英伦广角 2014-04-19 凯特王妃品酒搭喷射船 有孕谣言不攻自破

 Out for a Sunday afternoon spin. Feeling the need for speed, William and Kate hit the Kenyons of Queens Town in the famous white local Shotover Jet. This is the couple's first extended trip to the south Ireland on this tour. It means leaving Prince George behind in Wellington for the night and keep him back. Beyond in the air, the screams both tell you this is the couple enjoying downtime from parenthood. But it's talk of a baby No.2 that has got the media in a frenzy¹.

 

It was yesterday while meeting Simply Reed the woman who knitted a shawl for Prince George when he was born that Prince William was reported to have said he might have to make another one soon.

 

 

By the morning, in Downing, all the talk was about the possible pitter-patter of tiny feet. Had the Duke insinuated² Kate was pregnant? Or just that we wouldn't have to wait too long for a kid brother or sister for Prince George?

 

 

It was a telling sip³ of red wine later at Antargo vineyard that hinted everyone had jumped to the wrong conclusion. In the end, it was a good old-fashioned health and safety briefing prior to boarding the Shotover Jet that finally put the rumor⁴ to rest.

 

 

It's an NSA safety brief that we have to ask that if anyone pregnant, back injuries or anything else. Admittedly, we think they should tell us. And when I asked that, and there was no answer from anybody, so I thought that would be a no.

 

 

For a short time, the media's adrenalin had been running high. In fact, the only ones on the real white local ride turned out to be the proud parents of one.

 

 

Paul Harrison, Sky news, in Queens Town.

1 frenzy   

n.疯狂，狂热，极度的激动

参考例句：

• He was able to work the young students up into a frenzy.他能激起青年学生的狂热。
• They were singing in a frenzy of joy.他们欣喜若狂地高声歌唱。

2 insinuated   

v.暗示( insinuate的过去式和过去分词 )；巧妙或迂回地潜入；（使）缓慢进入；慢慢伸入

参考例句：

• The article insinuated that he was having an affair with his friend's wife. 文章含沙射影地点出他和朋友的妻子有染。
• She cleverly insinuated herself into his family. 她巧妙地混进了他的家庭。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 sip   

v.小口地喝，抿，呷；n.一小口的量

参考例句：

• She took a sip of the cocktail.她啜饮一口鸡尾酒。
• Elizabeth took a sip of the hot coffee.伊丽莎白呷了一口热咖啡。

4 rumor   

n.谣言，谣传，传说

参考例句：

• The rumor has been traced back to a bad man.那谣言经追查是个坏人造的。
• The rumor has taken air.谣言流传开了。