【精英翻譯】的部落格

精英翻譯轉自https://paper.udn.com/papers.php?pname=POH0054

On September 8, 2022, the world heard some very sad news. Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom, had died at the age of 96. She ruled for over 70 years, a length of time that made her the second-longest reigning monarch in history. She was a very popular ruler, and she was loved not only by her subjects in the UK but also by millions more around the world. After she died, the line to see her coffin stretched for more than 16 kilometers!

Here is a timeline of some of the key events in Queen Elizabeth II's long life. A timeline lists events in the order in which they happened. In this timeline, the events are listed from the earliest to the latest.

The Life of Queen Elizabeth II
1926
Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor is born.

1940
Makes her first public speech over the radio to comfort the children affected by World War II.

1947
Marries Prince Phillip.

1948
Gives birth to her first child, Charles.

1977
Celebrates 25 years on the throne.

2012
Opens the London Olympics.

2021
Her husband, Phillip, dies peacefully aged 99.

2022
Celebrates 70 years on the throne. Dies of old age aged 96 on September 8.

2022年9月8日，全世界聽聞一件噩耗。英國女王伊莉莎白二世逝世，享耆壽96歲。她在位時間超過70年，成為史上統治時長排名第二的君主（譯註：有確切紀錄且獨立主權的君主）。她是一位深受歡迎的統治者，不僅受到英國臣民的愛戴，就連世界各地千百萬人也喜愛她。她逝世後，排隊想瞻仰她遺容的人龍綿延了16多公里！

以下是女王畢生重要事件的年表。年表是按照事件發生的先後順序列出。以此年表來說， 事件是由從最早發生的一直到最晚發生的依序列出。

女王伊莉莎白二世的一生
1926年
伊莉莎白‧亞歷山德拉‧瑪莉‧溫莎誕生。

1940年
首度在電台上發表公開演講，慰藉受到第二次世界大戰影響的孩童。

1947年
與菲利普親王結婚。

1948年
產下長子查爾斯。

1952年
於父親喬治六世國王逝世後，登基成為伊莉莎白二世女王。

1977年
歡慶登基25週年。

2020年 新冠疫情重創英國，女王發表演說鼓勵全國人民。

2021年
夫婿菲利普親王安詳逝世，享耆壽99歲。

2022年
歡慶登基70週年，後於9月8日逝世，享耆壽96歲。