英国民众下注威廉王子婚期
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Royal courtiers were pondering on Wednesday how to tailor the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton to the austere1 times and Britons began betting on the likely date for the ceremony.

本周三,英国皇室官员们开始考虑如何在当前的严峻形势下打造威廉王子和凯特·米德尔顿的婚礼,而英国国民们也开始给婚期下注。

Britain's Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton (L) pose for a photograph in St. James's Palace, central London November 16, 2010.
Britain's Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton (L) pose for a photograph in St. James's Palace, central London November 16, 2010.

The wedding -- which according to one estimate will boost Britain's economy by nearly $1 billion -- has been widely hailed as a welcome respite2(缓解,暂缓) from budget cuts and belt-tightening.

But amidst the celebrations and the flood of congratulations from around the world, it has also raised the awkward(尴尬的,棘手的) question of who should foot the bill(负担费用) .

Buckingham Palace confirmed it was due to sit down with royal advisers3 to work out the details, but was tight-lipped on a likely date or whether the ceremony could be held at the kind of venues4(场地,场馆) that hosted his father's and his grandmother's nuptials5(婚礼) .

Queen Elizabeth married at Westminster Abbey. Charles and the late Princess Diana tied the knot(结婚) at St Paul's Cathedral.

William and Kate, both 28, have so far revealed only that the wedding will take place in either the spring or summer next year with bookmakers tipping July and August as favorites.

Bookmaker Graham Hill said July was marginally(少量地) ahead on 15/8 with August at 2/1.

July 29 -- the 30th anniversary of the spectacular(壮观的) wedding of his parents -- is another hot favorite, while the Daily Mail newspaper said royal aides had made "discreet6(谨慎的,小心的) overtures7" to Westminster Abbey about the possibility of August 12 or 13.

A spokesman for William said the couple would be "mindful of the economic situation" in a move clearly designed to show the palace remained in touch with ordinary people.

Britain's coalition8 government, led by the Conservative Party, last month unveiled deep public spending cuts to help tackle a record budget deficit9.

But Britons spoken to close to Buckingham Palace, in central London, appeared unfazed(无畏的,勇敢的) by the potential cost of the ceremony.

"It will bring more in than it costs to do, which is probably more than you can say about the Olympics," said Kevin Reed from Nottingham in central England.

Jan Cornworth, from Wolverhampton, central England, welcomed the news. "There's too much misery10 around," she said. "It's nice to have something good going on and it's for the people isn't it? -- as well as for them."



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1 austere GeIyW     
adj.艰苦的;朴素的,朴实无华的;严峻的
参考例句:
  • His way of life is rather austere.他的生活方式相当简朴。
  • The room was furnished in austere style.这间屋子的陈设都很简单朴素。
2 respite BWaxa     
n.休息,中止,暂缓
参考例句:
  • She was interrogated without respite for twenty-four hours.她被不间断地审问了二十四小时。
  • Devaluation would only give the economy a brief respite.贬值只能让经济得到暂时的缓解。
3 advisers d4866a794d72d2a666da4e4803fdbf2e     
顾问,劝告者( adviser的名词复数 ); (指导大学新生学科问题等的)指导教授
参考例句:
  • a member of the President's favoured circle of advisers 总统宠爱的顾问班子中的一员
  • She withdrew to confer with her advisers before announcing a decision. 她先去请教顾问然后再宣布决定。
4 venues c277c9611f0a0f19beb3658245ac305f     
n.聚集地点( venue的名词复数 );会场;(尤指)体育比赛场所;犯罪地点
参考例句:
  • The band will be playing at 20 different venues on their UK tour. 这个乐队在英国巡回演出期间将在20个不同的地点演出。
  • Farmers market corner, 800 meters long, 60 meters wide livestock trading venues. 农牧市场东北角,有长800米,宽60米的牲畜交易场地。 来自互联网
5 nuptials 9b3041d32e2bfe31c6998076b06e2cf5     
n.婚礼;婚礼( nuptial的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Their nuptials were performed by the local priest. 他们的婚礼由当地牧师主持。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • If he married, when the nuptials would take place, and under what circumstances? 如果他结婚,那么什么时候举行婚礼?在什么情况下举行婚礼? 来自辞典例句
6 discreet xZezn     
adj.(言行)谨慎的;慎重的;有判断力的
参考例句:
  • He is very discreet in giving his opinions.发表意见他十分慎重。
  • It wasn't discreet of you to ring me up at the office.你打电话到我办公室真是太鲁莽了。
7 overtures 0ed0d32776ccf6fae49696706f6020ad     
n.主动的表示,提议;(向某人做出的)友好表示、姿态或提议( overture的名词复数 );(歌剧、芭蕾舞、音乐剧等的)序曲,前奏曲
参考例句:
  • Their government is making overtures for peace. 他们的政府正在提出和平建议。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He had lately begun to make clumsy yet endearing overtures of friendship. 最近他开始主动表示友好,样子笨拙却又招人喜爱。 来自辞典例句
8 coalition pWlyi     
n.结合体,同盟,结合,联合
参考例句:
  • The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
  • Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。
9 deficit tmAzu     
n.亏空,亏损;赤字,逆差
参考例句:
  • The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.董事们报告赤字为250万美元。
  • We have a great deficit this year.我们今年有很大亏损。
10 misery G10yi     
n.痛苦,苦恼,苦难;悲惨的境遇,贫苦
参考例句:
  • Business depression usually causes misery among the working class.商业不景气常使工薪阶层受苦。
  • He has rescued me from the mire of misery.他把我从苦海里救了出来。
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