1. throne (n.) 王位
【片语】ascend/come to the throne 继承王位
Elizabeth II ascended/came to the throne when her father died.
伊莉莎白二世在她父亲过世后，继承了王位。
【片语】on the throne 在位
Elizabeth II is still on the throne.
伊莉莎白二世至今仍在位。
【片语】next in line to the throne 将继承王位
Prince George in next in line to the throne.
乔治王子将继承王位。
2. crown (n.) 皇冠 (v.) 为…加冕
Queen Elizabeth II was crowned in 1953.
伊莉莎白二世女王在1953年接受加冕。
3. monarch (n.) 君主、国王、女王
Later this year, Elizabeth II will officially become the longest serving monarch in British history.
今年不久之后，伊莉莎白二世将正式成为英国史上在位最久的君主。
【补充】monarchy (n.) 君主政体
Britain is a constitutional monarchy.
英国是君主立宪制国家。
4. prime minister (n.) 首相
The current prime minister of England is David Cameron.
现任英国首相是大卫·卡麦隆。
5. confer (v.) 授予（称号、荣誉）；赋予（优势）
Sam was eventually conferred his law degree by Harvard University yesterday.
Sam 昨天终于拿到了哈佛的法律学位。
6. heir (n.) 继承人
Despite having a large family, they still had no son and heir.
尽管家庭成员众多，他们仍然没有儿子作为继承人。
7. accede (v.) 同意、允许 、就任
I was surprised that he acceded to our request.
我实在很讶异他会同意我们的请求。
【片语】accede to the throne/accede to power 登基/任职
The day when Elizabeth II acceded to the throne, is also the day she lost her father.
伊莉莎白二世登基的那一天，正是她父亲逝世的日子。
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1. to be up in arm 愤怒；发火
2. get on one’s high horse 自命不凡、自以为是
3. sit well with sb （某人）可接受；受（某人）欢迎
