【跟着英剧练发音】The Queens Palaces E01-11（在线收听）

 文本：

GeorgeIII was a man of very simple pleasures, so he disliked all of the very grand ostentation of the courtand he much preferred a retired life amongst his family. And he also favouredclean-living and a healthy lifestyle, so he liked very simple foods. There wasno roast swan on the table at Buckingham House. It was simple mutton, clearsoup, vegetables, milk, tea and very occasionally a glass of cheap claret.

The rest—— 

One18th century satirist said that a leg of mutton and his wife were the chief pleasuresof his life.

BuckinghamHouse was too ornate, just too flash for George III's tastes. So he decided toremove the elaborate gates, theNeptunefountain, and even the statues on the roof.

翻译君：

乔治三世是个简单快乐的人。他不喜欢宫廷里所有的铺张浮华，反而很享受与家人的幽静生活。他过得严谨而健康的生活，喜欢简单的食物。在白金汉宫里，没有烤天鹅，就是简单的羊肉，清汤，蔬菜，牛奶和茶，偶尔有一杯廉价的红葡萄酒。18世纪的一位讽刺作家说，乔治三世的主要生活乐趣就是一只羊腿和他的妻子。

白金汉宫的奢华不符合他的品味，所以他决定移除这扇精致的大门，还有海神喷泉，甚至是屋顶的塑像。