，Queen Mary， agreed.It doesnt matter if Edward is happy or unhappy， shesaid.A child must be silent and strong. 他的母亲玛丽王后也这么想。“爱德华高兴与否并不重要，”她说，“小孩子一定要沉静而坚强。” The family lived in Buckingham Palace，which had 600 rooms.There were 8 kitchens，19bathrooms，24 toilets， 11 dining rooms， 17 bedrooms and 21 sitting rooms. 他们一家住在白金汉宫。这座宫殿有600个房间。其中有8个厨房，19间浴室，24个卫生间，11个餐厅，17间卧室和21间起居室。 Edward once told a story about the house ：Buckingham Palace was very big， and peoplesometimes got lost.One night my mother，my father and I were sitting in the dining room.Wewere waiting for our dinner.We wait-ed and waited， but the food did not come.After twentyminutes my father was very angry. He stood up and went to the kitchen.Where is thecook?he shouted，and where is my food? 有一次，爱德华讲了一个关于这座房子的故事：白金汉宫非常大，人们有时会迷路。一天晚上，我和我的父母亲坐在餐厅里等着吃晚饭。我们等呀等呀，但饭菜迟迟没有送上来。等了20分钟，我父亲火了。他起身去厨房。“厨师呢?”他喊道，“我的晚餐在哪儿?” But， Sir， the cook replied，your dinner left the kitchen fifteen minutes ago.Hasnt it arrivedyet? “可是，陛下，”厨师说，“您的晚餐15分钟之前就送走了。难道还没有送到吗?” No，it hasnt，my father shouted， and Im hungry. “没有，”我父亲高声叫道，“我饿坏了。” The King left the kitchen and began to look for the food.Ten minutes later he saw a woman whowas carrying three plates of meat and potatoes.What happened to you?my father said.Whydidnt you bring us our dinner? 国王离开厨房，开始去找晚餐。10分钟后，他看见一个女佣正端着3盘子肉和土豆。“你是怎么回事?”我父亲问，“你为什么不把晚餐给我们端来?” “I m sorry， Sir，”the woman replied.“There are a lot of dining rooms. I couldnt rememberwhere to go.But if you return to the table， Sir， this time I can follow you to the right room.” “对不起，陛下，”女佣回答道，“这儿有很多餐厅。我记不起应该进哪一间。但要是您能回到餐桌旁去，陛下，这次我会跟着您找到该去的餐厅。” Ed