白金汉宫外交招待会 看看皇室穿戴了哪些宝贝？

 　　Draped in some of the most breathtaking diamonds from the royal vaults¹, the Queen and the most senior members of her family posed for an historic photograph tonight.

　　今晚，女王佩戴着王室宝藏中一些最华丽的钻石，与王室最高级成员们一起拍下了这张具有历史意义的照片。

　　The showstopping image of the 'magnificent six' - the Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Charles, the Duchess of Cornwall, and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge - was captured at Buckingham Palace ahead of the annual Diplomatic Reception earlier.

　　这张精彩的照片中有6位大人物，他们是英国女王、爱丁堡公爵、查尔斯王子、康沃尔公爵夫人、剑桥公爵和公爵夫人，该照片摄于白金汉宫，拍摄时间是先前举行的一年一度的外交招待会之前。

　　As befitting one of the most important dates in the royal calendar, each family member looked resplendent in their finest tiaras, gowns and Jubilee² medals - and here we reveal exactly what each royal wore for the occasion.

　　外交招待会是王室活动日历中最重要的日子之一，每位王室成员都盛装出席，穿戴最上乘的王冠、华服和周年纪念章，看起来光彩夺目。今天，我们就来扒一扒到底每位王室成员都穿戴了哪些宝贝。

　　Camilla

　　卡米拉

　　1. The late Queen Mother's magnificent Boucheron tiara, also known as the Greville tiara after thesocialite who left it to her in 1942.

　　女王先母美妙绝伦的宝诗龙王冠，也称作格雷维尔王冠，因为1942年名媛格雷维尔送来了这顶王冠。

　　2. The Royal Family order, a diamond encrusted miniature of the Queen given to senior female royals. Camilla is also wearing her Dame³ Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order, a personal gift of the Queen, attached to her RVO sash.

　　王室家族勋章，一枚授予王室高级女性成员的由宝石镶嵌而成的女王缩微头像。卡米拉还佩戴了她的皇家维多利亚大十字勋章，这是女王送她的私人礼物，就别在她的皇家维多利亚授带上。

　　3. White beaded Bruce Oldfield dress, pearl choker and diamond earrings⁴.

　　布鲁斯?奥德菲尔德白色珠饰长裙、梨状颈链和钻石耳坠。

　　Charles

　　查尔斯

　　4. Garter sash. The Order of the Garter is the most senior and the oldest Order of British chivalry⁵.

　　嘉德授带。嘉德勋章是最高级、最古老的英国骑士勋章。

　　5. Diplomatic medals –includes the Queen's Service Order, the Queen's Coronation Medal, the Canadian Forces Decoration.

　　外交徽章——包括女王服务勋章、女王加冕徽章、加拿大部队勋章。

　　6. Charles (as well as Philip and William) is wearing knee breeches with the garter of the Order of the Garter insignia –rarely seen in public –attached just below his left knee.

　　查尔斯(还有菲利普和威廉)穿了及膝紧身裤，还在左膝下穿戴了公众很少见到的嘉德勋章配套吊袜带。

　　7. Insignia of the Most Noble Order of the Garter and the Most Honourable⁶ Order of the Bath on left-hand side of jacket.

　　上衣左手侧佩戴了嘉德最高贵勋章和巴斯最高荣誉勋章。

　　Queen

　　女王

　　8. Sapphire⁷ and diamond tiara.

　　蓝宝石和钻石王冠。

　　9. Diamond and sapphire bracelet⁸, necklace and earrings from the George VI sapphire collection.

　　乔治六世蓝宝石系列中的钻石和蓝宝石手镯、项链、耳坠。

　　10. The Royal Family Orders featuring portraits of both herself and her late father, King George VI (pinned to her Garter sash). Also the Garter Star (pinned to her dress).

　　王室家族勋章，上面有她自己及已过世父亲乔治六世国王的肖像(别在嘉德绶带上);嘉德星章(别在裙子上)。

　　11. Dress by the Queen's Personal Assistant and Senior Dresser, Angela Kelly LVO.

　　由女王私人助理和高级服装师安吉拉?凯利定制的长裙。

　　Philip

　　菲利普

　　12. Order of the Garter star –Philip is a Knight⁹ of the Order - and garter, attached to his breeches.

　　嘉德星章——菲利普是嘉德骑士，还有系在裤腿上的吊袜带。

　　13. Philip's left breast groans¹⁰ under the weight of 17 medals which range from his own service medals from the Second World War to the various Jubilee and Coronation medals he has acquired through sheer longevity¹¹.

