英伦广角 2014-09-13 英国凯特王妃再怀孕 明年将生第二胎

 While forced to conduct today's engagement¹ without his wife, the smile on Prince William’s face meant it wasn’t all bad. Kate’s acute² morning sickness means for now she’s being cared for by doctors at Kensington Palace. The good news come next spring, Prince George will have a baby brother or sister to play with.

 

“Sir, congratulations, congratulations. How is Kate feeling?”

 

“She is feeling Okay. So it’s been a tricky³ few days. We were all immensely thrilled. It’s great news -- early days, but I'm hoping things will settle down and she feels a bit better.”

 

Kensington Palace says the duchess is yet to reach the important 12-week mark in her pregnancy⁴, so it’s unclear whether the parents to be, even knew Kate was expecting at the couple’s most recent public engagement last month at the Tower of London.

 

The news comes just weeks after Prince George celebrated⁵ his first birthday. History down under early this year gave everyone a glimpse -- it was sort of a big brother he will be. 

 

William has a good relationship with his brother. Prince Harry⁶ preparing for the Invictus Games was, like the Queen and both wider families, delighted with the news.

 

“It’s a very exciting news. I can’t wait to see my brother suffer more. If there’s any luck it’s a girl, he’ll suffer even greater. I think I’d love to see him try and cope with that.”

 

Politicians are also quick to congratulate. 

 

“Mr. Speaker, we’ve also heard this morning that Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expecting their second baby. On behalf of the whole country, I’m sure the House will want to join me in congratulating on this fantastic news and wishing them well in the months ahead.”

 

But it was those who’d turn up hoping to see the couple in Oxford⁷ who are among the first to wish them well.

 

“Are you excited about it?”

 

“Yeah. We wanted to see her today, but she is having a baby.”

 

The Duchess was scrutinized⁸ from the very moment the news broke off of her pregnancy in 2012, when she was treated for the same condition. She left hospital when she was just seven to eight weeks pregnant⁹. 

 

But once over the worst, she carried on working until she was around 8-month pregnant, then she was back behind closed doors until the big moment at Lindo Wing in July last year, when the new parents introduced Georges Alexander Louis to the world. His christening at the Chapel¹⁰ Royal, the new third in line to the throne’s first public engagement. 

 

“New generation of the royal family who will be known by the generation that has been born also in hospitals up and down the country, (?) who will know Prince George and his brother or sister as part of the royal family. So it will change the fact that more identifiable focus(?) for a new generation.”

 

Kate’s engagement including her first solo¹¹ tour to Malta later this month will be reviewed on a day-by-day basis. Always clear about wanting children, soon enough there will be new photos for the Cambridge family album.

1 engagement   

n.订婚，婚约，约定，约会

参考例句：

• I can't see you on Monday because I have a previous engagement.星期一我不能见你，因为我有约在先。
• It was my mother's very own engagement ring.这正是我母亲自己的订婚戒指。

2 acute   

adj.严重的，激烈的，敏锐的，急性的，尖的

参考例句：

• A period of acute depression can sometimes follow childbirth.分娩之后可能会有一段时间的急性抑郁期。
• The publication comes as the answer to an acute demand.这一出版物是为满足急需而出版的。

3 tricky   

adj.狡猾的，奸诈的；(工作等)棘手的，微妙的

参考例句：

• I'm in a rather tricky position.Can you help me out?我的处境很棘手，你能帮我吗？
• He avoided this tricky question and talked in generalities.他回避了这个非常微妙的问题，只做了个笼统的表述。

4 pregnancy   

n.怀孕，怀孕期

参考例句：

• Early pregnancy is often accompanied by nausea.怀孕早期常有恶心的现象。
• Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of miscarriage.怀孕期吸烟会增加流产的危险。

5 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

6 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

7 Oxford   

n.牛津（英国城市）

参考例句：

• At present he has become a Professor of Chemistry at Oxford.他现在已是牛津大学的化学教授了。
• This is where the road to Oxford joins the road to London.这是去牛津的路与去伦敦的路的汇合处。

8 scrutinized   

v.仔细检查，详审( scrutinize的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The jeweler scrutinized the diamond for flaws. 宝石商人仔细察看钻石有无瑕庇 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• Together we scrutinized the twelve lemon cakes from the delicatessen shop. 我们一起把甜食店里买来的十二块柠檬蛋糕细细打量了一番。 来自英汉文学 - 盖茨比

9 pregnant   

adj.怀孕的，怀胎的

参考例句：

• She is a pregnant woman.她是一名孕妇。
• She is pregnant with her first child.她怀了第一胎。

10 chapel   

n.小教堂，殡仪馆

参考例句：

• The nimble hero,skipped into a chapel that stood near.敏捷的英雄跳进近旁的一座小教堂里。
• She was on the peak that Sunday afternoon when she played in chapel.那个星期天的下午，她在小教堂的演出，可以说是登峰造极。

11 solo   

n.独奏，独唱；adj.单独的；adv.单独地；v.放单飞，单独表演

参考例句：

• Tara is currently working on a solo album.塔拉眼下正忙着制作个人专辑。
• There's wonderfully lyrical flute solo in the middle of this symphony.在交响乐中间有一段奇妙的抒情长笛独奏。