The Monarch--the King or Queen--is head of State in Britain. After a General Election,the Queen invites the leader of the winning party to form a government. She must sign all Acts of Parliament before they become law. Every year she begins the parliamentary year with the Queen's Speech,which is written for her by the Prime Minister. She informs the two Houses of Parliament about her future activities and the government's intentions for the year.
She always reads her speech in the House of Lords,because no monarch is allowed to enter the Commons. In the seventeenth century,when parliament was trying to take away from some of the monarch's power,King Charles I tried to control the House of Commons by having some members of parliament arrested. This led to the Civil War, and Charles was beheaded in 1649. No monarch has been into the House of Commons since.
注釋: monarch 君主(國(guó)王、女王、皇帝、女皇)
General Election 選、大選
the House of Lords 上議院
behead vt.斬首，砍頭
the House of Commons 下議院
the Commons 下議院（議員）
She always reads her speech in the House of Lords,because no monarch is allowed to enter the Commons. In the seventeenth century,when parliament was trying to take away from some of the monarch's power,King Charles I tried to control the House of Commons by having some members of parliament arrested. This led to the Civil War, and Charles was beheaded in 1649. No monarch has been into the House of Commons since.
注釋: monarch 君主(國(guó)王、女王、皇帝、女皇)
General Election 選、大選
the House of Lords 上議院
behead vt.斬首，砍頭
the House of Commons 下議院
the Commons 下議院（議員）