每日新聞（0603） | 誰曾想到英國女王竟是賽馬高手！
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? 女王通過賽馬掙了多少錢？
? 「障礙賽」用英文怎麼表達？
? 「真正的」在英語中如何表達？
The Queen（女王）has earned a staggering（令人震驚的）￡7,768,448 in winnings from her horses over the last 31 years. Her Majesty has won 534 races over her career as a racehorse owner, across both the flat and jump races（平地和障礙賽）in the UK and Ireland, new research reveals.
The most profitable（賺錢的，有利可圖的）year came in 2016, a record year in terms of winnings, with her horses earning ￡560,274 across the flat and jump seasons dating back to（追溯至）1988. The Royal Family are well-known for their love of horses and the Queen has demonstrated her own passion （熱情，激情）for it.
Her genuine（真正的，真實的）love of the horses is not in question — one look at her face when her horse begins a run or gets to challenge will tell you all you need to know.
1. The Queen has earned a staggering ￡7,768,448/ in winnings /from her horses /over the last 31 years. /Her Majesty has won 534 races/ over her career/ as a racehorse owner, /across both the flat /and jump races/ in the UK and Ireland, /new research reveals.
【快速讀詞】
staggering [?st?ɡ?r??] adj.令人震驚的
majesty [?m?d??sti] n.（對女王的尊稱）陛下
racehorse [?re?sh??s] n.比賽用馬
reveal [r??vi?l] v.揭示，披露
【拓展解析】
1）staggering的意思是令人震驚的，比如：The federal deficit in America is expected to hit a staggering $ 1.4 trillion this year. 美國聯邦赤字今年預計將達到令人震驚的1.4萬億。
2）Her Majesty在這裡是女王陛下的意思。Majesty是對國家元首尊稱。如果是面對面直接稱呼, 用 Your Majesty; 如果對使節稱呼該國元首, 男性稱 His Majesty, 女性稱 Her Majesty
【句子翻譯】
在過去31年里，女王從賽馬比賽中贏得了7,768,448英鎊的獎金。一項新的研究顯示，女王在她的賭馬生涯中贏得了534場比賽，包括在英國和愛爾蘭舉行的平地和障礙賽。
2. The most profitable year came in 2016,/ a record year in terms of winnings, /with her horses earning ￡560,274 /across the flat /and jump seasons /dating back to 1988. /The Royal Family are well-known/ for their love of horses /and the Queen has demonstrated her own passion for it.
【快速讀詞】
profitable [?pr?f?t?bl] adj.有利潤的
earning [???n??] n.收入，所賺的錢
demonstrate [?dem?nstre?t] v.表現，證明
passion [?p??n] n.熱情，激情
【拓展解析】
1）in terms of是在…方面、從…角度看的意思，比如：Basically I think he would be someone who complemented me in terms of character. 我基本上認為他是在性格上和我互補的人。
2）date back to是回溯至的意思，比如：My family has a vase, which is said to date back to Ming Dynasty. 我家有個花瓶，據說是從明代傳下來的。
【句子翻譯】
收益最高的年份是2016年，這一年的獎金創下了紀錄，她的馬在平地和障礙賽中的收入為56萬274英鎊。她參加的賽馬比賽，可以追溯到1988年。英國王室對馬的熱愛是出了名的，女王也展示了自己這方面的愛好。
大家可以在本貼下，把答案寫出來，我們一起相互討論。
1. 「女王」用英語怎麼說？
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2. 「賺錢的」用英語怎麼說？
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3. 「熱情」用英語怎麼說？
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4. 請嘗試翻譯下面一段話
Her genuine（真正的，真實的）love of the horses is not in question — one look at her face when her horse begins a run or gets to challenge will tell you all you need to know.
英國女王賽馬帽子搶眼，網友:她頭上戴了個風箏
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