中英對照讀新聞》Paddington tributes to queen prove too much to ’bear’ 獻上柏靈頓熊追悼女王 結果多到不堪負荷

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To bid farewell to Queen Elizabeth II, Sarah Fowles came to Buckingham Palace with not just flowers but a teddy bear too: Paddington in his red hat and his blue duffel coat.

為了向女王伊莉莎白二世告別，莎拉‧佛勒斯不僅帶著鮮花，也帶了一隻熊玩偶到白金漢宮：戴紅帽、穿藍風衣的柏靈頓熊。

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The beloved children’s book character is omnipresent among the thousands of bouquets outside the palace, thanks largely to a video of the queen drinking tea with the bear for her Platinum Jubilee.

由於在女王白金禧慶典中一段她與這隻熊共進下午茶的影片，這個受人喜愛的童書角色，在王宮外的數千致哀花束中無所不在。

So numerous have they become that the Royal Parks － which oversees Green Park where tributes from the palace are being taken － on Monday asked visitors not to bring any more soft toys.

數量多到讓接受王宮送來追悼花束的綠園管理單位御苑局，週一要求訪客不要再帶任何的絨毛玩偶來。

"Paddington is a British institution," said Fowles, who said she hoped to leave her Paddington toy in front of the gates of Buckingham Palace despite the crowds there. (AFP)

「柏靈頓熊是英國的一個著名人物」，佛勒斯說；她說儘管白金漢宮門外已經有很多，她希望把她的柏靈頓熊留在那裡。（法新社）

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omnipresent：形容詞，無所不在，普遍存在的。例句：Extreme poverty is still omnipresent in these developing countries.（極度貧窮仍普遍存在於這些開發中國家。）

thank to：片語，由於，多虧。例句：I was fired thanks to your careless mistake.（你的粗心錯誤害我被開除。）

institution：名詞，非正式用語，某地的著名人或物。例句：He is an institution of our town.（他是我們鎮上的名人。）