the abdication crisis
noun /ði ˌæbdɪˈkeɪʃn kraɪsɪs/
/ði ˌæbdɪˈkeɪʃn kraɪsɪs/
[singular]- (in British history) a series of events in 1936, following King Edward VIII's decision to marry a divorced American woman, Wallis Simpson. It was thought that the British public would not accept a queen who had been divorced, and Edward was advised by the Prime Minister to abdicate (= give up his position as king). The couple were married in France in 1937, and Edward's brother (as George VI) became king in his place.
退位危机：1936年，爱德华八世国王决定与离婚的美国妇女沃利斯·辛普森（Wallis Simpson）结婚，这一系列事件引起了人们的关注。有人认为英国公众不会接受已经离婚的女王，总理建议爱德华退位（放弃他的国王职位）。两人于1937年在法国结婚，爱德华的兄弟（乔治六世）成为他的国王。