聆听悦耳英音 第34期:Kate Middleton 走近凯特王妃 (2)
时间：2018-12-27 作者：英语课 分类：聆听悦耳英音
英语课
嘉宾：Debbie Mason
话题：Kate Middleton 走近凯特王妃
单词拼写：
1、Protocol 1：unwritten rules, official etiquette 2
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、Dictated 3 by protocol：ordered totally by official etiquette
2、Normal mortals：common or ordinary people,
3、A revival 4 of posh：resurgence of elegance 5
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 dressing 6 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
1 protocol
n.议定书，草约，会谈记录，外交礼节
- We must observe the correct protocol.我们必须遵守应有的礼仪。
- The statesmen signed a protocol.那些政治家签了议定书。
2 etiquette
n.礼仪，礼节；规矩
- The rules of etiquette are not so strict nowadays.如今的礼仪规则已不那么严格了。
- According to etiquette,you should stand up to meet a guest.按照礼节你应该站起来接待客人。
3 dictated
v.大声讲或读( dictate的过去式和过去分词 )；口授；支配；摆布
- He dictated a letter to his secretary. 他向秘书口授信稿。
- No person of a strong character likes to be dictated to. 没有一个个性强的人愿受人使唤。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 revival
n.复兴，复苏，（精力、活力等的）重振
- The period saw a great revival in the wine trade.这一时期葡萄酒业出现了很大的复苏。
- He claimed the housing market was showing signs of a revival.他指出房地产市场正出现复苏的迹象。