媒體英語(yǔ)
Harry and Meghan's royal duties ending soon 哈里和梅根即將停止履行王室職責(zé)
（注：原文發(fā)表于 2020 年 2 月。）蘇塞克斯公爵和公爵夫人的發(fā)言人表示，兩人將于 3 月 31 日正式卸下王室高級(jí)成員的頭銜。他們將不再代表英國(guó)女王履行王室職務(wù)，但王室會(huì)在 12 個(gè)月的過(guò)渡期后對(duì)兩人的后續(xù)安排進(jìn)行審查。
There will be one last burst of engagements and then that will be it. Harry and Meghan’s public royal role will finish at the end of March. He will retain the ranks he earned in the forces but the honorary commands he holds, such as the captain generalcy of the Royal Marines, will be suspended.
兩人會(huì)最后出席一系列王室活動(dòng)，此后正式退出王室。哈里和梅根的王室角色將于三月底結(jié)束。哈里將保留在英國(guó)部隊(duì)中獲得的軍銜，但他的榮譽(yù)軍職，如皇家海軍陸戰(zhàn)隊(duì)總司令，將被停用。
The couple’s office in Buckingham Palace will close. Instead, their charitable foundation will represent them in the UK. The couple are planning to create a new non-profit organisation – details of which will be shared later in the year.
哈里和梅根夫婦二人在白金漢宮的辦公室將關(guān)閉。但是，他們的慈善基金會(huì)則會(huì)變成兩人在英國(guó)的新形象。他們正在計(jì)劃創(chuàng)建一個(gè)新的非營(yíng)利組織，具體細(xì)節(jié)將于今年晚些時(shí)候公布。
At the same time, we’ll find out whether the couple will be able to use the word ‘royal’ in any way on their social media feeds or on their website, for example. Reports suggest that the palace has said ‘no’. One source said that those reports are going in the right direction.
與此同時(shí)，我們還將得知他們夫婦兩人能否在其社交媒體賬號(hào)上以及他們的網(wǎng)站上使用 “王室（royal）” 這個(gè)詞。一些報(bào)道稱(chēng)，白金漢宮拒絕了此提議。一位消息人士說(shuō)，這些報(bào)道的預(yù)測(cè)大致是正確的。
詞匯
engagements 活動(dòng)，安排
ranks 軍銜
honorary commands 榮譽(yù)軍職
charitable foundation 慈善基金會(huì)
non-profit 非營(yíng)利性的
source 消息來(lái)源
閱讀理解：請(qǐng)?jiān)谧x完上文后，回答下列問(wèn)題 。
1. How many public royal roles will Harry and Meghan carry out in April?
2. What are Harry and Meghan going to create?
3. What might they not be able to do with the word ‘royal’?
4. True or false? Harry will no longer be the Captain General of the Royal Marines.
答案
1. How many public royal roles will Harry and Meghan carry out in April?
They will not carry out any public roles because their public royal role will finish at the end of March.
2. What are Harry and Meghan going to create?
The couple are planning to create a new non-profit organisation.
3. What might they not be able to do with the word ‘royal’?
They may be unable to use the word ‘royal’ in any way on their social media feeds or on their website.
4. True or false? Harry will no longer be the Captain General of the Royal Marines.
True. The honorary commands he holds, such as the captain generalcy of the Royal Marines, will be suspended from the end of March.
