chapter3

The Royal Star

故事描述了國王愛德華八世（溫莎公爵）和沃利斯`辛普森夫人（溫莎公爵夫人）的一段特別的愛情故事。國王雖然永遠不會是獨自一人但他總是感到孤獨，每時每刻總會有人注視他——有時是他的保鏢，有時是街上成千的民眾。他永遠不會獨自一人；每個人都認識他的面孔，他做事必須檢點，因為他的所作所為是無法保密的。他說話得謹慎，因為他說話總有人在聽。因為他每時每刻都是國王。他的壓力很大也很孤獨，甚至是從小開始，從未和其他的孩子一起玩過，他也沒有朋友。他住在英國最漂亮的房子里——（白金漢宮），卻總感到寂寞、悲傷。在他年輕的時候想要的東西都能得到。「但我並不快樂，因為我的內心裡是空虛的。」直到國王遇見了沃利斯一切都變了。他為了她放棄了一切，甚至放棄了自己的王位！

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After a year atOxford University， Edward went to fight in theFirst World War．He wrote：(牛津大學上學，後參加一戰)

I lived in a house withtwenty-five other soldiers． At night we talked about ourlives and our families．It was very inter－esting．

I couldspeak freelyto different people-rich and poor，young and old． But I also saw theblood and noise of war．（生活開始豐富充實起來，跟一堆老爺們住在一起，談天談地，想說啥說啥。有時還會看到戰爭帶來的鮮血。這才是生活啊）

One day in 1916 my driver took me to the town of Loos in Belgium．I got out of the car and walked to the top of the hill．Down below me there was heavy fighting and I felt very sad．

An hour later I returned to my car．I"ll never forget what I saw．My driver was dead． While I was away，some－body shot him in the neck．（戰爭鮮血離自己那麼近。。。）

When the war finished in 1918， Edward returned toBuckingham Palace（貝金漢皇宮）． One night he was talking to his father in the dining room．

"I don"t understand why countries fight，"the Prince said．"The war has finished， but nothing has changed．There are still millions of poor and hungry people． It"s not right．Somebody must do something！"（王子想要做點什麼，來改變這個世界）

"Well，"King George replied，"you can"t change the world if you sit by the fire．You must travel．Meet people．Talk to them．Listen to what they say． And then， when you are King， you can make the world a better place．"（光坐著可沒法改變世界，要做點實事。比如四處遊歷，比如傾聽民生，然後才能知道要做什麼）

And so，in 1920，Edward left England again． During the next five years he travelled240 000 kilometresand visited45 different countries．

He saw India， Argentina， Nigeria， Mexico， New Zealand， Germany， and Japan．When he came to Toronto，in Canada， there were 500 000 people in the streets to meet him．Everywhere thousands of people waited to see him—there were crowds of 190 000 in Cape Town， 300 000 in Paris， 500 000 in New York， and 750 000 in Melbourne．（世界各地，成千上萬的人被圈粉）

"Edward is the first royal star，"one newspaper wrote，"and he is now the most famous man in the world．In the old daysprinces were cold and bored．But Edward is different． He gets out of his car and walks down the street． Every two or three minutes he stops and speaks with the crowd．He laughs．He smiles．He shakes a thousand hands． He is a man of the people witha heart of gold．"（Edward與眾不同，因為他的那顆赤子之心。

heart of gold是西方人普遍追求的，有深厚的文化含義，很多歌詞裡面都有這樣的句子。推薦一首歌：heart of gold。我的最愛。。。希望你也喜歡！）

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