第234期:爱情万岁

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　　9 The Woman I Love

　　I, Edward the Eighth², King³ of Great Britain⁴, King of India⁵, King of Australia, King of New Zealand, King of Canada, King of Kenya, King of Nigeria, King of Bur-ma, King of Malaya, King of Singapore⁶, and King of thirty-two other countries, have today given⁷ the crown⁸ to my brother George.

　　God⁹ be with him and all his people.

　　10th December 1936.

　　9 我爱的女人

　　我, 爱德华八世，英国国王、印度国王、澳大利亚国王、新西兰国王、加拿大国王、肯尼亚国王、尼日利亚国王、缅甸国王、马来亚国王、新加坡国王，以及其他32个国家的国王，今天把王位交给我的弟弟乔治。

　　愿上帝与他同在, 与他的臣民同在。

　　1936年12月10日。

　　10 Paris

　　But then, in 1966, the Duke¹⁰ and Duchess met Queen¹¹ Elizabeth(the daughter of King George)at a small party in London. After thirty long years it was¹² time to forget the past. Elizabeth kissed¹³ the Duchess and touched her arm. Then she turned to the Duke and said¹⁴:'Wallis is so beautiful, uncle. I think you're a lucky¹⁵ man.'

　　'That day Elizabeth was very kind to us, 'Edward wrote¹⁶ later¹⁷.'But why couldn't my mother or my brother say those words to me?'

　　On BBC¹⁹ television²⁰ in 1969 the Duke and Duchess spoke²¹ about their life²² together.

　　'Do you argue²³?'someone²⁴ asked them.

　　'No, not really, 'the Duchess replied²⁶.'But there's one thing about my husband²⁷ that I really don't like. He is always late. It doesn't matter if he's meeting²⁸ a queen, a president²⁹, or a film star. He can never arrive on time. I don't know why. I have tried to change him, but it's just not possible³¹.'

　　The Duke smiled and touched her hand.'I know that I'm often late, 'he said.'But on our wedding³² day, I arrived at the church³³ twenty minutes before you. I was early and you were late.'

　　'Yes, that's true³⁴, 'the Duchess said. And they both laughed.

　　'You could¹⁸ see real²⁵ love in their eyes, 'one newspaper wrote. 'They were on television, but they forgot³⁵ about the cameras and the millions³⁶ of people who were watching. They were just two people in love.'

　　10 巴黎

　　但是, 1966年公爵和夫人在伦敦的一个小型聚会上见到了伊丽莎白女王（乔治国王的女儿）。事隔30年, 该忘记过去了。伊丽莎白吻了公爵夫人, 碰了碰她的胳膊。然后她转向公爵, 说:“沃利斯真美, 伯父。我觉得您真幸运。”

　　“那天, 伊丽莎白对我们很和气, ”爱德华后来写道, “但为什么我的母亲和弟弟就不能对我说这些话呢?”

　　1969年, 在BBC电视节目里, 公爵和夫人谈起他们的婚姻生活。

　　“你们吵架吗?”有人这样问他们。

　　“不, 不真吵, ”公爵夫人回答, “但我丈夫有一点我确实不喜欢。他总是迟到。无论是要会见女王、总统, 还是电影明星, 他从不准时赴约。我不知道为什么。我曾试图改变他, 但就是不行。”

　　公爵微笑着拍拍她的手。“我知道自己常常迟到, ”他说, “可我们举行婚礼那天, 我比你早20分钟赶到教堂。我早到了, 而你却迟到了。”

　　“对, 这倒是真的, ”公爵夫人说, 他俩都笑了。

　　“在他们的眼中, 你可以看到真正的爱, ”一家报纸如此写道, “他们在接受电视采访, 但他们忘记了摄像机, 忘记了几百万观众在注视着他们。他们只是两个相爱中的人。”

　　11 Long Live Love！

　　In 1970, two years before his death³⁷, Edward said:

　　There are some people who think that I was wrong to give away my crown. But they don't understand true love.

　　When I was young, I lived in Buckingham Palace³⁸. I could have anything that I wanted. But I wasn't happy be-cause my heart³⁹ was empty.

　　Then I met Wallis and everything changed. For half of my life I have lived here with the most beautiful woman in the world. And she is everything to me.

　　When I sit in my garden with the Duchess by my side³⁰, I sometimes think about my early life. I remember the days alone⁴⁰ in my bedroom. I remember the teacher who hit me with a stick⁴¹. I remember the war¹ and my travels⁴² around the world. And then I remember the crowds⁴³ of people below⁴⁴ my window, who shouted:'Long live love！'

　　On my last night in London I spoke with Winston Churchill. In the middle of our conversation⁴⁵ he said:'I think, Sir, that the best things in life are free⁴⁶.'I have never forgotten those words. And now, many years later, I understand what they mean. You cannot buy happiness⁴⁷. And you cannot buy love.

　　To be happy deep⁴⁸ inside⁴⁹ your heart is the most wonderful thing in the world. I have been a lucky man. And so I say:

　　'Thank God for Wallis, and LONG LIVE LOVE！'

　　11爱情万岁！

　　1970年, 即爱德华去世前两年, 他曾说过:

　　有些人认为我放弃王位是错误的。但他们不懂得真正的爱情。

　　我年轻的时候住在白金汉宫。我想要的东西都能得到。但我并不快乐, 因为我的内心是空虚的。

　　后来我遇到了沃利斯, 一切都变了。我的后半生都和这位世界上最美丽的女人在这里一起度过。她就是我的一切。

　　我和公爵夫人一起坐在花园里时, 有时会想起自己早年的生活。我想起自己孤零零待在卧室里的那些日子。我想起那个用棍子打我的老师。我想起战争和周游世界的旅行。我想起那些聚集在我窗下的人群, 他们高呼着:“爱情万岁！”

　　我离开伦敦前的最后一个晚上和温斯顿·邱吉尔做过一次长谈。谈话中, 他说:“陛下, 我认为生活中最好的事情是无偿的。”我从未忘记这句话。现在, 许多年之后, 我才理解了它的涵义。幸福是买不到的。爱情也是买不到的。

　　内心深处的幸福是世界上最美妙的。我是一个幸运的人。所以, 我要说:

　　“感谢上帝给了我沃利斯, 爱情万岁！”

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