Imrove Your Vocabulary With Series, The Crown Episode 2

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[man on radio] This is London.

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[man] Three, two, one.

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When the death of the King was

announced to us yesterday morning,

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there struck a deep

and somber[A1]  note[A2]  [A3] in our lives,

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which resound[A4] ed far and wide,

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still[A5] ed the clatter[A6] 

and traffic of 20th century life,

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and made countless millions

of human beings around the world

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pause and look around them

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The King was greatly loved

by all his peoples.

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The greatest shocks ever felt

by this island

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fell upon [A7] us in his reign.

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Never, in our long history

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were we exposed to greater perils[A8] 

of invasion[A9]  and destruction[A10] .

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The late King, who assumed

the heavy burden [A11] of the Crown

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when he succeed[A12] ed his brother,

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lived through every minute

of this struggle

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with a heart that never quavered[A13] 

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and a spirit undaunted[A14] .

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In the end[A15] , death came as a friend.

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And after a happy day

of sunshine and sport,

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and after a goodnight

to those who loved him best,

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he fell asleep,

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as every man or woman

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who strives[A16]  to fear God

and nothing else [A17] in the world,

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may hope to do.

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[sobs]

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Now, I must leave

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the treasures of the past

and turn to the future.

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Famous have been the reigns

of our queens.

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Some of the greatest periods

in our history

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have unfolded[A18]  under their scepters[A19] 

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Queen Elizabeth II,

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like her namesake[A20] , Queen Elizabeth I,

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did not pass her childhood in any

certain expectation of the Crown.

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This new Elizabethan age

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comes at a time when mankind [A21] stands

uncertainly poised[A22] ...

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Wait.

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on the edge of catastrophe.

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I, whose youth was passed

in the august[A23] , unchallenged[A24] 

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and tranquil [A25] glories[A26] 

of the Victorian era,

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may well feel the thrill

in invoking[A27]  once more

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the prayer[A28]  and the anthem[A29] ,

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God Save the Queen.

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[all] God Save the Queen.

[A1]Somber: Karanlık, karamsar, hüzünlü, kasvetli, koyu

[A2]Note: Not etmek, nota

[A3]Strike a note: Etkilemek, en hassa yerinden vurmak,

Strike a deal: Anlaşma yapmak

[A4]Resound: Yankılanmak, çınlamak, yankı yapmak, dillere destan olmak

Make resound: İnletmek

Resound the stadium: Stadı inletmek

[A5]Still: Durgun, hareketsiz, dindirmek(fırtına vb), sakinleştirmek, susturmak

[A6]Clatter: Çatırdamak, gürültü, tangırdatmak, uğultu, dedikodu, gürültü

[A7]Fall upon: Saldırmak, rastgelmek, karşılaşmak

[A8]Peril: Tehlikeye atmak, risk,

Be at peril: Risk altında olmak

Peril of losing: Kaybetme riski

[A9]Invasion: İstila

[A10]Destruction: Yıkım, tahribat

[A11]Heavy burden: Ağır yük, külfet,

[A12]Succeed: Başarılı olmak, izlemek, -den sonra gelmek, varis olmak

[A13]Quaver: Titremek(ses)

[A14]Undaunted: Cesur, gözü pek, yiğit, korkusuz

[A15]In the end: Sonunda, nihayet, en sonunda

[A16]Strive: Uğraşmak, çabalamak, mücadele vermek

[A17]Nothing else : Başka hiçbir şey, yalnızca, sadece

Have nothing else to do: Yapacak hiçbir şeyi kalmamak

[A18]Unfolded: Gözler önüne serilmiş,

Unfold: Göz önüne sermek, katlanmış bir şeyi açmak, ortaya çıkarmak

[A19]Scepter: Kraliyet asası, asa

[A20]Namesake: Aynı ada sahip kimse, adaş

[A21]Mankind: İnsanlık, ademoğlu

[A22]Poised: Dengeli temkinli

[A23]August: Ağustos, ulu, heybetli, görkemli

[A24]Unchallenged: Tartışmasız, su götürmez

[A25]Tranquil: Sakin, durgun, huzur dolu

[A26]Glory: Görkem, şan

[A27]Invoke: Yardım istemek, (tanrıya) yakarmak, çağırmak(ruh), başlatmak, dua etmek

[A28]Prayer: Dua

[A29]Anthem: Marş, ilahi