名人名篇-戴安娜王妃

05 Princess Diana

Diana: When I started my public life 12 years ago, I understood the 1)media might be interested in what I did. I realized then their attention would 2)inevitably 3)focus on both our 4)private and 5)public lives. But I was not aware of how 6)overwhelming that attention would become, nor the extent¹ to which it would affect both my public duties and my personal life. In a manner that’s been hard to bear. 7)Obviously I attach great importance to my 8)charity work, and I 9)intend to focus on a smaller range of areas in the future. Over the next few months I will be 10)seeking a more suitable way of 11)combining a meaningful public role with hopefully a more private life.

1、media n. 媒体

2、inevitably ad. 不可避免地

3、focus v. 聚集；注视

4、private a. 私人的

5、public a. 公共的，公众的

6、overwhelming a. 压倒的，势不可挡的

7、obviously ad. 显而易见地

8、charity n. 施舍；慈善事业

9、intend v. 想要，打算；意指

10、seek v. 寻找，探索；试图

11、combine v. 便结合；兼有

05 戴安娜王妃

戴安娜：十二年前，当我开始公众生活的时候，我已明白传媒会注意我的举动，也知道其注意力将集中在我们的私生活和公众生活上。但没料到这份关注让人吃不消。它对我的公职及私生活影响之大，以至令人难以承受。我极其重视自已的慈善工作，期望在未来会少操一些心。未来数月，我将寻求更佳途径，把有意义的公众角色与所希望的私生活能结合起来。

1 extent   

n.程度，范围，限度；广度，宽度，大小

参考例句：

• The new race track is nearly six miles in extent. 这条新跑道将近六英里长。
• What's the extent of the damage? 损坏的程度如何?