中英對照讀新聞》Prince Harry, Meghan in ’near catastrophic’ car chase: spokesperson 發言人：哈利王子、梅根發生「差點釀災」的飛車追逐

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Prince Harry and wife Meghan Markle were involved in a "near catastrophic car chase" involving paparazzi in New York, a spokesperson for the couple said Wednesday.

哈利王子與妻子梅根‧馬克爾在紐約發生一場與狗仔隊有關的「差點釀災的飛車追逐」，這對夫婦的發言人週三說。

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The incident happened on Tuesday night.

這起事件發生在週二夜間。

"The Duke and Duchess of Sussex and Ms. Ragland were involved in a near catastrophic car chase at the hands of a ring of highly aggressive paparazzi," the spokesperson said.

「昨天夜裡，薩塞克斯公爵和公爵夫人以及拉格蘭女士，因為一幫非常挑釁的狗仔隊，發生一場險些釀災的飛車追逐」，這名發言人說。

Harry has long had a difficult relationship with the media. He blames press intrusion for causing the death of his mother, Princess Diana, in a car crash in Paris in 1997 while she was being pursued by paparazzi. (AFP)

哈利長期以來與媒體關係不佳。他歸咎媒體侵擾造成他母親黛安娜王妃之死；黛妃1997年在巴黎死於車禍時，正被狗仔隊追逐。（法新社）

新聞辭典

at the hands of sb.：片語，受某人（糟糕對待）之害；由於他人行為的作用下。例句：They died at the hands of their enemies. （他們死於敵人之手。）

intrusion：名詞，侵擾、侵入。例句：The noise from the airport is an intrusion on our lives.（機場的噪音是對我們生活的侵擾。）