What is the Platinum Jubilee? British Culture & Traditions

什么是白金禧年？英国文化与传统

This year we celebrate Her Majesty The Queen’s  platinum jubilee. A jubilee is an anniversary,  

今年我们庆祝女王陛下的铂金禧。禧年是周年纪念日，

a time to celebrate something important.  This year, it’s the seventieth anniversary  

是庆祝重要事物的时刻。今年

of Queen Elizabeth the second’s accession to  the throne of the United Kingdom. This means  

是英国女王伊丽莎白二世登基七十周年。这意味着

she became the Queen seventy years ago, on the  sixth of February nineteen fifty-two, to be exact,  

她在七十年前成为了女王，即 1952 年 2 月 6 日，确切地说，是

after her father died. So the Queen acceded to the  throne seventy years ago this year - 2022

在她父亲去世之后。所以女王在七十年前的今年就登基了——2022年

‘To accede’ just means to take up an office  or position.

“加入”只是意味着接受一个职位或职位。

Like many things associated with the royal family, it’s a very formal word, usually reserved for royalty or high office.

就像与王室有关的许多事情一样，这是一个非常正式的词，通常是为皇室或高级职位保留的。

'Throne' is this - a highly decorated, ceremonial chair for  a monarch or other important person. We also use  

“王座”就是这个——供君主或其他重要人物使用的装饰精美的礼仪椅。我们也用

the word ‘throne’ figuratively, to mean a position  of power, so to take the throne or accede to the  

“王位”这个词来比喻，意思是权力的位置，所以登上王位或继承

throne means to become king or queen, but  also, figuratively, to start to hold power. 

王位意味着成为国王或王后，但也比喻地，开始掌权。

The Queen’s platinum jubilee celebrations  started in February 2022  

女王的白金禧庆典于 2022 年 2 月开始，

and will go on to February twenty twenty-three  to commemorate seventy years after she was crowned  

并将持续到 2023 年 2 月，以纪念她在

Queen Elizabeth the second, by the Grace of  God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain  

上帝的恩典下被加冕为大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国第二位伊丽莎白女王

and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms  and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth,  

70 周年 。她的其他王国和领地女王，英联邦元首，

Defender of the Faith. That’s her official  title! Wow! That’s a mouthful! This is a crown,  

信仰捍卫者。那是她的正式头衔！哇！那是一口！这是一顶王冠，

so ‘to be crowned’ means to become a king or  queen. It can also just mean to win a competition.  

所以“被加冕”意味着成为国王或王后。它也可以仅仅意味着赢得比赛。

Queen Elizabeth the second was crowned on June  the second nineteen fifty-three, which makes  

伊丽莎白二世女王于 2019 年 6 月 53 日加冕，这使

her the longest reigning British monarch ever!  ‘To reign’, no not this kind of rain, this kind of reign, means to  

她成为有史以来在位时间最长的英国君主！ “作王”，不是这种雨，这种作王，是指

hold royal office, or simply be the queen or king. 

担任皇室职务，或者干脆做王后或国王。

Our beloved Queen’s platinum jubilee celebrations  include a four day weekend for people who live in  

我们心爱的女王铂金禧庆祝活动包括 6 月初为居住在英国的

the UK at the beginning of June! Whoo hoo! And  to celebrate, her subjects are throwing street  

人们提供的为期四天的周末 ！ 嗬嗬！为了庆祝，她的臣民们举办街头

parties and planting trees for the jubilee. There  was even a competition, judged by the queen of  

派对，为禧年植树。甚至还有一场比赛，由

The Great British Bake Off herself, Mary Berry  to find the best new dessert or pudding called  

英国烘焙女王玛丽·贝瑞亲自评判，以寻找

‘The Platinum Pudding’ competition which  ordinary people entered. Jemma Melvin was  

普通人参加的名为“白金布丁”的最佳新甜点或布丁比赛。 Jemma Melvin

crowned the winner for her ‘lemon swiss roll and  amaretti trifle’, inspired by her grandmothers  

以她的“柠檬瑞士卷和意大利杏仁蛋糕”获得冠军，灵感来自她的祖母

and the Queen. A trifle is a very British dessert,  made of sponge cake and fruit covered in layers of  

和女王。 A trifle 是一种非常英式的甜点，由海绵蛋糕和水果制成，上面覆盖着一层层的

jelly - the kind with gelatine in it, not the one  you put on sandwiches - custard and cream. It’s  

果冻——里面有明胶的那种，而不是你放在三明治里的那种——奶油冻和奶油。它很

scrumptious, which is a very British way to say  delicious. Jemma’s version is made with rolled  

美味，这是一种非常英式的说法。 Jemma 的版本是用卷起

up sponge cake, lemon and those sweet little  Italian almond biscuits. Hmmm scrumptious!

