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　　A little baby with a big name. This is Charlotte Elizabeth Diana, the daughter of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge。

　　Elizabeth is a tribute to her great-grandmother, the British monarch。

　　The baby was also named after her paternal grandmother, the late Princess Diana。

　　The birth of the fourth in line to the British throne was marked by gun salutes。

　　Vocabulary词汇

　　a tribute to 致敬

　　monarch 女皇，君主

　　named after 以…命名

　　the late 已故的

　　in line to 继承排位

　　Text 中文文字稿

　　婴儿虽小但名气不小。这就是英国剑桥公爵夫妇的女儿夏洛特·伊丽莎白·戴安娜。

　　她名字中的 Elizabeth 伊丽莎白是对自己曾祖母，英国女皇伊丽莎白的致敬。

　　小公主的名字中也包括她的奶奶，已故王妃戴安娜的名字。

　　英国皇家炮队鸣礼炮为新生的第四王位继承人庆生。

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　　Exercise练习

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　　a tribute to / monarch / named after / the late / in line to

　　1. A newly described 6ft lizard that roamed South East Asia from 36-40 million years ago has been __________The Doors singer Jim Morrison。

　　The choice of name Barbaturex morrisoni is a play on the late frontman's epithet "The Lizard King"。

　　2. Leonard Nimoy fans have been turning the face on a Canadian bank note into his Star Trek character, as __________ the actor who died last week。

　　3. A signed first edition of the novel One Hundred Years of Solitude by __________ Colombian author Gabriel Garcia Marquez has been stolen。

　　4. For much of his reign, Juan Carlos was seen as one of the world's most popular _________, but recently many Spaniards have lost confidence in him。

　　5. The former head of Saudi intelligence, Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz al Saud, has been named the country's second deputy prime minister by King Abdullah。

　　The appointment puts Prince Muqrin third __________ succeed the 89-year-old Abdullah。

　　Answers答案

　　1. A newly described 6ft lizard that roamed South East Asia from 36-40 million years ago has been named after The Doors singer Jim Morrison。

　　The choice of name Barbaturex morrisoni is a play on the late frontman's epithet "The Lizard King"。

　　2. Leonard Nimoy fans have been turning the face on a Canadian bank note into his Star Trek character, as a tribute to the actor who died last week。

　　3. A signed first edition of the novel One Hundred Years of Solitude by the late Colombian author Gabriel Garcia Marquez has been stolen。

　　4. For much of his reign, Juan Carlos was seen as one of the world's most popular monarchs, but recently many Spaniards have lost confidence in him。

　　5. The former head of Saudi intelligence, Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz al Saud, has been named the country's second deputy prime minister by King Abdullah。

　　The appointment puts Prince Muqrin third in line to succeed the 89-year-old Abdullah。

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