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英国女王后事计划已出台

文章来源：未知文章作者：enread 发布时间：2017-04-05 08:32 字体： [大中小]　进入论坛

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Despite the fact the Queen is currently alive and well, a meticulous¹ plan has already been laid out for her death.

虽然女王目前健康状况良好，但是人们已为她的去世做好了准备，制定了周密计划。

A code word has already been decided² upon to deliver the news of her passing to the highest tiers of government.

While the death of George VI was signalled by the words "Hyde Park Corner" - to stop switchboard operators at Buckingham Palace learning the news - the equivalent word for Queen Elizabeth II is "London Bridge is down".

According to The Guardian³, the Prime Minister at the time will be woken, if not already awake, and informed by civil servants that "London Bridge is down".

These words will signify the monarch⁴ has passed away and kick off Operation London Bridge – a highly-organised set of arrangements which will eventually culminate⁵ in the Queen's funeral.

The Foreign Office's Global Response Centre, located at an undisclosed location in London, will then immediately inform 15 governments outside the UK where the Queen is also the head of state. After this, the centre will pass on the news to the 36 other nations of the Commonwealth⁶ for whom the Queen has served as a symbolic⁷ figurehead for many decades.

It will not be long before the news spreads from world leaders to the general public, with the news of her passing released as a newsflash to the Press Association and thus the global media simultaneously⁸.

This marks a break from the long-held tradition of the BBC being the first news outlet⁹ to learn of royal deaths. What's more, while George VI's death was not announced until four hours after he died, news of the Queen's demise¹⁰ will be far more instant.

A footman in mourning clothes will be sent out of the door at Buckingham Palace at the same time to pin a notice of the news to the gates, while the official palace website will feature just one page, revealing the news on a dark background.

Coverage¹¹ of the Queen's passing will kick off immediately. Newspapers and online media outlets¹² already have news stories about her death and lengthy¹³ obituaries¹⁴ and supplements ready to publish at a moment's notice. At the BBC, the "radio alert transmission system" will be activated¹⁵ and rehearsals¹⁶ for the Queen's death will be put into action.

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1 meticulous
adj.极其仔细的，一丝不苟的
参考例句：
We'll have to handle the matter with meticulous care.这事一点不能含糊。 She is meticulous in her presentation of facts.她介绍事实十分详细。

2 decided
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
参考例句：
This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。 There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

3 guardian
n.监护人；守卫者，保护者
参考例句：
The form must be signed by the child's parents or guardian. 这张表格须由孩子的家长或监护人签字。 The press is a guardian of the public weal. 报刊是公共福利的卫护者。

4 monarch
n.帝王，君主，最高统治者
参考例句：
The monarch's role is purely ceremonial.君主纯粹是个礼仪职位。 I think myself happier now than the greatest monarch upon earth.我觉得这个时候比世界上什么帝王都快乐。

5 culminate
v.到绝顶，达于极点，达到高潮
参考例句：
The celebration of the centenary will culminate with a dinner.百年庆典活动将以宴会作为高潮。 Everyone feared that the boundary dispute between these two countries would culminate in a war.人人都担心,这两国间的边境争端将以一场战争到达顶点。

6 commonwealth
n.共和国，联邦，共同体
参考例句：
He is the chairman of the commonwealth of artists.他是艺术家协会的主席。 Most of the members of the Commonwealth are nonwhite.英联邦的许多成员国不是白人国家。

7 symbolic
adj.象征性的，符号的，象征主义的
参考例句：
It is symbolic of the fighting spirit of modern womanhood.它象征着现代妇女的战斗精神。 The Christian ceremony of baptism is a symbolic act.基督教的洗礼仪式是一种象征性的做法。

8 simultaneously
adv.同时发生地，同时进行地
参考例句：
The radar beam can track a number of targets almost simultaneously.雷达波几乎可以同时追着多个目标。 The Windows allow a computer user to execute multiple programs simultaneously.Windows允许计算机用户同时运行多个程序。

9 outlet
n.出口/路；销路；批发商店；通风口；发泄
参考例句：
The outlet of a water pipe was blocked.水管的出水口堵住了。 Running is a good outlet for his energy.跑步是他发泄过剩精力的好方法。

10 demise
n.死亡；v.让渡，遗赠，转让
参考例句：
He praised the union's aims but predicted its early demise.他赞扬协会的目标，但预期这一协会很快会消亡。 The war brought about the industry's sudden demise.战争道致这个行业就这么突然垮了。

11 coverage
n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖
参考例句：
There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。 This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。

12 outlets
n.出口( outlet的名词复数 )；经销店；插座；廉价经销店
参考例句：
The dumping of foreign cotton blocked outlets for locally grown cotton. 外国棉花的倾销阻滞了当地生产的棉花的销路。来自《简明英汉词典》 They must find outlets for their products. 他们必须为自己的产品寻找出路。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

13 lengthy
adj.漫长的，冗长的
参考例句：
We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。 The professor wrote a lengthy book on Napoleon.教授写了一部有关拿破仑的巨著。

14 obituaries
讣告，讣闻( obituary的名词复数 )
参考例句：
Next time I read about him, I want it in the obituaries. 希望下次读到他的消息的时候，是在仆告里。 People's obituaries are written while they're still alive? 人们在世的时候就有人给他们写讣告？

15 activated
adj. 激活的动词activate的过去式和过去分词
参考例句：
The canister is filled with activated charcoal.蒸气回收罐中充满了活性炭。

16 rehearsals
n.练习( rehearsal的名词复数 )；排练；复述；重复
参考例句：
The earlier protests had just been dress rehearsals for full-scale revolution. 早期的抗议仅仅是大革命开始前的预演。 She worked like a demon all through rehearsals. 她每次排演时始终精力过人。来自《简明英汉词典》

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