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听力文本
Britain's Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have named their newborn baby daughter. The two royals are better known as Prince William and his wife Kate. Their daughter was born on Saturday and since then the world has been waiting to see what the new arrival would be called. The parents waited two days before they told the world. Their new baby is called Charlotte. She also has two middle names, Elizabeth and Diana. Her official title is Her Royal Highness Princess Charlotte of Cambridge. She is fourth in line to the British throne. This means that if her grandfather (Prince Charles), father, and brother (Prince George) all die, shewill be Britain's queen after Queen Elizabeth passes away.
The British public is delighted at the choice of names for the new princess. Most people liked the fact that the names were traditional, and closely linked to members of the royal family. The name Charlotte is the female version of Charles – Prince Charles is her grandfather. There was a Queen Charlotte in the 18th century, who was married to Britain's King George III. The new princess' middle name, Elizabeth, is the same as her great-grandmother, Britain's Queen Elizabeth. Finally, her second middle name, Diana, is that ofher grandmother, Diana Princess of Wales, who died in 1997 when Prince William was a child. Tweeter Stephanie Clark said: 'I love that Diana's name is in there. Such a lovely tribute to her."
中文翻译
英国剑桥公爵和公爵夫人已经为新生女儿起了名字。这两位皇室成员更为人所知的名字为威廉王子和凯特王妃。周六，小公主出生，全球都在等待着小公主的名字。他们在两天以后宣告了孩子的名字。新女儿的名字为夏洛特。夏洛特还有两个中间名，分别是伊莉莎白和戴安娜。小公主的官方称谓为剑桥公主夏洛特殿下。她也是王室第四顺位继承人。这就意味着如果她的爷爷（查尔斯王子），父亲以及哥哥（乔治王子）都先后去世的话，那么她将成为继伊莉莎白女王去世后的另一位英国女王。
英国民众很喜欢小公主的名字。绝大部分人都喜欢那些传统，并能够与皇室家族有联系的名字。夏洛特也是查尔斯名字的女性翻版，查尔斯王子是她的爷爷。18世纪曾经出现过夏洛特女王，她嫁给了英国的乔治三世。小公主的中间名伊莉莎白，这与她的曾祖母同名，她的曾祖母为伊莉莎白女王。她的第二个中间名自戴安娜与她的祖母同名，她的祖母是威尔士王妃，戴安娜死于1997年，当时的威廉还是个孩子。推特网友克拉克说：“我喜欢戴安娜这个名字，这也是向戴安娜王妃致敬了。”
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重点讲解
1.link to 把…和…联系起来
例句：The road links this small village to the town.
公路将这个村子和城镇连接起来。
2.middle name 中间名
例句：Middle name should be an optional field.
中间名应该是可选的字段。
3.pass away 去世
例句：I'm sorry to hear that your father passed away last night.
听到令尊昨晚去世的消息很难受。
4.wait to 等待
例句：It will wait to service the next request.
它将等待服务于下一个请求。
听力题目
1. Which English city are William and Kate Duke and Duchess of?
a) Cambridge
b) Manchester
c) London
d) Oxford
2. On what day of the week was Charlotte born?
a) Friday
b) Sunday
c) Saturday
d) Tuesday
3. How long did the parents wait before announcing the name?
a) 3 days
b) 2 days
c) 4 days
d) 5 days
4. How many middle names does Charlotte have?
a) 5
b) 4
c) 3
d) 2
5. How many people are ahead of Charlotte in line to the throne?
a) 3
b) 4
c) 5
d) 6
6. How do British people feel about the baby's names?
a) horrified
b) ecstatic
c) indifferent
d) delighted
7. Charlotte is the woman's name; what is the man's name?
a) Chester
b) Charles
c) Brad
d) George
8. When did Queen Charlotte live?
a) in the 1900s
b) in the 1600s
c) in the 1800s
d) in the 1700s
9. Who is Princess Charlotte's great-grandmother?
a) Queen Charlotte
b) Diana, Princess of Wales
c) Queen Elizabeth II
d) Queen Victoria
10. Who did a tweeter say Charlotte's middle name was a tribute to?
a) a famous writer
b) Diana, Princess of Wales
c) a nurse
d) Kate Middleton
听力答案
1.a
2.c
3.b
4.d
5.a
6.d
7.b
8.d
9.c
10.b
