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选自BBC记录片《英国史》之《女王的诞生》。
精彩视觉：
精彩解说：
That statecraft was also stagecraft.
治国之道，亦为表演之道。
Her father and mother had both known this instinctively.
伊丽莎白的父母心里早就知道她有着过人的表演天赋，
Elizabeth had the actress's gift in spadefuls.
她天生就喜欢掌声。
She simply adored being adored.
她只是喜欢被人崇拜。
Adoration, though, wasn't the same thing as allegiance.
然而，掌声和忠诚毕竟是两码事。
For her most important adviser,
在她最重要的谏言者，
her surrogate father, William Cecil, charisma
也是一直充当她父亲角色的威廉·西塞尔看来，
was no substitute for the one thing
不能替代一件事情
which would secure the future of a Protestant England, an heir.
要确保新教未来在英格兰的统治——那就是继承人。
短语诠释：
1. have the gift：有天赋
讲解：gift在这里的意思是“天赋”，表示“有......的天赋，在......有天赋”，在gift后面接介词of。
例句：I reckon I have the gift of making friends with strangers .
我想我有本事同陌生人交朋友。
She shall have the gift of making music on any musical instrument she touches.
她有碰到任何乐器就能弹奏出音乐的天赋。
2. in spadefuls：很多地，大量地
例句：He gave attention in spadefuls and thought to bring up his children.
他在教育孩子方面花了大量的心血。
Harvesting grain in the 19th century required horsepower and manpower in spadefuls.
十九世纪时，收割谷物需要大量的畜力和人力。
3. substitute for：代替
讲解：这个短语在文中是属于名词性短语，它也可作动词性短语，意思是一样的。作为名词的话，它是可数名词。
例句：Emotion should never be a substitute for sound policy. （名词性短语）
感情不能代替政策。There is no substitute for experience. （名词性短语）
经验是无可取代的。
Can you think sugar will substitute for honey? （动词性短语）
你认为砂糖可以替代蜂蜜吗？
John will substitute for his father. （动词性短语）
约翰将作为他父亲的代理人。
