泰王普密蓬公开露面,庆祝登基65周年

 　　患病的泰国国王普密蓬不同寻常地在公开场合露面，庆祝登基65周年。普密蓬是世界上在位时间最长的君主。

　　星期二，泰国电视台实况转播了87岁的泰王普密蓬离开曼谷医院的情形，他已住院几个月。普密蓬在泰国深受爱戴。

　　泰王的车队驶往曼谷大皇宫，泰国高层官员们在那里参加一个佛教仪式。数百人在街道两旁，在车队驶过时欢呼“国王万岁”。

　　登基纪念日是泰国的公立假日，纪念普密蓬于1950年5月5日，即他哥哥逝世的三年后正式登基。

　　泰王去年10月摘除了胆囊，此后很少离开医院，目前需坐轮椅。

　　Thailand's ailing¹ King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world's longest-reigning monarch³, has made a rare public appearance to celebrate the 65th anniversary of his coronation.

　　Television stations in Thailand broadcast live Tuesday as the widely revered⁴ 87-year-old king left the Bangkok hospital where he has spent the last several months.

　　Hundreds of people lining⁵ the streets cheered "Long Live the King" as the monarch's motorcade passed on its way to the Grand Palace for a Buddhist⁶ ceremony attended by top Thai officials.

　　The festivities are to mark Coronation Day, a public holiday in Thailand in remembrance of the king's official ascension to the throne on May 5, 1950, three years after his reign² began following the death of his brother.

　　The king, who is now wheelchair-bound, has rarely left the hospital after having his gall⁷ bladder removed in October.

1 ailing   

v.生病

参考例句：

• They discussed the problems ailing the steel industry. 他们讨论了困扰钢铁工业的问题。
• She looked after her ailing father. 她照顾有病的父亲。

2 reign   

n.统治时期，统治，支配，盛行；v.占优势

参考例句：

• The reign of Queen Elizabeth lapped over into the seventeenth century.伊丽莎白王朝延至17世纪。
• The reign of Zhu Yuanzhang lasted about 31 years.朱元璋统治了大约三十一年。

3 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。

4 revered   

v.崇敬，尊崇，敬畏( revere的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• A number of institutions revered and respected in earlier times have become Aunt Sally for the present generation. 一些早年受到尊崇的惯例，现在已经成了这代人嘲弄的对象了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The Chinese revered corn as a gift from heaven. 中国人将谷物奉为上天的恩赐。 来自辞典例句

5 lining   

n.衬里，衬料

参考例句：

• The lining of my coat is torn.我的外套衬里破了。
• Moss makes an attractive lining to wire baskets.用苔藓垫在铁丝篮里很漂亮。

6 Buddhist   

adj./n.佛教的，佛教徒

参考例句：

• The old lady fell down in adoration before Buddhist images.那老太太在佛像面前顶礼膜拜。
• In the eye of the Buddhist,every worldly affair is vain.在佛教徒的眼里，人世上一切事情都是空的。

7 gall   

v.使烦恼，使焦躁，难堪；n.磨难

参考例句：

• It galled him to have to ask for a loan.必须向人借钱使他感到难堪。
• No gall,no glory.没有磨难，何来荣耀。