being all American historian-ish,

我的表现非常有美国历史学家的风范
you know: "Oh, how similar, how interesting when you compare."

"比较下来多相似啊真有趣"
So I'm doing the geeky historian thing

就是那种历史考据控
and then this member of Parliament who's showing me around

而那位带我参观的议员
takes me in to what he describes to me as the robing chamber for the Queen,

领我到了女王的更衣室
where she puts on her crown and ceremonial robes

在进入上议院之前女王会在这里
before she goes in to the House of Lords,

戴上王冠并穿起长袍
which I gather she does at the beginning of every session of Parliament.

我猜她只需在每一届议会开始时参加一次
Okay. So I walk in to the robing chamber and at the

于是我走进更衣室
head of that room there's a throne,

而最里面就是王座
sort of an elevated throne, so instantly,

一个高出一截的王座刹那间
without even thinking, in my head, I'm thinking:

在我脑海里闪现一个念头