NBC晚间新闻 新王子诞生了！

Britain cheers for their new prince

英国欢迎新王子诞生

The “great Kate wait” has ended, and great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth is “delighted” at the birth of the newest Royal, a 8.6 pound baby boy. NBC’s Chris Jansing reports

凯特的等待结束了，伊丽莎白女王对自己曾孙的出生很高兴，这位皇室新成员重8.6磅。NBC的Chris Jansing报道。

Good evening, tonight in a London hospital there are two future kings of England, father and son. Duchess Katherine, the former Kate Middleton, gave birth to a baby boy in late afternoon, London time. Mother and child are said to be doing well. The queen has express herd² happiness through a statement. So has Prince Charles, who tonight became a grandfather for the first time. The message emblazoned in light tonight atop the British Telecom Tower in London says it all, heralding³ the birth of a child who will grow up before our eyes and grow up to lead, even though we don't yet know his name. We begin our coverage⁴ tonight with NBC's Chris Jansing outside St. Mary's hospital in London, where inside, a family of three is resting comfortably. Chris, good evening.

reporter: Good evening, Brian. Well, by royal standards, it is actually very modern decision that William is spending the night tonight with Kate and their new son. And a big boy it is almost 8 1/2 pounds. He is the prince of Cambridge, the first here in England in almost 200 years. And I think the royal couple reflected the feelings of a lot of people when they issued a simple statement tonight saying, we could not be happier. The cheers echoed⁵ across the grounds of Buckingham Palace. A boy born at 4:24 p.m ., 8 pound, 6 ounces⁶. The official word came from St. Mary's hospital, carried by car to Buckingham Palace, where it was posted on an easel that once announced Prince William's birth. From town cryers to towers, unique celebrations, because what had been dubbed⁷ the great Kate wait was finally over.

Congratulate her.

Absolutely amazing.

reporter: Queen Elizabeth came home to Buckingham Palace from her cast in Windsor and said in a statement tonight that she was delighted, as were other British leaders.

It is an important moment in the life of our nation. But I suppose, above all it is a wonderful moment for a warm and loving couple who brought a brand new baby boy .

reporter: New grandfather, Prince Charles, says he was overjoyed. After a day in York, 200 miles north of London, where he got today's news, and a present.

It's for the baby.

Right, I'll see what I can do.

reporter: Brittles woke up this morning to find out that Kate had gone to the hospital.

If you are just waking up, really, really exciting news.

reporter: But William and Kate arrived so stealthily, none of the scores of photographers who camped out for days got them going in the back entrance.

No one wants to be photographed midcontraction, so I think they did it very, very cleverly that she switched cars.

reporter: The crowd of international media grew quickly, joined by curious Brits. This woman was so excited, she baked a cake and traveled five hours to be here.

I got a taxi. I got a coach. I got a train. I got a tube.

Really give the whole country a bit of boast⁸.

reporter: When William was born in 1982, the obstetrician reported he cried lustily. This time, no additional⁹ details from the doctors after more than ten hours of labor¹⁰. Of course, it's called labor for a reason, but the Lindo Wing definitely¹¹ makes the best of it. Georgie McGrath delivered Molly and Ollie there.

You have a special menu. You can choose from what you would like, you know from lobster¹² to whatever, and champagne¹³.

reporter: And what will the new prince be named?

George. The regal George. Very, very popular. Several large, three, even a four figure bet¹ on that.

reporter: And it's a very good bet that tonight, many a Brit is raising a pint¹⁴ to the future king. And tomorrow, we could get our first look at the future king. When William was born, Charles and Diana came out on those very same steps behind me 21 hours after the birth. Brian?

Chris Jansing, the very happy city of London tonight. Chris, thanks.

1 bet   

v.打赌，以(与)...打赌；n.赌注，赌金；打赌

参考例句：

• I bet you can't do this puzzle.我敢说，你解决不了这个难题。
• I offered to bet with him.我提出与他打赌。

2 herd   

n.兽群，牧群；vt.使集中，把…赶在一起

参考例句：

• She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她赶着牛群穿过荒野。
• He had no opinions of his own but simply follow the herd.他从无主见，只是人云亦云。

3 heralding   

v.预示( herald的现在分词 )；宣布（好或重要）

参考例句：

• It is the heralding of a new age of responsibilities. 那预示着一个充满责任的新时期的开始。 来自互联网
• Streaks of faint light were rising, heralding a new day. 几道淡淡的晨曦正在升起，预示新的一天的来临。 来自互联网

4 coverage   

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

• There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
• This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。

5 echoed   

重复，随声附和( echo的过去式和过去分词 )； 类似； 发射（声音等）； 发出回声

参考例句：

• Their shouts re-echoed through the darkness. 他们的喊声回荡在黑暗中。
• Their footsteps echoed in the silence. 他们的脚步声在一片寂静中回荡着。

6 ounces   

n.盎司( ounce的名词复数 )；少量，一点儿

参考例句：

• Six ounces of cheese, please. 请称6盎司的乳酪。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Xiangzi bought four ounces of liquor and three coppers worth of peanuts. 祥子要了四两白干，三个大子儿的落花生。 来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子

7 dubbed   

v.给…起绰号( dub的过去式和过去分词 )；把…称为；配音；复制

参考例句：

• Mathematics was once dubbed the handmaiden of the sciences. 数学曾一度被视为各门科学的基础。
• Is the movie dubbed or does it have subtitles? 这部电影是配音的还是打字幕的？ 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 boast   

v.自夸；以拥有…而自豪；吹嘘；n.自吹自擂

参考例句：

• It is nothing to boast of.这没有什么可夸耀的。
• Talent is his boast.他以有才自豪。

9 additional   

adj.添加的，额外的，另外的

参考例句：

• It is necessary to set down these additional rules.有必要制定这些补充规则。
• I think we can fit in an additional room.我想我们可以再加建一间房子。

10 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

11 definitely   

adv.一定地，肯定地；明确地，确切地

参考例句：

• The team will definitely lose if he doesn't play.如果他不参加比赛，这个队肯定会输。
• I shall definitely be home before six o'clock.6点以前，我一定回家。

12 lobster   

n.龙虾，龙虾肉

参考例句：

• The lobster is a shellfish.龙虾是水生贝壳动物。
• I like lobster but it does not like me.我喜欢吃龙虾，但它不适宜于我的健康。

13 champagne   

n.香槟酒；微黄色

参考例句：

• There were two glasses of champagne on the tray.托盘里有两杯香槟酒。
• They sat there swilling champagne.他们坐在那里大喝香槟酒。

14 pint   

n.品脱

参考例句：

• I'll have a pint of beer and a packet of crisps, please.我要一品脱啤酒和一袋炸马铃薯片。
• In the old days you could get a pint of beer for a shilling.从前，花一先令就可以买到一品脱啤酒。