的海绵蛋糕、柠檬和那些甜美的意大利杏仁饼干做成的。嗯，好吃！

Now you know all about the jubilee, here’s  five important rules you should know  

现在你知道了关于禧年的一切，

if you’re ever lucky enough  to meet Her Majesty the Queen.

如果你有幸见到女王陛下，你应该知道以下五个重要规则。

One: You should never try to touch the  Queen unless she touches you first. So  

一：除非她先触碰你，否则你不应该尝试触碰女王。因此

if she doesn’t put out her hand to shake yours,  the correct way to greet her is with a small  

，如果她不伸出手与你握手，那么正确的问候方式是

curtsy, if you’re a woman and a small bow if  you’re a man. A curtsy is when you put one  

，如果你是女人，则行小屈膝礼，如果你是男人，则行小鞠躬。屈膝礼是当你将一只

foot in front of the other and bend at the knees.  A bow is when you place one hand on your stomach  

脚放在另一只脚前面并弯曲膝盖时。鞠躬是指您将一只手放在肚子上

and the other behind your back and bend your  torso forward and your head down but that’s not  

，另一只手放在背后，向前弯曲躯干，低头，

necessary when you meet the Queen. A small  bow, like a nod of the head, is enough.

但当您遇到女王时，这不是必需的。一个小小的鞠躬，就像点头一样，就足够了。

Two: It is considered very bad etiquette indeed to  put your hands in your pockets around the Queen.  

二：在女王身边把手插在口袋里确实被认为是非常不礼貌的行为。

Etiquette is the rules for or how you should  behave in polite society. As you can imagine,  

礼仪是您在礼貌社会中应有的行为规则或行为方式。可以想象，

there are many rules of etiquette for when  you meet a member of the royal family but  

当你遇到皇室成员时，有很多礼仪规则，但

don’t worry if you don’t get it all right! They  understand that there are a lot of rules to learn.

如果你没搞定也不要担心！他们明白有很多规则需要学习。

Three: The correct way to address the Queen  

三：称呼女王的正确方式

is to call her ‘Your Royal Highness’ the  first time you meet her and then just  

是第一次见到她时称她为“殿下”，之后就称她为“

ma’am after that. Pleased to meet you, Your Royal Highness.

夫人”。很高兴见到您，殿下。

Four: No selfies! It’s considered a faux pas to  take a selfie with any member of the royal family,  

四：禁止自拍！与任何皇室成员自拍被认为是失礼，

although Prince Harry has been known to pose for  some! A faux pas, a word borrowed from French,  

尽管众所周知，哈里王子会为某些人摆姿势！失礼，一个从法语借来的词，

is when you do or say something that’s  not polite, but it’s not too serious if  

是当你做或说一些不礼貌的事情时，但如果

you do it.

你这样做并不太严重。

Number five. Last but not least, you  mustn’t start eating before the Queen  

五号。最后但并非最不重要的一点是，您不能在女王

starts eating. Ok, this is a fairly  common rule - we often wait for everyone’s  

开始进食之前开始进食。好的，这是一个相当普遍的规则——我们经常等到每个人的

meal to arrive before starting to eat at  a restaurant. But did you also know that,  

饭菜都到了，然后再开始在餐馆吃饭。但是您是否也知道，

if you are ever lucky enough to eat  with the Queen, you also have to stop  

如果您有幸与女王一起吃饭，那么

when she stops eating? The meal is finished when  the Queen is finished. That’s real girl power! 

Of course,  

当她停止进食时，您也必须停下来？女王吃完饭就吃完了。这才是真正的少女力量！当然，我

it feels necessary to mention there’s some  mixed opinions about the monarchy in Britain.  

觉得有必要提一下关于英国君主制的一些不同意见。

Some people think this kind of inherited power is  outdated while others love the tradition, grace and dignity  

一些人认为这种继承权已经过时，而另一些人则喜欢

the Queen and the royal family represent. Let  us know your opinion in the comments below!

女王和王室所代表的传统、优雅和尊严。在下面的评论中让我们知道您的意见！

I’m Anna! Thanks for watching English Like A  Native. If you would like more English traditions and English language lessons then please click that subscribe button. Now… where can I find that trifle recipe!

我是安娜！感谢您观看像本地人一样的英语。如果您想了解更多英语传统和英语课程，请点击订阅按钮。现在……我在哪里可以找到那个小菜谱！