Pre-reading

Question: How many years is Queen Elizabeth II in the job?

Intensive Reading

Queen Elizabeth II is the queen of Britain. She is in this job for 70 years. Last weekend, people have a big ceremony in central London.

伊丽莎白二世是英国女王。她任位已有70年。上周末，人们在伦敦市中心举行了一个巨大的庆典。

A parade moves through the city. It is almost 5 kilometers long. 6,000 people are in the parade. Some singers are there, too. One is Ed Sheeran.

游行队伍穿过城市。队伍有5公里长。包括6000人。还有一些歌手在其中。其中之一是艾德·希兰。

A gold carriage is at the beginning of the parade. It is 260 years old. In 1953, Queen Elizabeth sits in the carriage.

队伍最前面是一辆金色的马车。它已有260年历史。1953年时，伊丽莎白女王乘坐过这辆马车。

This time, the Queen isn’t in the carriage. People can see only her image. It looks as if she is sitting inside.

这次，女王不在马车中。人们能看见她的照片。看上去似乎她坐在里面。

The Queen doesn’t attend all of the ceremony. She can’t move well.

女王没有全程参加庆典。她现在行动不便。

Notes:

1.ceremony：n. 庆典，仪式，a wedding ceremony即“婚礼”。

2.parade：n. 游行，迅游，也有“阅兵”的意思。

3.carriage：n. 马车，也指“火车车厢”。

4.as if：似乎，好像，后面接从句。

Exercise:

请根据文章内容，回答下述问题：

When is the last time Queen Elizabeth II in the carriage?