(单词翻译:单击)
December 11th, 1936. Britain's King Edward the VIII becomes the first and only monarch to voluntarily give up his country's throne.
1936年12月11日,英国国王爱德华八世成为第一位也是唯一一位自愿放弃王位的君主 。
Edward abdicates in order to marry an American divorcee Wallis Warfield Simpson and he takes the title of the Duke of Windsor.
爱德华为了娶美国离异女士沃利斯·瓦尔菲尔德·辛普森而退位,他获得了温莎公爵的头衔 。
"I have found it impossible to carry out the heavy burden of responsibility
“我发现没有我所爱之人的帮助和支持,
and to discharge my duties as King as I would wish to do without the help and support of the woman I love."
我无法承担重任,也无法履行作为国王的职责 。”
Edward's brother becomes King George VI.
爱德华的弟弟成为乔治六世国王 。
George's daughter becomes Queen Elizabeth II more than 15 years later and remains on the throne to this day.
15多年后,乔治的女儿成为伊丽莎白女王二世,并一直在位至今 。
1941. World War II widens even further as Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy declare war on the United States.
1941年,随着纳粹德国和法西斯意大利对美国宣战,第二次世界大战的范围进一步扩大 。
America in turn declares war on Japan's Axis partners just days after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
而美国则在珍珠港事件发生几天后向日本的轴心盟友宣战 。
1946. Birth of UNICEF, the UN agency devoted to helping the world's children, especially in developing countries.
1946年,联合国儿童基金会(UNICEF)诞生,该机构致力于帮助世界儿童,尤其是发展中国家的儿童 。
And 1980. Magnum, P.I., starring Tom Selleck as a private eye in Hawaii premieres on TV on CBS.
1980年,由汤姆·塞立克主演的电视剧《夏威夷神探》在CBS首播,汤姆·塞立克在剧中饰演一位夏威夷私家侦探 。
Today in History, December 11th, Ed Donahue, the Associated Press.
以上是12月11日《历史上的今天》,美联社埃德·多纳休为您播报 。