英國女王欽點，查爾斯王子終於熬出頭啦！

摘自: Reuters

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LONDON (Reuters) - Britain"s Queen Elizabeth said on Thursday she hoped her son andheirPrince Charles would take on leadership ofthe Commonwealth, answering some who argue the position should be rotated around member states.

路透社倫敦—英國伊麗莎白女王在本周四表示她希望他的兒子查爾斯王子繼任英聯邦元首，以此回應部分人士主張元首職位應由成員國輪換擔任的問題。

"It is my sincere wish that the Commonwealth will continue to offer stability and continuity for future generations and will decide that one day the Prince of Wales should carry on the important work started by my father in 1949," the queen said at the formal opening of the Commonwealth heads of Government Meeting.

英國女王在英聯邦政府首腦會議正式舉辦當天說：「我真誠地希望英聯邦能繼續為後人帶來穩定和延續性，並能決定有朝一日由威爾士親王繼承我父親於1949年開始的重任。」

The meeting, taking place in Britain for the first time in 20 years, is seen as a chance to reconnect with former British colonies and revitalize the loose alliance of 53 Commonwealth countries ahead ofBrexit.

此次英聯邦20年來首次在英國舉行的會議，被視為英國脫歐前與前英國殖民地重新加強聯繫以及重振53個鬆散的英聯邦國家的一個契機。

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The Commonwealth evolved out of the British empire in the mid-20th century, and the Queen has been its head since herreignbeganin 1952.

英聯邦在20世紀中葉由大英帝國演變而來，並且自1952年伊麗莎白女王登基至今，她一直是英聯邦的元首。

The question of who will follow Britain"s 91 year-oldmonarchinto the role was raised in the run up to the summit. The leader of Britain"s opposition party suggested on Sunday the position should be rotated around the members.

由誰來接替91歲的英國女王擔任英聯邦元首這一問題早就在峰會之前就備受關注。英國反對派領導人周日表示，這個職位應該由各成員國輪流擔任。

今日新詞：

heir

n. 繼承人；後嗣；嗣子

A person who has the legal right to receive the property of someone who dies. For example:

His heirs could inherit millions of dollors.

他的繼承人可以繼承數百萬美元。

補充辭彙：

the Commonwealth: 英聯邦

Brexit: 英國脫歐

reign: (n.) 統治

monarch:(n.) 君主; 帝王; 最高統治者