新奇事件簿 小公主夏洛特

Britain's Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have named their newborn baby daughter. The two royals are better known as Prince William and his wife Kate. Their daughter was born on Saturday and since then the world has been waiting to see what the new arrival would be called. The parents waited two days before they told the world. Their new baby is called Charlotte. She also has two middle names, Elizabeth and Diana. Her official title is Her Royal Highness Princess Charlotte of Cambridge. She is fourth in line to the British throne¹. This means that if her grandfather (Prince Charles), father, and brother (Prince George) all die, shewill be Britain's queen after Queen Elizabeth passes away.

英国剑桥公爵和公爵夫人已经为新生女儿起了名字。这两位皇室成员更为人所知的名字为威廉王子和凯特王妃。周六，小公主出生，全球都在等待着小公主的名字。他们在两天以后宣告了孩子的名字。新女儿的名字为夏洛特。夏洛特还有两个中间名，分别是伊莉莎白和戴安娜。小公主的官方称谓为剑桥公主夏洛特殿下。她也是王室第四顺位继承人。这就意味着如果她的爷爷（查尔斯王子），父亲以及哥哥（乔治王子）都先后去世的话，那么她将成为继伊莉莎白女王去世后的另一位英国女王。

The British public is delighted at the choice of names for the new princess. Most people liked the fact that the names were traditional, and closely² linked to members of the royal family. The name Charlotte is the female³ version⁴ of Charles – Prince Charles is her grandfather. There was a Queen Charlotte in the 18th century, who was married to Britain's King George III. The new princess' middle name, Elizabeth, is the same as her great-grandmother, Britain's Queen Elizabeth. Finally, her second middle name, Diana, is that ofher grandmother, Diana Princess of Wales, who died in 1997 when Prince William was a child. Tweeter Stephanie Clark said: 'I love that Diana's name is in there. Such a lovely tribute⁵ to her."

英国民众很喜欢小公主的名字。绝大部分人都喜欢那些传统，并能够与皇室家族有联系的名字。夏洛特也是查尔斯名字的女性翻版，查尔斯王子是她的爷爷。18世纪曾经出现过夏洛特女王，她嫁给了英国的乔治三世。小公主的中间名伊莉莎白，这与她的曾祖母同名，她的曾祖母为伊莉莎白女王。她的第二个中间名自戴安娜与她的祖母同名，她的祖母是威尔士王妃，戴安娜死于1997年，当时的威廉还是个孩子。推特网友克拉克说：“我喜欢戴安娜这个名字，这也是向戴安娜王妃致敬了。”

1 throne   

n.御座，宝座；王位，王权

参考例句：

• He was the legal heir to the throne.他是王位的合法继承人。
• The throne was footed with gold.这御座是用黄金做的脚。

2 closely   

adv.紧密地；严密地，密切地

参考例句：

• We shall follow closely the development of the situation.我们将密切注意形势的发展。
• The two companies are closely tied up with each other.这两家公司之间有密切联系。

3 female   

adj.雌的，女(性)的；n.雌性的动物，女子

参考例句：

• We only employ female workers.我们只雇用女工。
• The animal in the picture was a female elephant.照片上的动物是头母象。

4 version   

n.版本；型号；叙述，说法

参考例句：

• His version of the events is pure supposition.他对这件事的说法纯属猜测。
• What is your version of this matter?你对这件事情的看法 怎么样？

5 tribute   

n.颂词，称赞，(表示敬意的)礼物；贡品

参考例句：

• She accepted their tribute graciously.她慈祥地接受了他们的致意。
• Many conquered nations had to pay tribute to the rulers of ancient Rome.许多被征服的国家必须向古罗马的统治者朝贡。