英伦广角 2012-11-17 英王室为查尔斯王子辟谣

 There’re things we know about Prince Charles and things we don’t.

        According to GQ magazine, I am a fashion icon¹.

        As New Zealanders get to know their future King and his wife the Duchess of Cornwall on their diamond jubilee² tour, Clarence House on its new website is busy to spell in a few myths. In all, there are 26 facts and myths about Charles and Camilla: does the Prince of Wales dislike all modern architecture? No he thinks buildings should be in character with their surroundings. How many staff as he has? Strangely, 161.1 full time staff. Will Camilla become Queen? No, she’ll be known as the Princess Consort³. And does she like a crafty⁴ cigarette? Apparently⁵ she hasn’t smoked for years. But perhaps the most bizarre myth it spells is that according to a friend on returning from hunting expeditions, Prince Charles apparently had his shift boiled 7 eggs being particular about his yoke⁶, each will be boiled for a different matter of time. 

        It was thickly that the Prince of Wales discarded the eggs as he didn’t want and just capped one that had the yoke absolutely perfect. But apparently that wasn’t true.

        Is it right for the future King to be fussed about his yoke.

        Yeah, of course, he has to be right because the King, the future King, so I’m sure as you’re right to be fussed of course.

        And more frequently asked questions doesn’t the website tackle. Does the Prince of Wales still talk to plants and does his valet put toothpaste on his tooth brush as it has been claimed? 

        The next question I would have is: does he use a mechanical tooth brush or does he as a batsman actually berth⁷ his team for beyond?

        Probably I would like to know whether he really likes as a father of 2 of his boys, especially when Diana was read.

        To debunk⁸ some of these myths particularly ones which seems just Charles, elegant tour has a very lavish⁹ taste and as he was in tune¹⁰ with the nation is something Clarence House wants to do to kind of pave the way for a good future for Prince Charles. 

        And as he prepares to celebrate his 64th birthday, perhaps the website will tell us if you do so with 7 boiled eggs.

        Paul Harrison, Sky News.

1 icon   

n.偶像，崇拜的对象，画像

参考例句：

• They found an icon in the monastery.他们在修道院中发现了一个圣像。
• Click on this icon to align or justify text.点击这个图标使文本排齐。

2 jubilee   

n.周年纪念；欢乐

参考例句：

• They had a big jubilee to celebrate the victory.他们举行盛大的周年纪念活动以祝贺胜利。
• Every Jubilee,to take the opposite case,has served a function.反过来说，历次君主巡幸，都曾起到某种作用。

3 consort   

v.相伴；结交

参考例句：

• They went in consort two or three together.他们三三两两结伴前往。
• The nurses are instructed not to consort with their patients.护士得到指示不得与病人交往。

4 crafty   

adj.狡猾的，诡诈的

参考例句：

• He admired the old man for his crafty plan.他敬佩老者的神机妙算。
• He was an accomplished politician and a crafty autocrat.他是个有造诣的政治家，也是个狡黠的独裁者。

5 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

6 yoke   

n.轭；支配；v.给...上轭，连接，使成配偶

参考例句：

• An ass and an ox,fastened to the same yoke,were drawing a wagon.驴子和公牛一起套在轭上拉车。
• The defeated army passed under the yoke.败军在轭门下通过。

7 berth   

n.卧铺，停泊地，锚位；v.使停泊

参考例句：

• She booked a berth on the train from London to Aberdeen.她订了一张由伦敦开往阿伯丁的火车卧铺票。
• They took up a berth near the harbor.他们在港口附近找了个位置下锚。

8 debunk   

v.揭穿真相，暴露

参考例句：

• let's debunk some of the most common falsehoods.让我们来揭穿一些最常见的谬误吧。
• Sequences of maps can also debunk misconceptions.一系列的地图，也有助于厘清错误概念。

9 lavish   

adj.无节制的；浪费的；vt.慷慨地给予，挥霍

参考例句：

• He despised people who were lavish with their praises.他看不起那些阿谀奉承的人。
• The sets and costumes are lavish.布景和服装极尽奢华。

10 tune   

n.调子；和谐，协调；v.调音，调节，调整

参考例句：

• He'd written a tune,and played it to us on the piano.他写了一段曲子，并在钢琴上弹给我们听。
• The boy beat out a tune on a tin can.那男孩在易拉罐上敲出一首曲子。