女王看赛遭撞衫 被挡视线苦难言

 　　When one is the monarch¹, one is used to being given a comfy seat in the front row.

　　君主通常都习惯坐在舒服的前排座位上。

　　But yesterday the Queen found herself perched several rows back as she watched the Commonwealth² Games swimming heats.

　　然而昨天，英女王去观看英联邦运动会游泳预赛时却发现自己被安置在了倒数几排的位子上。

　　She was given an ordinary plastic seat and then found her view obscured by a woman in a rather large hat.

　　她坐的是普通塑料椅，而且很快发现自己的视线被前面一个带着大帽子的女士给挡住了。

　　The offending spectator was her own lady-in-waiting, the Hon Annabel Whitehead, who made matters worse by having chosen a very similar shade of green in which to dress.

　　这位冒犯女王的观众就是女王自己的侍女霍恩·安娜贝尔·怀特海德，而且更糟糕的是，她穿的绿色套裙与女王的着装颜色非常相近。

　　Queen Elizabeth II spent most of her afternoon trying to improve her view - which was somewhat obscured by her lady-in-waiting's enormous green hat.

　　由于视线被侍女巨大的绿色帽子给挡住了，女王几乎一下午都在努力获得更好的视角。

　　As the swimming races got off to an exciting start below, she could be seen craning her neck to try and get a better view over Mrs Whitehead.

　　看台下，游泳比赛如火如荼地开始了，而她只能伸着脖子，试图避开怀特海德夫人看得更清楚些。

　　The Queen began to look dejected as she dodged³ around her lady-in-waiting to catch a glimpse of the heats of the men's 50m and women's 100m butterfly.

　　为了瞧一眼男子50米和女子100米蝶泳预赛，女王一直在努力避开侍女的遮挡，渐渐地看上去有些沮丧。

　　At one point, she even appeared to sit back in exasperation⁴, as fellow spectators around her got heavily involved in the races.

　　有一刻，她甚至好像有点生气，直接往背后一靠，而她周围的观众倒是看得全神贯注。

　　But it seemed the Queen was too polite to ask her lady-in-waiting to move - and instead spent her time dodging⁵ around Dame⁶ Whitehead as she moved position.

　　不过，女王似乎不大好意思开口让自己的侍女让一让，所以只好随着侍女坐姿的变化不断调整视线。

　　Dame Whitehead, 71, had already risked royal disapproval⁷ by wearing a green ensemble⁸ similar to the Queen's - which actually appeared to clash.

　　71岁的怀特海德夫人还穿了一条与女王着装颜色很相近的绿色套裙，很显然撞了色，差点遭到皇室的反对。

1 monarch   

n.帝王，君主，最高统治者

参考例句：

• The monarch's role is purely ceremonial.君主纯粹是个礼仪职位。
• I think myself happier now than the greatest monarch upon earth.我觉得这个时候比世界上什么帝王都快乐。

2 commonwealth   

n.共和国，联邦，共同体

参考例句：

• He is the chairman of the commonwealth of artists.他是艺术家协会的主席。
• Most of the members of the Commonwealth are nonwhite.英联邦的许多成员国不是白人国家。

3 dodged   

v.闪躲( dodge的过去式和过去分词 )；回避

参考例句：

• He dodged cleverly when she threw her sabot at him. 她用木底鞋砸向他时，他机敏地闪开了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He dodged the book that I threw at him. 他躲开了我扔向他的书。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 exasperation   

n.愤慨

参考例句：

• He snorted with exasperation.他愤怒地哼了一声。
• She rolled her eyes in sheer exasperation.她气急败坏地转动着眼珠。

5 dodging   

n.避开，闪过，音调改变v.闪躲( dodge的现在分词 )；回避

参考例句：

• He ran across the road, dodging the traffic. 他躲开来往的车辆跑过马路。
• I crossed the highway, dodging the traffic. 我避开车流穿过了公路。 来自辞典例句

6 dame   

n.女士

参考例句：

• The dame tell of her experience as a wife and mother.这位年长妇女讲了她作妻子和母亲的经验。
• If you stick around,you'll have to marry that dame.如果再逗留多一会，你就要跟那个夫人结婚。

7 disapproval   

n.反对，不赞成

参考例句：

• The teacher made an outward show of disapproval.老师表面上表示不同意。
• They shouted their disapproval.他们喊叫表示反对。

8 ensemble   

n.合奏(唱)组；全套服装；整体，总效果

参考例句：

• We should consider the buildings as an ensemble.我们应把那些建筑物视作一个整体。
• It is ensemble music for up to about ten players,with one player to a part.它是最多十人演奏的合奏音乐，每人担任一部分。