VOA慢速英语2016 威廉王子一家四口滑雪度假（在线收听）

AS IT IS 2016-03-10 Prince William and Family Enjoy Snowy Break 威廉王子一家四口滑雪度假

The British royal family has released photos of Prince William and family on a ski vacation in the French Alps.

今日，英国王室发布了威廉王子全家在法国阿尔卑斯山区滑雪度假的照片。

The pictures come from an agreement between the royals and photographers. It was set when William and his brother, Prince Harry, were children. Their mother, Princess Diana, was killed in a car crash when photographers were chasing her car in Paris.

之所以会出现这些照片，是因为王室与记者之间达成了一份协议。这份协议是在威廉王子和哈里王子还小的时候订下的。

Reporters respect the family’s privacy in exchange for arranged meetings on special days.

他们的母亲戴安娜王妃正是因为在法国时被摄影记者围追堵截，不幸在车祸中殒命。

The images published Monday show William and his wife Kate with 2-year-old George and 10-month-old Charlotte enjoying the snow last week.

周一，媒体公布了上周威廉王子与凯特王妃偕两岁的乔治小王子和十个月的夏洛特小公主的滑雪照。

Officials say it was "their first holiday as a family of four and the first time either of the children had played in the snow.''

官方称：这是他们升级为一家四口之后的第一个假日旅行，也是两个孩子第一次出来玩雪。

Two pictures show William and Kate at play in a snowball fight.

从照片上可以看出威廉王子与凯特王妃在打雪仗。

The policy with the press meant the boys could have a relatively normal childhood. Kate and William have expressed the desire to give the same to their own children.

当时这份协议是为了让威廉王子与哈里王子有个正常的童年生活。威廉王子与凯特王妃表示也希望自己孩子的生活不受任何打扰。

Words in This Story

royal – adj. of or relating to a king or queen

arrange – v. to organize the details of something before it happens; to plan 

ski – v. of or relating to a king or queen

snowball – n. a ball of snow that someone makes usually for throwing

relatively – adv. when compared to other