1986年,当这位英国王位继承人告诉一位电视记者,他在自己的乡间别墅海格罗夫与他的植物交谈以刺激它们生长时,他们放声大笑。
They laughed aloud in 1986 when the heir to British throne told a TV reporter that he talked to his plants at his country house, Highgrove, to stimulate their growth.
然后,他叫来最近正在争夺宝座的弗雷德里克和马修两位公爵,国王告诉他们:“给你们三个小时的时间,谁第一个将一件最好的礼物带回,谁就继承我的王位。”
He then called upon two young dukes, Frederick and Matthew, who had the nearest claims to the throne. The king told them, “Whichever of you brings me the finest gift will win my kingdom.
我知道我必须要获得罗马人的青睐,这样他们才不会从我手中夺走埃及的王位。
I knew that I had to stay in favor with the Romans so that they would not take the throne of Egypt away from me.
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