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第一段
①King Juan Carlos of Spain once insisted “kings don’t abdicate, they die in their sleep.” ②But embarrassing scandals and the popularity of the republican left in the recent Euro-elections have forced him to eat his words and stand down. ③So, does the Spanish crisis suggest that monarchy is seeing its last days? ④Does that mean the writing is on the wall for all European royals, with their magnificent uniforms and majestic lifestyles?西班牙国王胡安·卡洛斯曾坚称：“国王不会退位，只会在睡梦中离世。” 但是，令人尴尬的丑闻和共和党左派在最近的欧洲选举中所受的欢迎度，迫使他收回前言并宣布退位。所以，西班牙的为是否预示着，君主制正在走向末日？那么，对所有欧洲王室贵族而言，这是否意味着，他们华丽的制服和尊贵生活方式也走到了末日？
①King Juan Carlos of Spain once insisted “kings don’t abdicate, they die in their sleep.”西班牙国王胡安·卡洛斯曾坚称：“国王不会退位，只会在睡梦中离世。”
JC是西班牙的国王
King n. 王；国王
insist vt. 坚持认为；坚持说。
双引号部分是两个句子，本质是insist省略that的两个宾语从句
abdicate vt. 退位，推卸责任。
②But embarrassing scandals and the popularity of the republican leftin the recent Euro-electionshave forced him to eat his words and stand down.但是，令人尴尬的丑闻和共和党左派在最近的欧洲选举中所受的欢迎度，迫使他收回前言并宣布退位。
embarrassing adj. 尴尬的。
scandal n. 丑闻（尤其是关涉重要人物的）；流言蜚语。
the popularity of the republican left：共和党左派的流行。
popular adj. 流行的 —— popularity n. 流行；风行。
the left 左派 —— 激进派；激进分子。
the right 右派。
have forced him to eat his words and stand down. 即：上面的两件事情迫使JC食言和下台。
eat your words：收回前言；承认说错
stand down：下台；离职。
③So, does the Spanish crisis suggest that monarchy is seeing its last days?所以，西班牙的危机是否预示着，君主制正在走向末日？
这是一般疑问句
the Spanish crisis：指上文说的，西班牙国王胡安·卡洛斯被迫退位。
crisis n. 危机
that部分是宾语从句：monarchy is seeing its last days
suggest vt. 建议；推荐；暗示。
monarch n. 君主。—— monarchy n. 君主制。
④Does that mean the writing is on the wall for all European royals, with their magnificent uniforms and majestic lifestyles?那么，对所有欧洲王室贵族而言，这是否意味着，他们华丽的制服和尊贵生活方式也走到了末日？
这是一般疑问句
that是代词，指代西班牙的危机——国王退位
mean vt. 意味着
mean后面是省略that的宾语从句：the writing is on the wall for all European royals, with their magnificent uniforms and majestic lifestyles.
先说一个典故：
The writing on the wall / see the writing on the wall / the handwriting on the wall：不祥之兆；厄运临头的预兆。
The writing on the wall is an idiomatic expression that suggests a portent of doom or misfortune, based on the story of Belshazzar’s feast in the book of Daniel. Origin from the Bible story in which strange writing appeared on a wall during a feast given by King Belshazzar, predicting Belshazzar’s death and the fall of his city. 源自《圣经》故事，伯沙撒国王大摆宴席时，墙上出现了奇怪的字迹，预言伯沙撒的死亡及其城邦的覆灭。
《圣经·旧约》中记载：古巴比伦国王Belshazar（伯沙撒）在宫殿里设宴纵饮时，忽然看到一个神秘的手指在王宫墙上写看不懂的文字，后来，国王叫到虏囚犹太预言家Daniel（但以理）才搞明白，墙上的字表示 “大难临头”。如预言所示，当夜，伯撒被杀，新国王由玛代人大利乌继任。因此，the finger on the wall（墙上的手指）或the writing on the wall（墙上的文字）用来形容 “不祥之兆”。
当然，这句的文章原文不是这么写的：Is the writing on the wall for all European royals, with their Ruritanian uniforms and gilded lifestyles?
当然，在谷歌上the writing on the wall 和the writing is on the wall 都是表示一样的意思，看见了，既可以分开，也可不分开用。
mean后面是省略that的宾语从句：the writing is on the wall for all European royals, with their magnificent uniforms and majestic lifestyles.
royal n. 王室成员；adj. 王室的；皇家。—— royalty n. 皇室；专利税；版税（常考）
magnify vt. 放大；增大；夸大。—— magnificent adj. 壮丽的；高贵的；华丽的。
uniform n. 制服
majestic adj. 壮丽的；宏伟的。——majesty n. 陛下；皇上。
lifestyle n. 生活方式
总结：第一段是说，西班牙国王JC（胡安·卡洛斯）在尴尬的丑闻和共和党左派广受欢迎的压力下，退位了。对此，作者就提出了疑问：这是否意味着欧洲君主制的末日，是否意味着王室的末日。
