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
倫敦御苑綠園追悼女王伊莉莎白二世的柏靈頓熊。(路透)
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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。
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。)