　　菲利普左胸前佩戴了17枚沉甸甸的徽章，从二战时期自己取得的服务勋章，到多年来获得的周年纪念章和加冕章，不一而足。

　　Red and blue cross worn on a red and blue ribbon around the neck is the Order of Merit, a dynastic order in the personal gift of the Queen and restricted to 24 members.

　　脖子上戴了红蓝缎带，系着红蓝十字架，也就是功绩勋章，这是由女王私人授予的王朝勋章，只有24位成员得过此殊荣。

　　William

　　威廉

　　14. William has just two medals - the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal, awarded to all military personnel serving at the time of the jubilees¹², depending on length of service.

　　威廉只有两枚徽章——女王黄金周年纪念章和女王钻石周年纪念章。

　　15. Order of the Garter insignia (on the left of his jacket) with

　　嘉德勋章徽章(上衣左侧)以及

　　16. Garter Sash and garter on breeches.

　　嘉德绶带和裤腿上的吊袜带。

　　Kate

　　凯特

　　17. The diamond and pearl Cambridge Lover's Knot tiara also worn by Diana, Princess of Wales, with a favourite pair of chandelier diamond earrings.

　　由钻石和水滴形珍珠装饰的剑桥情人结王冠(威尔士王妃戴安娜也戴过这顶王冠)，还有一对最爱的钻石耳坠。

　　18. Red Jenny Packham dress first worn for the Chinese state banquet last year.

　　去年中国国宴上第一次穿的詹妮?帕克汉红裙。

　　19. Diamond bracelet, believed to be a wedding present from the Prince of Wales.

　　钻石手镯，据说是威尔士王妃的结婚礼物。

1 vaults   

n.拱顶( vault的名词复数 )；地下室；撑物跳高；墓穴

参考例句：

• It was deposited in the vaults of a bank. 它存在一家银行的保险库里。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They think of viruses that infect an organization from the outside.They envision hackers breaking into their information vaults. 他们考虑来自外部的感染公司的病毒，他们设想黑客侵入到信息宝库中。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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 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。

4 earrings   

n.耳环( earring的名词复数 )；耳坠子

参考例句：

• a pair of earrings 一对耳环
• These earrings snap on with special fastener. 这付耳环是用特制的按扣扣上去的。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 chivalry   

n.骑士气概，侠义；（男人）对女人彬彬有礼，献殷勤

参考例句：

• The Middle Ages were also the great age of chivalry.中世纪也是骑士制度盛行的时代。
• He looked up at them with great chivalry.他非常有礼貌地抬头瞧她们。

6 honourable   

adj.可敬的；荣誉的，光荣的

参考例句：

• I don't think I am worthy of such an honourable title.这样的光荣称号，我可担当不起。
• I hope to find an honourable way of settling difficulties.我希望设法找到一个体面的办法以摆脱困境。

7 sapphire   

n.青玉，蓝宝石；adj.天蓝色的

参考例句：

• Now let us consider crystals such as diamond or sapphire.现在让我们考虑象钻石和蓝宝石这样的晶体。
• He left a sapphire ring to her.他留给她一枚蓝宝石戒指。

8 bracelet   

n.手镯，臂镯

参考例句：

• The jeweler charges lots of money to set diamonds in a bracelet.珠宝匠要很多钱才肯把钻石镶在手镯上。
• She left her gold bracelet as a pledge.她留下她的金手镯作抵押品。

9 knight   

n.骑士，武士；爵士

参考例句：

• He was made an honourary knight.他被授予荣誉爵士称号。
• A knight rode on his richly caparisoned steed.一个骑士骑在装饰华丽的马上。

10 groans   

n.呻吟，叹息( groan的名词复数 )；呻吟般的声音v.呻吟( groan的第三人称单数 )；发牢骚；抱怨；受苦

参考例句：

• There were loud groans when he started to sing. 他刚开始歌唱时有人发出了很大的嘘声。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• It was a weird old house, full of creaks and groans. 这是所神秘而可怕的旧宅，到处嘎吱嘎吱作响。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 longevity   

n.长命；长寿

参考例句：

• Good habits promote longevity.良好的习惯能增长寿命。
• Human longevity runs in families.人类的长寿具有家族遗传性。

12 jubilees   

n.周年纪念( jubilee的名词复数 )

参考例句：