英伦广角 2011-07-24 小贝又添一女

 At just 9 days old, Harper Seven’s possibly the most famous baby in the world. And David Beckham looks every inch the doting¹ father in this picture taken by Victoria of Daddy’s little girl. While David says he took this photo also post on Twitter when he came across his two girls’ sleeping. He’s clearly smitten².

 

"Having a daughter is a whole new thing. You know, having pink in the house, lilac in the house. You know, you have to be a lot more delicate with girls than with boys. I’m not used to that. So it’s a whole new experience but it’s an amazing experience."

 

With three sons called Brookline, Romeo and Cruze, the Beckham is known for being unconventional. And down on a facebook video post, he explains how his daughter got her name. 

 

"Harper is an old English name which we loved. And one of the other reason is Victoria’s favorite book is 'To Kill A Mockingird' and the author is Harper Lee. And it’s a very strong passionate³ book. So that’s where, you know, Harper came from. And then Seven, you know, a lot of people have assumed that it’s just because my shirt number I wore for many years. It symbolizes⁴ spiritual perfection, Seven Wonders of the world, seven colors of the rainbow."

 

If he didn’t already have enough pink in home, for last Saturday’s match, he even spotted⁵ pink strike boots with the name of awful children in blazon⁶ on the side, shamed at bringing many luck, his team lost. And then his eldest⁷ son Brookline also made his presenting debut⁸, a video on his dad’s fan page. 

 

"Welcome to my dad’s new facebook page where…"

 

Reveals a distinct American twine⁹, and he’s even wearing a pink shirt, presuming amply in honor of his little sister.

 

Lucy Mcdonald, Sky News.

1 doting   

adj.溺爱的，宠爱的

参考例句：

• His doting parents bought him his first racing bike at 13.宠爱他的父母在他13岁时就给他买了第一辆竞速自行车。
• The doting husband catered to his wife's every wish.这位宠爱妻子的丈夫总是高度满足太太的各项要求。

2 smitten   

猛打，重击，打击( smite的过去分词 )

参考例句：

• From the moment they met, he was completely smitten by her. 从一见面的那一刻起，他就完全被她迷住了。
• It was easy to see why she was smitten with him. 她很容易看出为何她为他倾倒。

3 passionate   

adj.热情的，热烈的，激昂的，易动情的，易怒的，性情暴躁的

参考例句：

• He is said to be the most passionate man.据说他是最有激情的人。
• He is very passionate about the project.他对那个项目非常热心。

4 symbolizes   

v.象征，作为…的象征( symbolize的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The use of light and dark symbolizes good and evil. 用光明与黑暗来象征善与恶。
• She likes olive because It'symbolizes peace. 她喜欢橄榄色因为它象征着和平。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 spotted   

adj.有斑点的，斑纹的，弄污了的

参考例句：

• The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商从一群200头牛中选出有斑点的牛。
• Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯积了有斑点的短袜。

6 blazon   

n.纹章，装饰；精确描绘；v.广布；宣布

参考例句：

• I believe Shakespeare wants to blazon forth a notion of disciplinary well-ordered and morality.我认为莎士比亚想宣扬一种有纪律有秩序有道德的社会主张。

7 eldest   

adj.最年长的，最年老的

参考例句：

• The King's eldest son is the heir to the throne.国王的长子是王位的继承人。
• The castle and the land are entailed on the eldest son.城堡和土地限定由长子继承。

8 debut   

n.首次演出，初次露面

参考例句：

• That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
• The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

9 twine   

v.搓，织，编饰；（使）缠绕

参考例句：

• He tied the parcel with twine.他用细绳捆包裹。
• Their cardboard boxes were wrapped and tied neatly with waxed twine.他们的纸板盒用蜡线扎得整整齐齐。