英伦广角 2011-08-01 威廉与妻子赛龙舟

It may have been all eyes on Kate so far. But today William had other ideas. He is at home at the controls of seeking but for the Duke of Cambridge, this was no busman's holiday. This is waterbirding. Flight Lieutenant¹ William Wales has never landed on water before, but he got it right first time. And the next, and the next, soon it looked like he was showing off.

 

If there was any question about the Duke of Cambridge's ability of the controls of seeking helicopter. This proves he is a deft² hand. And he's even got one over on his colleagues from aerial valley who have never landed on water like he has. And if Captain Kate was going to steal back the limelight, she wanted to be in control, at the help of a dragon boat. Her rival skiper the Duke, all steered³ out after his helicopter display, chose to pedal. By the time she got to the starting line, a perhaps nervous Kate followed her husband's lead, pedaling from the rear. Time for some last-minute gentle golding. First from Kate pointing at William and then he at her, as husband and wife went head to head. In the end, it was William, the conquerer, rivalry⁴ over. It was back to Team Winsor, where Kate was still wearing the trousers. And well, William may look back at their time here as the day he stole the show from the island's Premier⁵, a salutary reminder⁶. 

 

"Having been married now for five glorious years to my beautiful wife Kate, I have one small piece of advice for the Duke of Cambridge: Your highness, it is very important to remember that Kates are always right."

 

With all that in mind, the tour rolls on. Next stop, south of the Arctic circle.

1 lieutenant   

n.陆军中尉，海军上尉；代理官员，副职官员

参考例句：

• He was promoted to be a lieutenant in the army.他被提升为陆军中尉。
• He prevailed on the lieutenant to send in a short note.他说动那个副官，递上了一张简短的便条进去。

2 deft   

adj.灵巧的，熟练的（a deft hand 能手）

参考例句：

• The pianist has deft fingers.钢琴家有灵巧的双手。
• This bird,sharp of eye and deft of beak,can accurately peck the flying insects in the air.这只鸟眼疾嘴快，能准确地把空中的飞虫啄住。

3 steered   

v.驾驶( steer的过去式和过去分词 )；操纵；控制；引导

参考例句：

• He steered the boat into the harbour. 他把船开进港。
• The freighter steered out of Santiago Bay that evening. 那天晚上货轮驶出了圣地亚哥湾。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 rivalry   

n.竞争，竞赛，对抗

参考例句：

• The quarrel originated in rivalry between the two families.这次争吵是两家不和引起的。
• He had a lot of rivalry with his brothers and sisters.他和兄弟姐妹间经常较劲。

5 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

6 reminder   

n.提醒物，纪念品；暗示，提示

参考例句：

• I have had another reminder from the library.我又收到图书馆的催还单。
• It always took a final reminder to get her to pay her share of the rent.总是得发给她一份最后催缴通知，她才付应该交的房租。