留美老师带你每日说英文 第987期:模仿凯瑟琳皇后喝茶

 Catherine continued drinking tea to her heart's content. And as the new royal, everything about her, including her beverage¹ habits, was copied by other ladies desperate to be just like their idol².

凯瑟琳皇后继续尽兴地喝茶。而就因为她是皇室的新成员，因此所有女士都争相模仿她的一切行径，包括她的饮茶习惯在内，一心只希望能跟她们的这位偶像一样。

学习重点：

1.royal 王的；王室的

royal (adj.) 王的；王室的

royalty³ (n.) 王室成员

2.habit 习惯

habit (n.) 习惯

habitual⁴ (adj.) 习惯的

habitually⁵ (adv.) 习惯地；惯常地

3.desperate 绝望的

desperate (adj.) 绝望的

desperately⁶ (adv.) 绝望地

desperation (n.) 绝望

1 beverage   

n.(水，酒等之外的)饮料

参考例句：

• The beverage is often colored with caramel.这种饮料常用焦糖染色。
• Beer is a beverage of the remotest time.啤酒是一种最古老的饮料。

2 idol   

n.偶像，红人，宠儿

参考例句：

• As an only child he was the idol of his parents.作为独子，他是父母的宠儿。
• Blind worship of this idol must be ended.对这个偶像的盲目崇拜应该结束了。

3 royalty   

n.皇家，皇族

参考例句：

• She claims to be descended from royalty.她声称她是皇室后裔。
• I waited on tables，and even catered to royalty at the Royal Albert Hall.我做过服务生， 甚至在皇家阿伯特大厅侍奉过皇室的人。

4 habitual   

adj.习惯性的；通常的，惯常的

参考例句：

• He is a habitual criminal.他是一个惯犯。
• They are habitual visitors to our house.他们是我家的常客。

5 habitually   

ad.习惯地，通常地

参考例句：

• The pain of the disease caused him habitually to furrow his brow. 病痛使他习惯性地紧皱眉头。
• Habitually obedient to John, I came up to his chair. 我已经习惯于服从约翰，我来到他的椅子跟前。

6 desperately   

adv.极度渴望地，绝望地，孤注一掷地

参考例句：

• He was desperately seeking a way to see her again.他正拼命想办法再见她一面。
• He longed desperately to be back at home.他非常渴望回家。