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Theprincesaretogivereadingsattheservice,whichwillbeattendedby500guests,includingmorethan30royalsheadedbytheQueen,andcelebritiessuchasSirEltonJohnandUKPrimeMinisterGordonBrown.
Onepersonwhowon’tbeattendingisCamilla,DuchessofCornwall,whoPrincessDianafamouslydescribedas“thethirdperson”inhermarriagetoPrinceCharles.
Camilla,whomarriedPrinceCharlesin2005,saidshefearedherpresenceattheservice“coulddivertattentionfromthepurposeoftheoccasion”.
Aswellasthememorialservice,DianaisbeingrememberedwithaphotographicexhibitiondocumentingherlifeattheNationalPortraitGalleryinLondon.
EventenyearsonitseemsBritainisunwillingtoletgoof“thepeople’sprincess”,andthatherenduringlegacyistomaintainthefascinationoftheBritishpeople,andindeedtheworld.
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偶像人物
headlines
头条
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倾泻
conspiracytheories
阴谋论
press
报纸
chapel
小教堂
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诵读(经)文
divertattention
转移视线
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摄影展
maintain
保持
dominate
垄断;
统治
triggered
触发
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悲痛
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媒体现象
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barracks
军营
duchess
女公爵
purposeoftheoccasion
活动的目的
enduringlegacy
持久的遗产
fascination
吸引力;
魅力
P81AGreatMusicalTradition伟大的音乐传统
WherecanyouhearsomeofbestwesternclassicalandcontemporarymusicinBritain?
TheanswerisattheannualPromsconcerts.Everysummerforthepast111yearspeoplehaveenjoyedthewidestpossiblerangeofmusic,performedtothehigheststandards.
ThehomeofThePromsisTheRoyalAlbertHallinLondon,andthenamecomesfromtheseason’sofficialtitle:
TheHenryWoodPromenadeConcerts.
ThePromswasthebrainchildoftheimpresarioRobertNewman,managerofthenewlybuiltQueen'
sHallinLondon.
TogetherwithHenryWood,theorganist,accompanistandconductor,thetwomanteamcreatedaparticularphilosophythatsetthetoneofthePromsintheyearstocome.
'
Iamgoingtorunnightlyconcertstotrainthepublicineasystages,'
explainedNewman.'
Popularatfirst,graduallyraisingthestandarduntilIhavecreatedapublicforclassicalandmodernmusic.'
Fromthelate1920’stheBBChasorganisedthePromsconcerts.Since1961theBBChascommissionedanumberofnewworkseachseason,offeringPromsaudiencesachancetohearthelatestinmusicaltrendsfromcontemporarycomposers.
Thefestivalnowincludesover70mainPromconcertseveryyear.1996sawthelaunchofPromsinthePark,wherehugeTVscreensshowtheconcertstoaudiencesintheopenair.Therehavebeenspecialeventssuchas'
ChoralDay'
(1998),and'
1000yearsofmusicinaday'
(1999).
AtotaloftenPromsarebroadcastontheBBCWorldServiceinEnglishonSaturdaysfrom1900Chinatimeuntilthe8thSeptember2007.Try11750and9740shortwave,ordownloadthelatestPromat-enjoy!
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哲学
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开创一批受众群
audiences
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应有尽有
organist
风琴手
conductor
指挥
setthetone
定调
commissioned
委托
theopenair
露天
P103SevereJuneWeather严峻的六月天
Britainisfamousaroundtheworldforitsrainyweather,butmanypartsofthecountrythisJuneareexperiencingmuchmorerainthantheyhaveeverseenbefore.
Torrentialdownpourshavecausedriverstobursttheirbanks,roadshavebeenclosedandmanypeoplehavebeenevacuatedfromtheirhomesbecauseofthefloods.
TheworsthitareaseemstobethenorthofEngland.Therehaveevenbeenfatalitiesaspeoplegotstuckintherainorwerewashedawaybythefloodwaters.
FloodwarningshavebeenissuedinmanypartsoftheUKanditissaidthatoveramonth'
sworthofrainhasfalleninjustthelastcoupleofdays.
TherainhasalsocausedchaosatsomeofBritain'
sfamousJuneevents.TheGlastonburyfestivalisafour-day-longoutdoormusicfestivalandwhileitistraditionallyquiterainyandmuddythere,thisyearwasparticularlybad.
Everyonewaswearingwelliesandtherehavebeenmanypicturesinthenewspapersofpeoplecoveredfromheadtotoeinmud.Itrainedthroughoutthefestivalandwithmorethan170,000revellerswalkingaroundandcampingonthegrounds,itdidn'
ttakelongforthesitetoturnintoamudbath.
JunealsoseesthestartoftheWimbledontennistournament.Thestartofplayonthefirstdaywasdelayedbyhalfanhourorsobecauseoftherainandhadtobehaltedagainmid-afternoonforacoupleofhours.TherearenofloodsintheLondonregionthough,justfrequentshowers.
SowhiletheBritishwouldliketohaveglorioussunshineduringthesummermonths,theraincontinuestofallinmostareas.PeopleinBritainareusedtohavingunpredictableweather–coldrainysummerdaysandwarmerwintermonths.Howeverthisamountofrainanddevastationisevenmoreunexpected.
Peoplecanonlyhopethattherainwillstopsoonandthesunwillcomeout,sotheycaneventuallystarttoenjoyanicersummer.
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倾盆大雨
evacuated疏散
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sworth够用(值)一个月的
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floods洪水
fatalities死亡(事故)
issued发布
chaos混乱
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amudbath泥澡
halted停顿;
停止
glorioussunshine灿烂的阳光
devastation毁灭性的破坏
P137
AnAmericanCreation一个美国人的创意
HappyFather'
sDay!
Father'
sDayisafairlynewcelebrationintheBritishcalendarcomparedwithMother'
sDay,whichhasbeenaverypopularandwellcelebratedfestivalintheUKforaverylongtime.
TheoriginsofthecelebrationareAmericananditwasinspiredbytheactionsofamannamedWilliamSmart.HewasaveteranoftheUSCivilWarandhiswifediedgivingbirthtotheirsixthchild.Heraisedsixchildrenalonewithoutremarrying,whichwasundoubtedlyunusualbackinthosedays.
Hisdaughter,SonoraDodd,realisedwhenshewasanadultwhatherfatherhadsacrificedforhischildren.Itwasintheearly1900sandshewasactuallyatchurchoneday,listeningtoasermononMother'
sDay.ShethoughtthereshouldalsobeaFather'
sDaycelebration.
Andsothetraditionwasborn,onthethirdSundayeveryJune,closetotheanniversaryofSonora'
sfather'
sdeath.BritaintooktheideaofFather'
sDayfromtheAmericancelebrationandithasbeencelebratedofficiallysincethe1970s.
sDayisneverquitesuchthebigcommercialeventthatMother'
sDayis,probablybecauseithasn'
tbeeninexistenceforsolong.ButwhatdoBritishpeopledoforFather'
sDay?
Well,mostpeoplewouldbuytheirfathersacard.ThecardwouldprobablyhaveanicemessageinitsayingwhatagreatDadtheirfatheris.Somepeopledobuypresentsaswell.
PopulargiftsforDadsareprobablyties,chocolatesorsocksbecausethesearethingsthatDadscanalwaysuseeveniftheydon'
twantthem.Intherun-uptoFather'
sDay,orindeedMother'
sDay,therewillbeadvertsontheTVgivingusideasofCDsorgadgetswecanbuy.Cardshopswillbefullofmugsorpensandsimilarmerchandisewith'
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