新闻周刊:女王伊丽莎白二世的白金禧年如何沦为丑闻年

How Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum¹ Jubilee² Could Be Reduced to a Year of Scandal

女王伊丽莎白二世的白金禧年如何沦为丑闻年

Queen Elizabeth II's platinum jubilee celebrations look set to be overshadowed by Prince Andrew's sexual abuse lawsuit³ and Prince Harry's memoir⁴.

英国女王伊丽莎白二世的白金周年庆典（登基70周年庆典）看起来将因安德鲁王子的性侵诉讼案和哈里王子的回忆录而蒙上阴影。

The 95-year-old monarch⁵ marks 70 years on the throne in February 2022 and there will be celebrations throughout the year in Britain.

2022年2月是这位95岁的女王登基70周年，英国全年都会举行庆祝活动。

The centerpiece will be a long, four day weekend at the start of June when there will be a U.K. public holiday on Thursday and Friday.

最核心的是，6月初，英国将迎来为期四天的长假，届时周四和周五将是英国的公共假期。

Five thousand people led by a giant dragon the size of a London bus will march through London to end the four-day bonanza⁶.

在一条伦敦公交车大小的巨龙带领下，5000人将游行穿过伦敦，结束为期四天的盛会。

However, the festivities could be overshadowed by two separate scandals from opposite sides of America.

然而，这次的庆祝活动可能会被来自地球另一端的美国发生的两起不同丑闻蒙上阴影。

On the East Coast, Virginia Giuffre's sexual assault and battery lawsuit against Prince Andrew is due in the middle of 2022, her attorney David Boies told Sky News Wednesday.

在东海岸，弗吉尼亚·吉弗尔对安德鲁王子的性侵和殴打诉讼将于2022年年中进行，她的律师大卫·博伊斯周三告诉天空新闻。

Giuffre alleges⁷ she was trafficked to Prince Andrew by Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell in 2001, and made to have sex with him when she was just 17 years old.

吉弗尔声称她在2001年被杰弗里·艾波斯坦和吉丝莲·麦斯威尔拐卖给安德鲁王子，并迫使当时仅有17岁的吉弗尔与他发生性关系。

If the civil case gets to court in New York, it will almost certainly hang over Elizabeth during the year of celebrations and there is even the possibility court hearings will coincide with the main events over June 2 to June 5.

如果这起民事案件在纽约上法庭，伊丽莎白几乎肯定会在今年的庆祝活动中受到牵连，甚至举行法庭听证会的时间有可能就在6月2日至5日的主要活动期间。

On the West Coast, Prince Harry's memoir is currently due for publication at the end of 2022, with royal watchers expecting an onslaught against Prince Charles and the Monarchy⁸.

在西海岸，哈里王子的回忆录目前计划于2022年底出版，王室观察员预计查尔斯王子和王室将受到猛烈抨击。

The Duke of Sussex is reportedly working with ghost writer J.R. Moehringer, who according to Robbie Millen, literary editor of U.K. newspaper The Times, may have "daddy issues."

据报道，苏塞克斯公爵正在和代笔作家J.R.莫林格合作。据英国《泰晤士报》文学编辑罗比·米伦称，莫林格可能有“恋父情结”。

The Pulitzer Prize winning novelist also ghost wrote Andre Agassi's autobiography⁹ Open, and a review in The Guardian¹⁰ reported how in the book: "Nobody, however, wounds Andre like his dad."

这位普利策奖获得者也是安德烈·阿加西自传《公开》的代笔作者，他在《卫报》的一篇评论中报道了原因：“然而，没有人像安德烈的父亲那样伤他那么深。”

1 platinum   

n.白金

参考例句：

• I'll give her a platinum ring.我打算送给她一枚白金戒指。
• Platinum exceeds gold in value.白金的价值高于黄金。

2 jubilee   

n.周年纪念；欢乐

参考例句：

• They had a big jubilee to celebrate the victory.他们举行盛大的周年纪念活动以祝贺胜利。
• Every Jubilee,to take the opposite case,has served a function.反过来说，历次君主巡幸，都曾起到某种作用。

3 lawsuit   

n.诉讼，控诉

参考例句：

• They threatened him with a lawsuit.他们以诉讼威逼他。
• He was perpetually involving himself in this long lawsuit.他使自己无休止地卷入这场长时间的诉讼。

4 memoir   

n.[pl.]回忆录，自传；记事录

参考例句：

• He has just published a memoir in honour of his captain.他刚刚出了一本传记来纪念他的队长。
• In her memoir,the actress wrote about the bittersweet memories of her first love.在那个女演员的自传中，她写到了自己苦乐掺半的初恋。

5 monarch   

n.帝王，君主，最高统治者

参考例句：

• The monarch's role is purely ceremonial.君主纯粹是个礼仪职位。
• I think myself happier now than the greatest monarch upon earth.我觉得这个时候比世界上什么帝王都快乐。

6 bonanza   

n.富矿带，幸运，带来好运的事

参考例句：

• Bargain hunters enjoyed a real bonanza today.到处买便宜货的人今天真是交了好运。
• What a bonanza for the winning ticket holders!对于手持胜券的人来说，这是多好的运气啊。

7 alleges   

断言，宣称，辩解( allege的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The newspaper article alleges that the mayor is corrupt. 报纸上断言该市长腐败。
• Steven was tardy this morning and alleges that his bus was late. 史提芬今天早上迟到的说词是公车误点了。

8 monarchy   

n.君主，最高统治者；君主政体，君主国

参考例句：

• The monarchy in England plays an important role in British culture.英格兰的君主政体在英国文化中起重要作用。
• The power of the monarchy in Britain today is more symbolical than real.今日英国君主的权力多为象徵性的，无甚实际意义。

9 autobiography   

n.自传

参考例句：

• He published his autobiography last autumn.他去年秋天出版了自己的自传。
• His life story is recounted in two fascinating volumes of autobiography.这两卷引人入胜的自传小说详述了他的生平。

10 guardian   

n.监护人；守卫者，保护者

参考例句：

• The form must be signed by the child's parents or guardian. 这张表格须由孩子的家长或监护人签字。
• The press is a guardian of the public weal. 报刊是公共福利的卫护者。