聆听悦耳英音 第34期:Kate Middleton 走近凯特王妃 (2)

搜索关注在线英语听力室公众号：tingroom，领取免费英语资料大礼包。

　　话题：Kate Middleton 走近凯特王妃

　　单词拼写：

　　1、Protocol¹：unwritten rules, official etiquette²

　　2、Podium：a small platform used in a performance or a ceremony for prize presentation

　　3、Aspirational：ambitious, hope to get further and higher

　　重点俚语：

　　1、Dictated³ by protocol：ordered totally by official etiquette

　　2、Normal mortals：common or ordinary people,

　　3、A revival⁴ of posh：resurgence of elegance⁵

　　问题：

　　1、What sort of considerations does a member of the royal family have in choosing their clothes?

　　2、How much money has Michelle Obama raised for the brands that make the clothes she wears?

　　答案：

　　1、A member of the royal family really has considerations as wearing is dictated by protocol, on tour her clothes should be appropriate to the country, at a banquet she can’t wear anything of low neck, she should care about her skirt and whether it blows up in winds, also her dressing⁶ could neither look awkward when she is out of a car, nor it is too short when she stands at a podium, these are the rules in choosing her clothes.

　　2、Michelle Obama has raised something like 1.7 billion pounds for the brands that make the clothes she wears

分享到：