课程导读
▸ 为什么这是多数人此生第一次听国王的演讲?
▸ 和女王相比,新国王的演讲有何异同?
▸ 为什么说查尔斯三世是在「高情商」地缅怀母亲?一首圣诞颂歌寄托了怎样的哀思和信仰?
▸ 作为无实权的君主,如何「得体地」关照当下英国的时事和困局?
▸ 该如何评价国王的第一次圣诞演讲 ?
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The King's Christmas Broadcast2022
The Royal Family, Published December 25, 2022
I am standing here in this exquisiteChapel of St. George at Windsor Castle, so close to where my beloved mother, The late Queen, is laid to rest with my dear father. 
I am reminded of the deeply touching letters, cards and messages which so many of you have sent my wife and myself and I cannot thank you enough for the love and sympathy you have shown our whole family.
Christmas is a particularly poignant time for all of us who have lost loved ones. We feel their absence at every familiar turn of the season and remember them in each cherished tradition.
来源:The Royal Family
参考译文
国王 2022 年圣诞致辞
我站在温莎城堡精致的圣乔治教堂里,这里离我亲爱的父母亲安息的地方很近。
我想起了你们许多人寄给我和我妻子的那些感人至深的信件、卡片和信息,对于大家给予我们全家的爱和同情,我感激不尽。
对于所有失去亲人的人来说,圣诞节是一个特别难熬的时节。在每一个熟悉的季节交点,我们都能感受到他们的缺席,并在每一个珍贵的传统中铭记追忆他们。
重点词汇
broadcast/ˈbrɔːdkɑːst/ n. 电视节目,广播节目
○ a radio or television programme
○ e.g. We watched a live broadcast of the speech. 我们观看了演讲的现场直播。
○ e.g. They do not own a major television broadcast network. 他们没有一个主要的电视广播网络。
exquisite /ɪkˈskwɪzɪt/,/ˈekskwɪzɪt/ adj. 精致的,精美的
○ extremely beautiful or carefully made
○ e.g. exquisite craftsmanship 精致的工艺
○ e.g. Her wedding dress was absolutely exquisite. 她的婚纱非常精致。
chapel /ˈtʃæpl/ n. 小礼拜堂,小教堂
○ a small building or room where Christians go to pray, attend religious services, etc. in a school, prison, large private house, etc.
○ e.g. We married in the college chapel. 我们在学院的小教堂里结的婚。
late /leɪt/ adj. 已故的
○ (of a person) no longer alive
○ e.g. She gave her late husband's clothes to charity. 她把已故丈夫的衣服捐给了慈善机构。
poignant /ˈpɔɪnjənt/ adj. 令人沉痛的,悲惨的
○ having a strong effect on your feelings, especially in a way that makes you feel sad
○ e.g. a poignant image/moment/memory 令人心酸的画面/时刻/记忆
○ e.g. Her face was a poignant reminder of the passing of time. 她的容颜显示青春已逝,令人感伤。
cherished /ˈtʃerɪʃt/ adj. 珍爱的,珍藏的
○ bringing the pleasure of love or caring about sb. or sth. that is important to you
○ e.g. Her most cherished possession is a 1926 letter from Fitzgerald. 她最珍爱之物是菲茨杰拉德在 1926 年写给她的一封信。
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