【跟着英剧练发音】The Queens Palaces E01-39

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One of victoria’s favourite composers,Felix Mendelssohn, would sometimes play his compositions for her to sing alongto.

Oh, I’ve missed my place!

How lovely are the messengers

That preach¹ us the gospel of peace

How lovely are the messengers

That preach us the gospel of peace

The gospel of peace

How lovely are the messengers

That preach us the gospel of peace

How lovely are the messengers

That preach us the gospel of peace

Perfection²!

I wouldn’t go that far!

This is what Victoria and Albert would do!

Yes!

There is a lovely story about Mendelssohncoming to visit Queen Victoria and Prince Albert here at Buckingham Palace,and Mendelssohn sits down at the organ in the private apartments and startsplaying that piece, and the Queen walks in in her day dress and starts joiningin. Mendelssohn is extremely impressed at how the Queen knows this song of hisand knows all the words. And then he wrote home to his mother about it, andsays how deligted he was that the Queen sang so beautifully, and then Albert satdown at the organ and started playing one of his compositions, and howimpressed he was with Albert’s ability as an organist.

1 preach   

vi.传道，宣扬；vt. 讲道，说教

参考例句：

• Don't preach me a sermon,please.请不要对我讲大道理。
• They continue to preach their gospel of self-reliance.他们继续倡导自立的信条。

2 perfection   

n.尽善尽美，无比精确

参考例句：

• Their works reach to a great height of perfection.他们的作品到了极完美的境地。
• The picture wants something of perfection.这幅画还有些不够完美。