By Farhana Haider, BBC News

媒體英語(yǔ)會(huì)帶大家一起學(xué)習(xí) BBC 撰稿人在報(bào)道世界大事時(shí)常用到的單詞和短語(yǔ)。

Background: 沃利斯-辛普森，這位曾讓英國(guó)國(guó)王愛(ài)德華八世為她放棄了大英帝國(guó)王位的女人，可能還愛(ài)著她的前夫，恩斯特-辛普森。在多封沃利斯寫(xiě)給恩斯特的、沒(méi)有被曝光過(guò)的書(shū)信中，沃利斯透露了當(dāng)年她自己的孤獨(dú)感，和自己對(duì)于這場(chǎng)婚姻的不確定性。

The popular image is that of a rather cold, scheming woman who wormed her way into the affections of Britain's future king. But previously unseen letters suggest that Wallis Simpson was an insecure woman who felt trapped by her relationship with Edward. The letters have been uncovered by Anne Sebba. She says they show that Wallis Simpson might still have been in love with her second husband Ernest Simpson.

Additional extracts reveal the extent of Mrs Simpsons continued love for her former husband, even writing to him while on her honeymoon with Edward. Anne Sebba says that as an American, Mrs Simpson loved the access to the highest levels of English society, to be showered with expensive jewellery, to be the mistress of the future king. But she expected the eventual fate of most mistresses, which is to be dumped.

But he didn't dump her, causing the biggest constitutional crisis for centuries. Despite the widespread criticism of his relationship with the American divorcee, Edward VIII renounced his throne in December 1936. Edward and Mrs Simpson married in June 1937 following her divorce from Ernest.