凯特王妃与露臀毛利武士淡定握手

时间：2014-04-11 07:13:43

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Catherine, Prince William and their son, Prince George, arrived in a damp and foggy Wellington yesterday and were greeted with a formal welcome and powhiri at Government House.

4月8日，一张凯特王妃与露臀“裸男”淡定握手的照片占据了几乎所有英国小报的头版，报道指出，凯特王妃认为新西兰方面安排的毛利传统欢迎仪式实在是“棒极了”。

Rebecca English at the Daily Mail said the duke and duchess enjoyed the traditional ceremonial welcome, although Catherine had a little trouble with a Maori warrior¹.

"The giggling² Duchess didn't know where to look as she chatted to one heavily tattooed³ Maori warrior, who was bare-bottomed in his traditional clothing."

The Mirror's Victoria Murphy said the duchess looked slightly startled as three male toa, or warriors⁴, picked up spears and advanced towards the couple uttering war cries.

"But afterwards she spoke⁵ to one of the bare bottomed male Maori warriors and told him she thought the traditional greeting was 'super'."

Max Foster at CNN praised young George as being a natural royal.

"He can't even walk yet but Prince George took a momentous⁶（重要的） step on Monday in what's set to be a lifetime of royal duties.

"When he arrived in Wellington, New Zealand, he was carried off the plane by his ever-glamorous mother and greeted by a long a line of dignitaries, including Prime Minister John Key.

"This was Prince George's first official public engagement and he wasn't in the slightest bit fazed by it, despite the epic⁷ journey from London. He was perfectly⁸ happy, a natural."

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1 warrior
n.勇士，武士，斗士
参考例句：
The young man is a bold warrior.这个年轻人是个很英勇的武士。 A true warrior values glory and honor above life.一个真正的勇士珍视荣誉胜过生命。

2 giggling
v.咯咯地笑( giggle的现在分词 )
参考例句：
We just sat there giggling like naughty schoolchildren. 我们只是坐在那儿像调皮的小学生一样的咯咯地傻笑。来自《简明英汉词典》 I can't stand her giggling, she's so silly. 她吃吃地笑，叫我真受不了，那样子傻透了。来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3 tattooed
v.刺青，文身( tattoo的过去式和过去分词 )；连续有节奏地敲击；作连续有节奏的敲击
参考例句：
He had tattooed his wife's name on his upper arm. 他把妻子的名字刺在上臂上。来自《简明英汉词典》 The sailor had a heart tattooed on his arm. 那水兵在手臂上刺上一颗心。来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

4 warriors
武士，勇士，战士( warrior的名词复数 )
参考例句：
I like reading the stories ofancient warriors. 我喜欢读有关古代武士的故事。 The warriors speared the man to death. 武士们把那个男子戳死了。

5 spoke
n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说
参考例句：
They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。 The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

6 momentous
adj.重要的，重大的
参考例句：
I am deeply honoured to be invited to this momentous occasion.能应邀出席如此重要的场合，我深感荣幸。 The momentous news was that war had begun.重大的新闻是战争已经开始。

7 epic
n.史诗，叙事诗；adj.史诗般的，壮丽的
参考例句：
I gave up my epic and wrote this little tale instead.我放弃了写叙事诗，而写了这个小故事。 They held a banquet of epic proportions.他们举行了盛大的宴会。

8 perfectly
adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地
参考例句：
The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。 Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。