BBC 6分钟英语学习 伊丽莎白女王二世——白金禧年是什么

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Hello. This is Minute English from BBC Learning English.

I'm Neil, and I'm Sam. People in the UK are enjoying a four day holiday as part of the celebrations for Queen Elizabeth the seconds Platinum Jubilee.

A jubilee celebrates the anniversary of a special event, and the word is mostly associated with the royal family.

In 2022, queen Elizabeth II celebrates her platinum jubilee, commemorating 70 years since she became queen in 1952.

People are doing all kinds of things to celebrate, from large events at the Buckingham Palace and st paul's Cathedral to smaller street parties in towns and cities up and down the country and abroad.

In this program, we look at the platinum jubilee in an unusual way, by hearing about a cake competition to make the official jubilee cake, the platinum pudding.

And as usual, we'll be learning some related vocabulary as well.

This isn't the 1st celebration of Queen Elizabeth Rain, the period of time when a monarch rules the country.

In 1977, the Queen celebrated her silver jubilee, marking 25 years as queen, followed by her golden jubilee in 2002 and her diamond jubilee in 2012.

But what's so special about this year's platinum jubilee is that Queen Elizabeth the 2nd is the 1st British monarch ever to spend 70 years on the throne.

And I have a question about it.

Sam. Queen Elizabeth the 2nd is Britain s longest ever reigning monarch.

But who was the previous longest reigning before her?

Was it A Henry the 8th?

B Elizabeth the 1st? Or C Queen Victoria?

I know it's See, queen Victoria.

OK, I'll reveal the answer at the end of the program.

As the 1st monarch ever to have a platinum jubilee.

Many celebrations are being planned for the Queen.

These include an official birthday parade, trooping the color, which ends with jet planes flying over Buckingham Palace and the platinum pageant, a live concert in front of the palace, featuring music and dancing, puppets of the queen's favorite pets, her Corgi dogs, and a performance by Ed Sheron.

And that's just in London. All across the UK street, parties are being held for people to eat and drink with friends and neighbors.

There's a tradition of inventing a new food dish to commemorate jubilees, going all the way back to the Victoria Sponge, a cake named after Queen Victoria.

This year, a competition was held to find a new dish to become the official pudding of the jubilee.

Here's BBC reporter Daniela Ralph to explain more.

1st there was a victorious sponge, then coronation chicken.

Now we have a Queen Elizabeth A.

2nd Platinum pudding. The winning lemon Swiss roll and amorettety trifle is a twist on a traditional trifle with layers of swiss roll.

Jelly Custard Mandarins AMARRETTI biscuits and cream.

In 1953, a mix of chicken and curry cream sauce called Coronation Chicken was invented to celebrate Queen elizabeth's Coronation, the ceremony of which she was made Queen.

This year, competition winner Jammer Melvin has invented a lemon and swiss roll, a MORESSI trifle, as the official jubilee cake trifle.

Is a sweet, cold pudding made of three layers a layer of fruit and cake, a layer of custard and a top layer of cream.

Gemma's jubilee trifle is a twist on a traditional trifle.

When talking about food, people use the phrase a twist on something to describe a new variation of a traditional recipe using different exciting ingredients.

Jema learned her winning recipe from her grandmothers.

She wants her trifle to be the people's pudding, something to be enjoyed by everyone.

Here is General Melvin describing how she felt to discover her trifle had been chosen as the official platinum pudding.

I cannot believe it. Everything that I was off against was just the most beautiful desserts and put ins with beautiful stories.

This quite humble trifle has won is a bit bit surreal.

Jema describes her trifle as humble, modest and not proud.

Although the pudding contains ingredients like Amaretti, biscuits and cream, which are good enough for a queen, she wanted to base it on a humble trifle, something everyone around the country can make.

Enjoying a bowl of gemas Platinum pudding sounds like a great way for some to celebrate the Queens 70 year rain.

Which reminds me of your question, neil, we know Elizabeth II has reigned for 70 years, but who was the 2nd longest serving monarch?

I said it was c Queen Victoria.

I'm glad you were so sure, because you are correct.

Sam, victoria was

queen for almost 64 years, which is a long time, but not as long as Elizabeth.

OK, let's recap the vocabulary from this program about the queen's jubilee, a celebration of the anniversary of a special event, usually involving the royal family.

A king or queen's reign means the period of time they rule a country.

A coronation is the ceremony at which someone is made monarch the king or Queen.

Trifle is a popular pudding made of a layer of fruit and cake, a layer of custard and a top layer of cream.

If you say a food dish is a twist on something, you mean it's a variation of a traditional recipe, using new and exciting ingredients.

And finally, someone who is humble is modest and not proud.

If you were inspired by this recipe, why not try making it.

But that's all from us. Goodbye for now.

Goodbye. 6 min English from the BBC.

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