国外媒体:英首相卡梅伦喜得千金

UK PM David Cameron's wife gives birth to baby girl

British Prime Minister David Cameron's wife Samantha has given birth to a baby girl, his office said.

"Both the baby -- who was born weighing 6lbs 1oz (2.7 kg) -- and Mrs Cameron are doing very well," a statement from the prime minister's Downing Street office said.

The last British prime minister to have a baby in office was former Labor¹ leader Tony Blair, whose wife Cherie gave birth to their fourth child, Leo, in May 2000. Leo Blair was the first child born to a serving British prime minister for 150 years.

The Camerons' baby, who has not yet been named, was born at midday Tuesday, a few weeks earlier than expected, while the couple were on holiday in Cornwall, southwest England.

Center-right Conservative leader Cameron, 43, has led a coalition² government since the election in May. Samantha Cameron, 39, announced shortly after the poll she would step down as creative director of luxury goods retailer³ Smythson.

The couple have two other children, Nancy and Arthur, born in 2004 and 2006 respectively. Their eldest⁴ son, Ivan, died in February last year aged⁵ six. He had suffered from cerebral⁶ palsy and severe epilepsy.

英国首相办公室日前称，首相大卫?卡梅伦的夫人萨曼莎日前产下一名女婴。

唐宁街首相办公室在一份声明中称：“孩子出生时体重为6磅1盎司（2.7公斤），首相夫人和宝宝目前状况都很好。”

英国上一届在在任期间得子的首相是前工党领袖托尼?布莱尔，2000年5月，他的夫人切丽生下两人的第四个孩子里奥。这是150年来首个在唐宁街首相府出生的孩子。

卡梅伦的女儿于本周二中午出生，比预产期提前了几周，当时卡梅伦夫妇正在英格兰西南部的康沃尔度假。目前孩子还没有起名。

43岁的卡梅伦是英国中右翼党派保守党的领袖，他于今年5月赢得大选，成为英国联合政府领导人。卡梅伦的夫人、39岁的萨曼莎在大选后不久宣布辞去奢侈品零售商Smythson的创意总监一职。

卡梅伦和萨曼莎还有两个孩子——2004年出生的南茜和2006年出生的亚瑟。他们的大儿子伊万因患脑瘫和严重癫痫病于去年2月去世，年仅六岁。

1 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

2 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

3 retailer   

n.零售商(人)

参考例句：

• What are the retailer requirements?零售商会有哪些要求呢？
• The retailer has assembled a team in Shanghai to examine the question.这家零售商在上海组建了一支团队研究这个问题。

4 eldest   

adj.最年长的，最年老的

参考例句：

• The King's eldest son is the heir to the throne.国王的长子是王位的继承人。
• The castle and the land are entailed on the eldest son.城堡和土地限定由长子继承。

5 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

6 cerebral   

adj.脑的，大脑的；有智力的，理智型的

参考例句：

• Your left cerebral hemisphere controls the right-hand side of your body.你的左半脑控制身体的右半身。
• He is a precise,methodical,cerebral man who carefully chooses his words.他是一个一丝不苟、有条理和理智的人，措辞谨慎。