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考研英语真题阅读理解试题带翻译
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考研英语阅读原文 King Juan Carlos of Spain once insisted
"kings don't abdicate, they die in their
sleep."
But embarrassing scandals and the popularity of the
republican left in the recent Euro-elections have forced him to
eat his words and stand down.
So does the Spanish crisis suggest that monarchy is seeing
its last days?
Does that mean the writing is on the wall for all European
royals, with their magnificent uniforms and majestic lifestyles?
The Spanish case provides arguments both for and
against monarchy.
When public opinion is particularly polarized,
as it was following the end of the Franco regime,
monarchs can rise above "mere" politics and
"embody" a spirit of national unity.
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考研英语真题阅读理解试题带翻译
考研英语真题阅读理解试题带翻译
考研英语真题阅读理解试题带翻译
It is this apparent transcendence of politics that explains monarchs continuing popularity as heads of state.
And so, the Middle East excepted, Europe is the most monarch-infested region in the world, with 10 kingdoms (not counting Vatican City and Andorra).
But unlike their absolutist counterparts in the Gulf and Asia,