Princess Gives Up Royal Status for Love

Would you like to be a member of a royal family? For example, would you like to be a king or queen? 你想當國王, 還是皇后嗎？ What if it meant you could not be with the person you loved? Well, there was a princess in Japan who did not want to be a princess anymore. Princess Mako was a real princess in the Japanese royal family. 真子公主本來是日本王室一位真正的公主。 She married a man who is not a part of the royal family, 她跟平民男子結婚了。 But this is a big problem in Japan. This is because in Japan, princesses are not allowed to marry people who are not royal. 在日本, 公主不可以嫁給非皇家的人。 Princess Mako decided to give up being a princess, so she could marry the man that she wants. "give up" 就是放棄的意思，她決定不當公主了！這樣她才能嫁給她愛的人。 After marrying a non-royal, she is no longer a part of the royal family. 從她嫁給平民之後，她不再是王室的成員。 A lot of people think that if Princess Mako loves somebody outside the royal family, she should be allowed to marry them. A lot of people think it is very brave of Princess Mako to give up being a princess. 很多人認為她這樣做很勇敢。 What do you think? 你認為呢？ Do you think you would give up being royalty for love? ________________________________ Vocabulary 很多日本人關心真子公主的婚事。 1. Princess 公主。 Princess Mako finally got married last week. 真子公主上星期終於結婚了。 So she's not a princess now? 所以她現在不是公主了？ Right. 對的。 2. Marry 結婚。 I asked Katie to marry me yesterday. 我昨天向凱蒂求婚。 Wow, that's great! What did she say? 太棒了，她怎麼說？ She said she's marrying Kevin. 她說她要嫁給凱文。 Oh, no! 糟糕了。 3. Japan 日本，Japanese 日本人，日語。 Do you speak Japanese, Ryan? 你會講日語嗎，萊恩？ No, and I've never been to Japan. 不會，我也沒有去過日本。 4. Royal family 王室。 Both Britain and Japan have a royal family. 英國和日本都有王室。 Yes, and so does Denmark. 對，而且丹麥也有。 我們來讀一遍單字。 princess 公主 marry 結婚 Japan 日本 Japanese 日語，日本人 royal family 王室 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where is the princess from in this story? a. Taiwan b. England c. Japan 2. What has the princess done? a. Stopped being a princess b. Became the queen c. Married a prince 3. What is the princess' name? a. Mako b. Mika c. Maiko Answers 1. C 2. A 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn