【话匣子英语】皇室家族
加拿大也有等级制度？皇室家族也存在？
Andrew: So today, we’re going to record a Chatterbox episode, and this is where we have a conversation about a subject that we think is interesting. It might be something to do with pop culture or history or Canadian culture.
Morag: Or when all three of those things intersect in something like the Royal Family.
Andrew: Exactly. And that’s our topic today—the Royal Family.
Morag: Mmhmm.
Andrew: Maybe a lot of our listeners don’t know that Canada actually has a Royal Family.
Morag: We have the same monarchy 1 that the British Isles 2 have.
Andrew: Yeah. And so a lot of times, even I forget that we have a Royal Family. And one of the recent reminders 3 that I got that we have a Royal Family is one of my students back in Canada. He’s from France originally, and he just became a Canadian citizen.
Morag: Well, that’s wonderful.
Andrew: Yeah, yeah. I was pretty happy for him. And as part of the ceremony, he had to swear allegiance to the Queen.
- The monarchy in England plays an important role in British culture.英格兰的君主政体在英国文化中起重要作用。
- The power of the monarchy in Britain today is more symbolical than real.今日英国君主的权力多为象徵性的，无甚实际意义。
- the geology of the British Isles 不列颠群岛的地质
- The boat left for the isles. 小船驶向那些小岛。