读BBC学英语：英国女王去世

Queen Elizabeth II has died.

Queen Elizabeth II, the UK's longest-serving monarch, has died at Balmoral aged 96, after reigning for 70 years.

longest-serving 在位时间最长的monarch [ˈmɒnək] 君王reign [reɪn] 统治；为王

She died peacefully on Thursday afternoon at her Scottish estate, where she had spent much of the summer.

estate [ɪˈsteɪt] 庄园

The Queen came to the throne in 1952 and witnessed enormous social change.

come to the throne [θrəʊn] 登基enormous 巨大的；大量的

Her son King Charles III said the death of his beloved mother was a "moment of great sadness" for him and his family and that her loss would be "deeply felt" around the world.

beloved 钟爱的；深爱的；亲爱的around the world 全世界

He said: "We mourn profoundly the passing of a cherished sovereign and a much-loved mother.

mourn [mɔːn] 哀悼；(因失去…而)哀忧伤profoundly 极大地；深刻地；严重地；完全地；彻底地passing (事物的)结束，消亡；(人的)亡故，逝世cherish 珍惜；珍爱；爱护；怀念；钟爱sovereign [ˈsɒvrɪn] 君主；元首

"I know her loss will be deeply felt throughout the country, the realms and the Commonwealth, and by countless people around the world."

realm [relm] 领域；场所；王国；疆域commonwealth 英联邦countless 无数的

During the coming period of mourning, he said he and his family would be "comforted and sustained by our knowledge of the respect and deep affection in which the Queen was so widely held".

sustain 经受；支撑affection 感情；喜爱；爱情；钟爱be held in affection 深受喜爱

The King and his wife, Camilla, now Queen Consort, will return to London on Friday, Buckingham Palace said. He is expected to address the nation on Friday.

be expected to do 预计

Senior royals had gathered at Balmoral after the Queen's doctors became concerned about her health earlier in the day.

royals 王室成员gather at 聚集在…be concerned about 担忧

All the Queen's children travelled to Balmoral, near Aberdeen, after doctors placed the Queen under medical supervision.

under medical supervision 在医生的监督下

Her grandson and now heir to the throne, Prince William, and his brother, Prince Harry, also gathered there.

heir to the throne 王位继承人

Prime Minister Liz Truss, who was appointed by the Queen on Tuesday, said the monarch was the rock on which modern Britain was built, who had "provided us with the stability and strength that we needed".

be appointed by 被…任命provide with 提供stability 稳定

Speaking about the new King, she said: "We offer him our loyalty and devotion, just as his mother devoted so much, to so many, for so long.

loyalty and devotion 忠诚和奉献

"And with the passing of the second Elizabethan age, we usher in a new era in the magnificent history of our great country, exactly as Her Majesty would have wished, by saying the words 'God save the King'."

usher [ˈʌʃər] in 迎接；开创exactly as 正如…Her Majesty 女王陛下