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Your Royal Highness.
公主殿下。　　
the ladies and gentlemen of the press.
这是各界传媒人士。　　
Ladies and gentlemen.
各位。　　
Her Royal Highness will now answer your questions.
公主殿下现在会回答你们的问题。　　
I believe at the outset, Your Highness.
公主殿下，我相信。　　
that I should express the pleasure of all of us.
首先我要代表大家说。　　
at your recovery from the recent illness.
喜见你急病痊癒身体无恙。　　
Thank you.
谢谢。　　
Does Your Highness believe.
公主殿下认为。　　
that federation could be a solution to Europe's economic problems?
联盟有助解决欧洲经济问题吗？　　
I am in favour of any measure.
我支持任何。　　
which would lead to closer cooperation in Europe.
促进欧洲各国紧密合作的措施。　　
And what, in the opinion of Your Highness.
公主殿下又怎么看。　　
is the outlook for friendship among nations?
欧洲各国未来的邦交？　　
I have every faith in it.
我对此充满信心。　　
as I have faith in relations between people.
正如我对人与人之间的关系一样。
May I say, speaking for my own press service.
请容我代表我们报馆发言。　　
we believe that Your Highness's faith will not be unjustified.
我们相信殿下这种信心不会白费。
妙语佳句
1.gentlemen
先生；绅士；有教养的人（gentleman的复数形式）
Walk up, ladies and gentlemen, and see our wonderful collection of animals.
女士们、先生们，请进来看看我们稀奇古怪的动物。
2.express
vt. 表达；快递
adj. 明确的；迅速的；专门的
n. 快车，快递，专使；捷运公司
The value of this exercise is that it challenges the students to express themselves freely.
这项练习的价值在于它能促使学生自由地表达自己的思想。
3.federation
联合；联邦；联盟；联邦政府
Some of good men drained from the Russian Federation.
一些优秀人才离开了俄罗斯联邦。
4.lead to
导致；通向
I believe that his friends, above all Halifax, came to the conclusion that he must be rooted out of the life he was leading at Trinity which must soon lead to decay of mind and health.
我相信他的朋友们，首先是哈利法克斯得出这样的结论：他必须从在三一学院沿循的生活中拔出脚来，否则它必定很快会导致精神和健康的衰落。
考考你 (请翻译)
1.公主殿下现在会回答你们的问题。　
2.我们相信殿下这种信心不会白费。
上期参考答案
1.Here's the key shot for the whole layout.
2.I can't prevent you from selling the pictures, if you want to.