The duke of Wellington was once famously turned away from the doors because he was guilty of the double solecism of arriving 7 minutes late and wearing trousers rather than knee breeches.

惠灵顿公爵就有一次转身离开了门口因为他心虚于自己的双重失礼他迟到了7分钟并且穿的长裤而不是长及膝盖的短裤。

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When James Bond villain Dr No displayed Goya's portrait of the Duke of Wellington in his lair, he launched the myth of masterpieces being "stolen to order" for criminal masterminds.

在007系列影片中，当詹姆士·邦德的对手诺博士在密室里展示西班牙画家戈雅的肖像画《惠灵顿公爵》时，他已经为犯罪策划者们开创了“专门偷盗”名画这一虚构的故事情节。

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The Duke of Wellington was once famously turned away from the doors because he was guilty of the double solecism of arriving 7 minutes late and wearing trousers rather than knee-breeches.

惠灵顿公爵就有一次转身离开了门口，因为他心虚于自己的双重失礼，他迟到了7分钟并且穿的长裤而不是长及膝盖的短裤。

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He used a quote from Berkshire's Duke of Wellington in a fringe on Monday.

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