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It was the fairy-tale wedding of the century. Kings, queens, royalty and VIPs from around the world were at London’s Westminster Abbey to celebrate the wedding of Britain’s Prince William of Wales and Catherine "Kate" Middleton. Thousands lined the streets to catch a glimpse of the happy couple as their open-top coach took them to Buckingham Palace. And two billion TV viewers worldwide watched the marriage of William and Kate, now the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

这是本世纪的童话婚礼oUCn1-U+VtF,GmWG。国王，女王，皇室成员以及来自全球的各界名人齐聚伦敦威斯敏斯特大教堂，庆祝英国威廉王子和凯特·米德尔顿的婚礼[r[)xF[4Fo~sZnh+。两人将搭乘敞篷四轮大马车进入白金汉宫，为了能一睹风采，数千名民众站在大街等候;!RyQZG5|d_H*!Vt。全球有20亿电视观众观看了这一盛典，如今他们成为了剑桥公爵和剑桥公爵夫人MT3rg=h[28dn]M(Zrj。

Kate was born on the 9th of January, 1982 in a small English countryside town. She lived in Amman, Jordan between 1984 and 1986; her parents worked for British Airways. She studied the history of art at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. In 2006, Kate joined the clothing fashion chain Jigsaw as an accessory buyer. She has become a style icon and is frequently on the “best-dressed women” lists of glossy fashion magazines.

1982年1月9日，凯特出生在英格兰小镇pGi-mHG+n1c53Eg。1984-1986年间，她一直生活在约旦首都阿曼；父母在英国航空工作rZ.;(Cd,]qCqH0O。她就读于苏格兰圣安德鲁斯大学，主修美术史专业_*i6Cj6Cf2%HR4sF*Y*5。2006年，作为饰品购物达人，凯特进入了Jigsaw服装连锁店7&U[rhj#]Uq+Fy=ta。并成为了时尚偶像，并频繁出现在时尚杂志最佳穿着女性榜榜单之中a.Y0Z4s1GFEUb。

Prince William of Wales was born on the 21st of June, 1982. He is the eldest son of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Diana, Princess of Wales. From his birth, it was expected he would one day become king of England. His early years were spent out of the public spotlight, following the tragic death of his mother. He graduated from Scotland’s St. Andrews University and went on to join the military. He is now a helicopter rescue pilot.

威廉王子出生于1982年6月21日ItTt;1n#at6bzmB。他是查尔斯王子和戴安娜王妃的长子SbXxl36uf03hIkq。从一出生，他就有望成为英格兰国王b7kSvNFN[LOMW。由于母亲的不幸逝世，他的早年生活并没有活跃在公众的视野当中[s1p1A&4lJ1QtfJ!0*。他毕业于苏格兰圣安德鲁斯大学，并参了军rNA+jw4|rkQNB-,-URu。目前，他是一名直升机救援飞行员fEr(K#]s4wVnF(N6V%X。

William and Kate met at university. Reports are William became interested in Kate after seeing her on a catwalk at a college fashion show. The world’s media soon followed them everywhere and newspapers were full of speculation about their on-off relationship. Kate frequently appeared with William at royal events. William proposed to Kate in Kenya in October 2010. The world will now watch every step of their married life together.

两人在大学结识Qg)DrWs]fg~;1tgF=E。有报道称，威廉是在看到凯特在大学时尚秀的T台表演后才对凯特产生了兴趣_tDfZ12uAr。不久之后，全球媒体对他们进行了跟踪报道，关于两人关系的猜测也是活跃于各大新闻报纸4nIMh+1Xc2。凯特也频繁与威廉参加皇室活动aB#N*As^F@sM8wcm1h。2010年10月，威廉在肯尼亚向凯特求婚,%es9y%QL_+4n^LlLrb。全球将会注视着他们婚后生活的点点滴滴n&s,0sh9@R]q2e。

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重点讲解

1.graduate from 从…毕业

例句：He was graduated from a normal college.

他是一个师范学院的毕业生Hv8Q0zCrtk%~p&5U。

2.open-top 敞篷的

例句：He took me and my friend Cynthia to the movies in an open-topped car.

他开了辆敞篷车，载我和我的朋友辛西娅去看电影)uSCdU7,FHydfvF。

3.VIP 大人物

例句：He was a VIP, but he had a frugal life.

他是位要人, 但生活俭朴.

4.propose to 求婚

例句：He proposed to her on bent knees.

他跪着向她求婚t^;1~G&UZb。