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　　泰国立法议会29日中午召开特别会议，主席蓬贝宣布立法议会正式确认哇集拉隆功王储继位，成为泰国新国王。

　　普密蓬国王于10月13日逝世，总理巴育当晚表示，王储哇集拉隆功希望和泰国民众一起共同悼念先王，将等待合适的时机再继位。

　　哇集拉隆功于1952年7月28日在曼谷出生，现年64岁。他的泰文名意为“拥有雷霆威力之人”。哇集拉隆功在普密蓬国王的四个孩子中排行第二，是唯一的儿子。

　　The Thai parliament said on Tuesday that Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn is to become king of Thailand and hailed "long live the new king" during a televised meeting.

　　Pornpetch Wichitcholchai, president of the National Legislative Assembly, said late King Bhumibol Adulyadej had designated Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn as his heir apparent, thus the parliament formally invited the crown prince to beproclaimed as the king.

　　proclaimed

　　v. 正式宣布( proclaim的过去式和过去分词 ); 显示;

　　例句：

　　'I think we have been heard today,' he proclaimed.

　　“我想今天我们说的大家都听见了，”他明确地说。

　　其他：

　　原型：proclaim

　　At the end of the meeting, all members of the parliament stood up and hailed together "long live the new king."

　　parliament

　　n. 议会，国会;

　　例句：

　　Parliament today approved the policy, but it has not yet become law.

　　议会于今天批准了这项政策，但尚未成为法律。

　　其他：

　　复数：parliaments

　　The crown prince still needs to accept the invitation in order for him to be formally proclaimed as the king.

　　Revered King Adulyadej died on Oct. 13 at the age of 88 after years of illness.

　　Vajiralongkorn, 64, was appointed the crown prince by his father in 1972.