British royal family 英国王室

It's been a busy year for the British royal family.

对英国皇室来说，这一年是忙碌的一年。

He claims to be distantly related to the British royal family.

他声称自己与英国王室是远亲。

tell-all 坦率；和盘托出

The couple are sitting down for a tell-all interview.

这对夫妇坐下来做了一个十分坦率的访谈。

The model is planning to write a tell-all book about her life.

这个模特计划要写一本书，对自己的生活细节和盘托出。

at odds 与......不合

It is said that she is at odds with her sister-in-law.

传闻她和她的妯娌不合。

She is at odds with her boss.

她与上司不合。

pertaining to 关于，有关

Kate was upset about something pertaining to flower girl dresses.

凯特对花童的裙子不满。

You should read at least one article pertaining to your business.

你至少应该阅读一篇与你的公司有关的文章。

in sb's crosshairs 被某人瞄准；成为某人的靶子

Kate, Prince William and Prince Charles were all in their crosshairs.

凯特王妃，查尔斯王子和威廉王子都成为了他们攻击的对象。

The deer walked into our crosshairs.

猎物进入了我们的瞄准镜。

astounding 令人震惊的；使人大吃一惊的

The whole thing is astounding，right？

这整件事很令人震惊吧？

The results are quite astounding.

结果令人无比震惊。

bombshell 意外消息；出乎意料的事情

The news of his death came as a bombshell.

他去世的消息令人震惊。

It's definitely a bombshell.

这绝对可以说是一颗重磅炸弹。

let rip 开足马力；尽情去做

Turn the guitars up full and let rip.

把吉他的音量调到最大，尽情欢乐吧。

My family really let rip when we all came together for Christmas.

我们全家圣诞节团聚时着实尽情欢乐了一番。

bullet-proof vest 防弹衣；防弹背心

The Royal family will need a bullet-proof vest.

王室成员将需要穿上防弹衣才行。

Fortunately, he has his bullet-proof vest on.

幸运的是，他穿着防弹背心。

pile on（使）堆积；在…上堆积

This whole thing does pile pressure on royal family.

这整件事确实给王室带来了压力。

Pick over the fruit and pile on top of the cream.

拣出好的水果，码放在奶油上。

abuzz 议论纷纷的；嘈杂的；闹哄哄的

It has Britain abuzz.

这使英国议论纷纷。

Washington has been abuzz with stories about disarray inside the White House.

整个华盛顿都对白宫内发生的混乱议论纷纷。

biracial/mixed-race 混血，混血的

Prince Harry's marriage to a biracial woman really meant something to black and mixed-race Britons.

哈里王子的另一半是混血，这对英国有色人种和混血儿们来说是有特别意义的。

It is often said that a person of mixed race is cleverer.

人们常说混血儿更聪明。