英王室销售力：夏洛特胜乔治

 　　The Mario Testino image of young Prince George released to mark his second birthday could melt a thousand hearts but is the young royal already being eclipsed by his younger sibling 1 in the popularity stakes?

　　为庆祝小王子乔治两周岁生日，王室近日发布了由马里奥·特斯蒂诺(Mario Testino)为乔治拍摄的照片，不知融化了多少人的心。可这位小皇室成员的妹妹夏洛特公主的受欢迎程度竟已经超过了他？
　　According to eBay's royal ranking list, which monitors which members of the monarchy 2 are being searched for most on the popular retail 3 site, items associated with Charlotte are more popular than items associated with George.
　　根据热门零售网站易趣（eBay）的皇室排行榜，与小公主夏洛特相关的商品要比与小王子乔治相关的更受欢迎。这份榜单监测哪位皇室成员在易趣网的搜索度最高。
　　The web marketplace said that although the young prince's public appearances have seen sales of products such as tank tops, red shorts and mugs soar, he's still outsold by three-month-old Charlotte by around 50 per cent.
　　该网络商城称，尽管小王子在公众场合露面会推高背心、红短裤还有马克杯等产品的销量，但他只有三个月大的妹妹夏洛特的“销售业绩”还是远超他50%。
　　英王室销售力：夏洛特胜乔治
　　However, it seems that both the royal children are put into the retail shade by their ever-popular great grandmother.
　　然而，跟他们一直备受欢迎的曾祖母相比，这两个小皇室成员的“业绩”只是小巫见大巫。。
　　Over the past three months alone, the online giant says it has seen some 200 items a day related to the Queen sold, some 80 per cent more than the rest of her family. Purchases vary from ?20,000 pieces of art to relatively 4 inexpensive items including Queen Elizabeth figurines.
　　网上销售巨头易趣称，仅在过去的三个月期间，每天约有200件与女王相关的商品被售出，比其他皇室成员多80%左右。人们购买的女王相关商品种类繁多，既有2万英镑的艺术品，也有相对便宜的物品，比如伊丽莎白女王（Queen Elizabeth）的雕像。
　　After the Queen and her great-grandchildren, it is Prince Harry 5 and Prince Charles who follow.
　　排在女王和小公主小王子后面的是哈里王子（Prince Harry）和查尔斯王子（Prince Charles）。
　　Merchandise related to George can leap by as much as 257 per cent after the cute toddler makes an appearance at a public event.
　　萌娃乔治在公共场合一经露面，与他相关的商品的在线销售额可能暴增257%。
　　There are currently a host of red shorts and white shirts with red detail for sale after the lively tot sported a similar outfit 6 at his sister's christening on July 5th.
　　目前许多在售的红短裤与添加红色细节的白衬衫，正是仿自活泼的乔治在妹妹7月5日受洗时穿的套装。
　　EBay.co.uk spokesperson Laura Wilkinson-Rea said: 'We've been treated to some adorable pictures of Prince George and Princess Charlotte this summer.
　　英国易趣网发言人劳拉·威尔金森-雷（Laura Wilkinson-Rea）说：“今年夏天我们看到了很多乔治王子和夏洛特公主的可爱照片。”
　　'It looks like these little style icons 7 are already inspiring shoppers and collectors.'
　　“看起来这些小时尚偶像们已经引起购物者和收藏家的兴趣了。”
　　Among the memorabilia on sale associated with Charlotte are mugs, souvenir magazines, biscuit tins and silver spoons.
　　在售的有关夏洛特公主的纪念品有马克杯、纪念品杂志、饼干盒以及银勺子。
　　A souvenir mug can cost anything from around ?5 to in excess of ?25 for more premium 8 crockery.
　　一个纪念品马克杯有5英镑左右的，也有更为高级的陶制版需要25英镑多。
　　Vocabulary
　　figurine：雕像
　　tot：小孩
　　memorabilia：值得纪念的事物; 重要记事
　　crockery：陶器