Quiz : Elizabeth I Myths 测验:伊丽莎白一世的神话
By the time of her death in 1603, Queen Elizabeth had become a legend. Over the next four centuries, that legend grew as her reign receded further and further into history. Many stories about this great Queen have been told, but not all of them are true. Some of them have been accepted as true for generations, some perhaps we would want to be true.
Try and guess for yourself which legends are true and which are merely myth! 到1603年去世时，伊丽莎白女王已成为一个传奇。在接下来的四个世纪里，随着她的统治逐渐淡出历史，这个传说也越来越多。关于这位伟大女王的故事有很多，但并不是所有的故事都是真实的。其中一些被几代人认为是正确的，有些也许我们希望是正确的。试着自己猜测哪些传说是真的，哪些只是神话!
Baby Elizabeth was so neglected by her father, the king, that she had to wear clothes that were too small. 婴儿伊丽莎白被她的父亲，国王忽视了，她不得不穿太小的衣服。
Princess Elizabeth did not like her cousin, Lady Jane Grey. 伊丽莎白公主不喜欢她的表妹简·格雷小姐。
On the death of Thomas Seymour, Elizabeth whispered:"This day died a man of much wit, but very little judgement". 在托马斯·西摩去世时，伊丽莎白低声说:“今天死了一个很有智慧，但判断力很差的人。”
Princess Elizabeth was so heartbroken at the death of Thomas Seymour, that she vowed never to marry. 伊丽莎白公主对托马斯·西摩的死非常伤心，她发誓永远不结婚。
Lady Elizabeth and Robert Dudley were both imprisoned in the Tower of London at the same time, and only a walkway separated them. 伊丽莎白夫人和罗伯特·达德利同时被囚禁在伦敦塔，他们之间只隔着一条走道。
Lady Elizabeth was standing beneath an oak tree when she was given the news that she was now queen. 伊丽莎白夫人站在一棵橡树下，听到了她当上女王的消息。
Queen Elizabeth never mentioned her mother, Anne Boleyn. 伊丽莎白女王从未提过她的母亲安妮·博林。
Queen Elizabeth had a sixth finger on one hand like her mother. 伊丽莎白女王和她母亲一样，一只手上有第六只手指。
Queen Elizabeth had a very bad temper. 伊丽莎白女王的脾气很坏。
Queen Elizabeth swore and spat. 伊丽莎白女王一边咒骂一边吐唾沫。
Queen Elizabeth never smiled. 伊丽莎白女王从未笑过。
Queen Elizabeth beat her maids of honour regularly. 伊丽莎白女王经常殴打她的侍女。
Queen Elizabeth was afraid of mice. 伊丽莎白女王害怕老鼠。
Queen Elizabeth rarely had a bath. 伊丽莎白女王很少洗澡。
Queen Elizabeth was bald. 伊丽莎白女王是秃顶。
Queen Elizabeth had lots of lovers. 伊丽莎白女王有很多情人。
Queen Elizabeth had secret children. 伊丽莎白女王有私生子。
Sir Walter Raleigh placed his cloak over a pool of mud before Queen Elizabeth. 沃尔特·罗利爵士在伊丽莎白女王面前把斗篷放在一滩泥上。
Queen Elizabeth had black teeth. 伊丽莎白女王的牙齿是黑的。
Queen Elizabeth was so afraid of having a tooth taken out that one of her Archbishops had to show her that the pain was bearable by having a tooth out himself. 伊丽莎白女王非常害怕拔掉一颗牙，以至于她的一位大主教不得不亲自拔掉一颗牙，向她证明这种疼痛是可以忍受的。
Queen Elizabeth had nicknames for her favourite courtiers. 伊丽莎白女王给她最喜欢的朝臣起了绰号。
Queen Elizabeth was always having heads chopped off. 伊丽莎白女王总是被砍头。
Queen Elizabeth knighted Francis Drake upon his famous ship called "The Golden Hind". 伊丽莎白女王在弗朗西斯·德雷克著名的“金鹿号”上封他为爵士。
Queen Elizabeth kept the letter that Robert Dudley sent to her before his death in her treasure box beside her bed, where it was found fifteen years later when she herself died. 伊丽莎白女王把罗伯特·达德利生前写给她的信保存在床边的宝盒里，15年后她自己去世时才被人发现。
Queen Elizabeth was superstitious and had an interest in the occult. 伊丽莎白女王迷信，对神秘学很感兴趣。
Queen Elizabeth was really Shakespeare. 伊丽莎白女王其实就是莎士比亚。
Queen Elizabeth had hundreds of dresses. 伊丽莎白女王有数百件礼服。
The Earl of Essex sent Queen Elizabeth a ring before his execution, hoping she would pardon him on receiving it, but one of the Queen's ladies did not give it to her. When the Queen found out she never forgave the lady. 埃塞克斯伯爵在行刑前送给伊丽莎白女王一枚戒指，希望她收到戒指后能原谅他，但女王的一位侍女没有把戒指交给她。当王后发现后，她永远不会原谅这位女士。
On her deathbed the Queen whispered Robert Dudley's name. 女王临终前低声说出了罗伯特·达德利的名字。
Queen Elizabeth's ghost was seen walking the corridors of Richmond Palace while the Queen lay dying. 有人看到伊丽莎白女王的鬼魂在里士满宫的走廊上行走，而女王正奄奄一息。
Queen Elizabeth's last words were: "All my possessions for a moment of time". 伊丽莎白女王的临终遗言是:“这一刻，我将倾家荡产。”
Queen Elizabeth's ghost is said to haunt to Windsor Castle 据说伊丽莎白女王的鬼魂常出没在温莎城堡
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